QUIZ 1

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

List patients rights in eight major areas
Give an example of a behavior that demonstrates respect for the individual
List the 5 steps of the nursing process
Define assessment
List four components of technical competence
1. In which of the following situations should nurses wash their hands?
A. At the beginning of the shift
B. Before going to lunch
C. After removing gloves used while handling body substances
D. All of the above
2. Which of the following should receive attention during the handwashing
procedures?
A. Hands and fingernails
B. Palms
C. Spaces between the fingers
D. All of the above
3. Which body substances transmits blood-borne pathogens, such as human
immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus?
A. Feces
B. Sputum
C. Urine
D. Vaginal Secretions
4. How may blood-borne pathogens enter the body?
A. Through breathing contaminated droplet nuclei
B. By skin-to-skin contact with the infected person
C. Through open wounds and mucuos membranes that have been contacted by blood
and certain body substances
D. By contact with objects that have been handled by the infected person
 State the rationale for the following actions:
Avoid shaking or tossing linens
because______________________________________________________________
Keep your hands away from your hair and
face_________________________________________________________________