Question 1

Which phrases describe the purpose of hand hygiene?

Accepted Answer

Prevents the spread of infection
Breaks the chain of infection
Interrupts organism transmission

Question 2

Which step is first in the sequence for donning personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Accepted Answer

hand hygiene

Question 3

Which infection would require a nurse to don a fitted N95 respiratory mask?

Accepted Answer

tuberculosis

Question 4

Which statements best describe the purpose for greeting the patient and explaining the need for personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Accepted Answer

Eases fear and misunderstanding
Creates a professional relationship
Builds a trusting relationship

Question 5

Which piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) would the nurse consistently don when anticipating that contact with a patient’s body secretions will be possible?

Accepted Answer

Gloves

Question 6

In which situation is it permissible for the nurse to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?

Accepted Answer

When hands are not visibly soiled

Question 7

Which behavior indicates the need for additional teaching after educating a patient about respiratory etiquette?

Accepted Answer

Reusing tissues for a productive cough

Question 8

Which nursing student’s note would the nurse correct?

Accepted Answer

Standard precautions used during bed, bath, and mouth care.

Question 9

Which infection would prompt the nurse to implement contact precautions?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis A

Question 10

By which means are pathogens transmitted through droplets, requiring infected patients to be placed on protective precautions?

Accepted Answer

Coughing
Sneezing
Suctioning
Talking

Question 11

Which infection would require a patient to be admitted to the airborne infection isolation room?

Accepted Answer

Varicella zoster

Question 12

Person to person

Accepted Answer

Contact

Question 13

Coughing, sneezing

Accepted Answer

Droplet

Question 14

Suspended particles

Accepted Answer

airborne

Question 15

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Accepted Answer

contact

Question 16

Rubella

Accepted Answer

droplet

Question 17

Rubeola

Accepted Answer

airborne

Question 18

Which type of action is the nurse taking to reduce the spread of infections by not going to work when sick?

Accepted Answer

Personal

Question 19

Which action can communities engage in to help reduce infections among their citizens?

Accepted Answer

Encouraging and facilitating immunization programs

Question 20

Which group(s) does the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) apply the term quarantine to?

Accepted Answer

People
Animals
Cargo
Buildings

Question 21

Separates sick and contagious people from others

Accepted Answer

Isolation

Question 22

Separates people exposed to a contagious disease

Accepted Answer

Quarantine

Question 23

Separates people with weak immune systems

Accepted Answer

protective isolation

Question 24

Which medical asepsis interventions by the nurse directly protect the patient from infection?

Accepted Answer

Cleaning patient bedside equipment routinely
Disposing of used needles in sharps containers
Providing leak-proof receptacles at bedside for tissues
Preventing contamination of intravenous sites and ports

Question 25

Which actions are required by the nurse when preparing for a sterile procedure?

Accepted Answer

Keeping sterile surfaces dry
Setting up the sterile field
Checking packaging integrity
Monitoring activities of others

Question 26

Which action would the nurse recognize as a breach in surgical asepsis that contaminated the sterile field?

Accepted Answer

Health care provider reached over sterile field to pick up a towel

Question 27

Which procedure is necessary for equipment being used to enter a sterile body cavity?

Accepted Answer

Sterilization

Question 28

Which type of infection would a nurse suspect when caring for a patient who has a prescription for a Clostridium difficile test?

Accepted Answer

Gastrointestinal infection

Question 29

A nurse caring for a patient with an infection would anticipate a temperature less than 
°F when the infection has resolved.

Accepted Answer

100.4

Question 30

Which actions by the nurse would be considered independent nursing interventions?

Accepted Answer

Counseling a patient
Repositioning a patient to enhance comfort
Teaching a postoperative patient how to prevent surgical site infection

concepts of nursing

Infection and Infection Control: Implement and Take Action; Evaluate

Question	Answer
Which phrases describe the purpose of hand hygiene?	Prevents the spread of infection Breaks the chain of infection Interrupts organism transmission
Which step is first in the sequence for donning personal protective equipment (PPE)?	hand hygiene
Which infection would require a nurse to don a fitted N95 respiratory mask?	tuberculosis
Which statements best describe the purpose for greeting the patient and explaining the need for personal protective equipment (PPE)?	Eases fear and misunderstanding Creates a professional relationship Builds a trusting relationship
Which piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) would the nurse consistently don when anticipating that contact with a patient’s body secretions will be possible?	Gloves
In which situation is it permissible for the nurse to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?	When hands are not visibly soiled
Which behavior indicates the need for additional teaching after educating a patient about respiratory etiquette?	Reusing tissues for a productive cough
Which nursing student’s note would the nurse correct?	Standard precautions used during bed, bath, and mouth care.
Which infection would prompt the nurse to implement contact precautions?	Hepatitis A
By which means are pathogens transmitted through droplets, requiring infected patients to be placed on protective precautions?	Coughing Sneezing Suctioning Talking
Which infection would require a patient to be admitted to the airborne infection isolation room?	Varicella zoster
Person to person	Contact
Coughing, sneezing	Droplet
Suspended particles	airborne
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)	contact
Rubella	droplet
Rubeola	airborne
Which type of action is the nurse taking to reduce the spread of infections by not going to work when sick?	Personal
Which action can communities engage in to help reduce infections among their citizens?	Encouraging and facilitating immunization programs
Which group(s) does the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) apply the term quarantine to?	People Animals Cargo Buildings
Separates sick and contagious people from others	Isolation
Separates people exposed to a contagious disease	Quarantine
Separates people with weak immune systems	protective isolation
Which medical asepsis interventions by the nurse directly protect the patient from infection?	Cleaning patient bedside equipment routinely Disposing of used needles in sharps containers Providing leak-proof receptacles at bedside for tissues Preventing contamination of intravenous sites and ports
Which actions are required by the nurse when preparing for a sterile procedure?	Keeping sterile surfaces dry Setting up the sterile field Checking packaging integrity Monitoring activities of others
Which action would the nurse recognize as a breach in surgical asepsis that contaminated the sterile field?	Health care provider reached over sterile field to pick up a towel
Which procedure is necessary for equipment being used to enter a sterile body cavity?	Sterilization
Which type of infection would a nurse suspect when caring for a patient who has a prescription for a Clostridium difficile test?	Gastrointestinal infection
A nurse caring for a patient with an infection would anticipate a temperature less than °F when the infection has resolved.	100.4
Which actions by the nurse would be considered independent nursing interventions?	Counseling a patient Repositioning a patient to enhance comfort Teaching a postoperative patient how to prevent surgical site infection

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