Nursing 311 Quizzes -Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 311
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NUR 311
In which situation would it be appropriate for the nurse to use an antiseptic hand rub to perform hand hygiene? The nurse's hands are not visibly soiled.
When removing a gown worn as personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for a patient in isolation, why does the nurse avoid touching the ...
Nursing 311 Quizzes -Questions and
Correct Answers
In which situation would it be appropriate for the nurse to use an antiseptic hand rub to
perform hand hygiene? ✅The nurse's hands are not visibly soiled.
When removing a gown worn as personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for a
patient in isolation, why does the nurse avoid touching the outside of the gown? ✅To
prevent touching contaminated material with unprotected hands
What is the primary purpose of appropriate hand hygiene? ✅To prevent or control the
transmission of infectious microorganisms from any source
How does soap work? ✅Emulsifies fat and oil so that dirt and microorganisms can be
mechanically removed
The nurse is assisting a patient with a tub bath. After the patient has been safely
positioned in the tub, he tells the nurse, "I'll call you when I'm done." What is the nurse's
best response? ✅"Well, I'll check back with you in about 5 minutes to see if you need
anything."
The nurse delegates a patient's back massage to nursing assistive personnel (NAP).
Which statement by the NAP requires the nurse to follow up? ✅"The muscles of her
lower back twitch when I start to rub it, but they calm down if I keep massaging her."
A male patient receiving perineal care tells the nurse "It has started to hurt a little down
there." What is the nurse's best response? ✅"When did you start experiencing the
pain?"
The nurse is preparing to provide perineal care for a female patient who is on bed rest.
Which patient position should the nurse use for this care? ✅Dorsal recumbent
The nurse observes the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) providing perineal care to a
male patient. Which observation of care requires the nurse's follow-up? ✅Reserving
the cleansing of the tip of the penis as the final step in perineal care
When preparing to delegate a patient's back massage to nursing assistive personnel
(NAP), the nurse would do what first? ✅Assess the NAP's understanding of the proper
technique for back massage
, Which of the following interventions directly related to patient safety must the nurse
consider when providing perineal care to an elderly male patient with a catheter?
✅Wear clean gloves during care.
A patient with left-sided muscle weakness is prescribed a bath every other day. Which
precaution would help the nurse reduce this patient's risk of falling? ✅Decline the
patient's request to add scented oil to the bathwater.
The nurse would not offer back massage to which of the following patients? ✅Patient
who is receiving continuous epidural analgesia
A patient is being given a bed bath. The nurse realizes that another washcloth is
needed to complete the bath. What is one way in which the nurse can ensure the
patient's safety? ✅Make sure the call light is within the patient's reach.
The nurse is reviewing placement of an unfitted bottom sheet with nursing assistive
personnel (NAP) assigned to make an unoccupied bed. What should the nurse include
in this teaching? ✅The lower hem of the sheet should lie seam down and even with
the bottom edge of the mattress.
When making an unoccupied bed, where would the nurse place a waterproof pad?
✅Over the bottom sheet.
Which action ensures that a patient will not have unnecessary pain during a linen
change? ✅Administer a prescribed analgesic 30 to 60 minutes before the bed change
if needed.
What will the nurse do right after placing a clean top sheet on the patient? ✅Remove
the bath blanket
When making a surgical bed with no patient present, at which time is it unnecessary to
perform hand hygiene? ✅After disposing of soiled linen that is not visibly soiled
For a surgical bed, why is the linen formed into a triangle and fanfolded away from the
side on which the patient will be transferred? ✅To keep the linen out of the way during
the transfer
A nursing assistive personnel (NAP) has finished making a surgical bed for a patient in
surgery. How would the nurse instruct the NAP to leave the bed to transfer the surgical
patient safely? ✅Raise the height of the bed.
A patient who weighs 200 lbs. needs to be moved up in bed with the aid of a friction-
reducing device. The nurse will prepare for this move by assembling how many
caregivers? ✅At least three
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