WorksheetsNURS 344 SI W1
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. A new patient is admitted to a medical unit with Clostridium difficile. Which type of precautions or isolation does the nurse know is appropriate for this patient?
Airborne precautions
Droplet precautions
Contact precautions
Protective isolation
What is the proper order of removal of soiled personal protective equipment when the nurse leaves the patient's room?
Gloves, goggles, gown, mask, and wash hands
Gloves, wash hands, remove gown, mask, and wash hands
Goggles, mask, gloves, gown, and wash hands
Gown, goggles, mask, gloves, and exit the room
What should the nurse do before leaving a patient's room after giving a complete bed bath?
Lower the bed to its lowest position, raise all four side rails so that the patient does not fall out of bed, and place the call light within reach.
Leave the bed in a position that is comfortable for the caregiver because more care will be needed, raise the top two side rails, and place the call light within reach.
Place the call light within reach so the patient can call for help if needed, and leave the bed as it was during the bath.
Lower the bed to its lowest position, raise the top two side rails to assist the patient in turning and positioning, and place the call light within reach.
1. An alert and oriented elderly male patient has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is unshaven, has unkempt hair, and has a foul body odor. Asking which hygiene-related assessment question is a priority for the nurse?
“Do you have friends or family nearby?”
“Can you raise your arms up to brush your teeth?”
“Do you become short of breath during your shower?”
“Are you able to get in and out of your bed at home?”
The nurse is measuring blood pressures as part of a community health fair. Which blood pressure reading would cause the nurse to refer the patient for follow-up regarding hypertension?
108/70
116/78
128/80
138/88
The nurse is admitting a stable patient for a minor outpatient procedure. What site would the nurse most commonly use to assess pulse rate?
Radial site
Apical site
Carotid site
Brachial site
A patient recovering from major abdominal surgery is to be progressed from a clear liquid diet to the next diet level. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate in this circumstance?
“You will progress from a clear liquid diet to a mechanical soft diet.”
“If you can tolerate the clear liquid diet, your next meal will be a full liquid.”
“You will receive a regular diet tray with anything you want at the next meal.”
“It is important that you eat a pureed diet after you are able to tolerate the clear liquids.”
1. A Jewish patient who adheres to a kosher diet is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What would be the best response of the nurse when the patient refuses to take insulin, stating, “Insulin contains pork and I do not eat pork”?
“There is only a tiny amount of pork by-product in insulin.”
“I will notify your physician to change the insulin order.”
“You really do not have the option of not taking insulin.”
“All of the insulin used today is made synthetically.”
