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The MOST effective way to break the chain of infection is by:
2: Wearing gloves.
3
A patient's surgical would has become swollen, red, and tender. You note that the patient has a new fever
and leukocytosis. Your best immediate intervention is to:
3: Notify the HCP and support the patient's fluid and nutritional needs.
4: Alert the patient and caregivers to the presence of an infection to ensure care after discharge.
3
A patient has an indwelling urinary catheter. You recognize that the catheter represents a risk for urinary
tract infection because:
2
You have redressed a patient's wound and now plan to administer a
medication to the patient. It is important to:
1: Remove gloves & perform hand hygiene before leaving the room.
4: If blood or body fluids may get on your clothing from a task you plan to
perform.
2,3,4
Identify when the nurse should remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.
Select all that apply:
4
The most likely means of transmitting infection between patients is:
1
Your ungloved hands come in contact with the drainage from the patient's
wound. To clean your hands you should:
3
A patient is placed on contact precautions for an infection with a resistant
organism. You notice the patient seems to be depressed and withdrawn. The
best intervention is to:
3: Explain the reason for contact precaution and answer the patient's
questions.
4. Limit family and other caregiver visits to reduce the risk for spreading
the infection.
3
After coming in contact with a patient on isolation, visitors are encouraged
to:
3
At the community health fair, a nurse is asked by one of the residents about
the influenza vaccine. The nurse responds to the resident that the influenza
vaccine is recommended for individuals who are:
1
A nurse is preparing a room for a patient with with tuberculosis. The
specific aspect for this tier of Standard Precautions that is different than tier
1 is that the care should include:
3
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for patients about the hepatitis B virus.
The nurse informs them that this virus may be transmitted by:
1: Mosquitoes
2: Droplet nuclei
3: Blood products
4
A nurse is working on a unit with a number of patients who have infectious
diseases. One of the most important methods for reducing the spread of
microorganisms is:
1: Sterilization of equipment
4
The assignment for today for a nurse includes a patient on droplet
precautions, the nurse should routinely use:
4
The nurse is checking the lab results of a male patient admitted to the
medical unit. The nurse is alerted to the presence of an infection process
based on the finding of:
1: Iron 80g/100 mL
2: Neutrophils 65%
2
The individual most at risk for a latex allergy is the patient with a history of:
1: Hypertension
3: Diabetes mellitus
4: Cholecystitis
3
The nurse implements droplet precautions for the patient with:
1: Pulmonary tuberculosis
2: Varicella
3: Rubella
4: Herpes
4
A patient who has had a transplant will require what type of isolation?
1: Contact
2: Airborne
3: Droplet
4: Protective
1
For a patient with Hepatitis A, the nurse is aware that the disease is
transmitted through:
1: Feces
2: Blood
3: Skin
4: Droplet nuclei