How should the nurse document an exaggeration of the posterior curvature of the thoracic spine found during the assessment of a 90-year-old patient?
a. Lordosis
b. Osteoporosis
c. Scoliosis
d. Kyphosis
Question 2The nurse is preparing to provide wound care for her patient. She realizes that the most effective way to decrease the bacterial count on her hands is to wash her hands using:
a. soap and water only.
b. a nonalcohol antiseptic alone.
c. a 50 alcohol-based antiseptic alone.
d. a 60 to 95 alcohol-based antiseptic alone.
Question 3When the following concepts are compared, which is most important in maintaining a safe environment by following aseptic principles?
a. Performing a surgical hand scrub
b. Applying a sterile gown
c. Recognizing the importance of following aseptic principles
d. Applying a mask and protective eyewear
Question 4The patient is presenting to the hospital with a high fever and a productive cough. He says that he hasn't felt right since he returned from visiting Somalia about a month before admission.
He also states that he has lost about 20 pounds in the last month and frequently wakes up in the middle of the night sweaty and clammy. What should the nurse prepare to do?
a. Place the patient on contact isolation.
b. Place the patient in a negative-pressure room.
c. Place the patient on droplet precautions.
d. Use standard precautions only.
Question 5Before entering the room of a patient on isolation where all protective barriers are required, the nurse first puts on the:
a. gown.
b. gloves.
c. eyewear.
d. mask/respirator.
Question 6Which is the best position in which to place the patient to hear low-pitched cardiovascular sounds?
a. Supine
b. Sitting up
c. Dorsal recumbent
d. Left lateral recumbent
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