Fundamental Nursing Quizzes

Welcome to your Fundamental Nursing Quizzes

Which of the following symptoms is the best indicator of imminent death?

Fixed, dilated pupils

A weak, slow pulse

Increased muscle tone

Slow, shallow respirations

A nurse caring for a patient with an infectious disease who requires isolation should refers to guidelines published by the:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

National League for Nursing (NLN)

American Nurses Association (ANA)

American Medical Association (AMA

To institute appropriate isolation precautions, the nurse must first know the

Organism’s Gram-staining characteristics

Organism’s mode of transmission

Organism’s susceptibility to antibiotics

Patient’s susceptibility to the organism

Which is the correct procedure for collecting a sputum specimen for culture and sensitivity testing?

Offer the patient an antiseptic mouthwash just before he expectorate the sputum

Have the patient expectorate the sputum into a sterile container

Have the patient expectorate the sputum while the nurse holds the container

Have the patient place the specimen in a container and enclose the container in a plastic bag

An autoclave is used to sterilize hospital supplies because

Pressurized steam penetrates the supplies better

A lower temperature can be obtained

Steam causes less damage to the materials

More articles can be sterilized at a time

The best way to decrease the risk of transferring pathogens to a patient when removing contaminated gloves is to

Gently pull just below the cuff and invert the gloves when removing them

Wash the gloves before removing them

Gently pull on the fingers of the gloves when removing them

Remove the gloves and then turn them inside out

After having an I.V. line in place for 72 hours, a patient complains of tenderness, burning, and swelling. Assessment of the I.V. site reveals that it is warm and erythematons. This usually indicates

Phlebitis

Infiltration

Bleeding

Infection

To ensure homogenization when diluting powdered medication in a vial, the nurse should

Roll the vial gently between the palms

Shake the vial vigorously

Invert the vial and let it stand for 1 minute

Do nothing after adding the solution to the vial

The nurse is teaching a patient to prepare a syringe with 40 units of U-100 NPH insulin for self-injection. The patient’s first priority concerning self-injection in this situation is to:

Check the syringe to verify that the nurse has removed the prescribed insulin dos

Select the appropriate injection site

Assess the injection site

Clean the injection site in a circular manner with and alcohol sponge

The physician’s order reads “Administer 1 g cefazolin sodium (Ancef) in 150 ml of normal saline solution in 60 minutes.” What is the flow rate if the drop factor is 10 gtt = 1 ml?

60 gtt/minute

50 gtt/minute

37 gtt/minute

25 gtt/minute