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Which precautions are needed for a patient with Legionnaires’ disease (Legionella pneumonia)?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BContact precautions
3. CDroplet precautions
4. DStandard precautions

Why are patients usually kept nil by mouth (NPO) for a period before general anesthesia?

1. ATo make the patient lose weight before surgery
2. BTo lower the risk of a wound infection
3. CTo reduce the risk of aspirating stomach contents
4. DTo prevent the patient from needing the toilet

Why is a Gram stain often done on a specimen before the culture result is ready?

1. AIt measures the number of white cells in the blood
2. BIt shows exactly which antibiotic will work
3. CIt quickly sorts bacteria into groups that help choose early treatment
4. DIt confirms whether the patient has a virus and which virus it is

The laboratory calls with a critical lab result by phone. What should the nurse do?

1. AWait for the printed report to arrive before telling the provider about it
2. BRemember the value and enter it in the chart at the end of the shift
3. CWrite it down, read it back to confirm and report it to the provider promptly
4. DTell the patient the result first and then call the provider

Before inserting a peripheral IV, the nurse cleans the skin with chlorhexidine-alcohol. What should the nurse do next?

1. AWipe it off with a dry gauze straight away
2. BBlow on the site so it dries faster
3. CFeel for the vein again with an ungloved finger
4. DLet it dry fully and do not touch the site again

A nurse’s hands are dry and cracked from frequent hand hygiene. What is the best approach?

1. AUse the hand lotion approved by the facility to keep the skin intact
2. BUse any lotion from home, whatever its contents
3. CWear gloves all day instead of cleaning the hands between patients
4. DStop hand hygiene until the skin heals

A nurse has a needlestick from a patient with hepatitis B. The nurse finished the vaccine series and has a documented protective antibody level. Which statement is correct?

1. AThe nurse must stop all patient care for six months
2. BHepatitis B immune globulin and a complete new vaccine series are both needed at once
3. CNo reporting is needed because the nurse is immune
4. DNo hepatitis B treatment is needed, but the injury is still reported and followed up

In START triage, a casualty cannot walk and is breathing 36 times a minute. Which category applies?

1. AGreen (minor)
2. BBlack (expectant or dead)
3. CRed (immediate)
4. DYellow (delayed)