Exam 7: Asepsis and Infection Control

The emergency department nurse is assessing a puncture wound of the foot. What is the most likely type of infection in this wound?

The nurse accidently spills blood from a specimen container. The first action the nurse takes is to don gloves. What should the nurse then spray the fluid with?

A patient with ringworm asks the nurse if she has worms. What does the nurse inform the patient about the cause of ringworm?

The nurse observes a patient demonstrating wound cleaning. What action indicates the need for further instruction?

The nurse is concerned when a patient admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia suddenly develops a urinary tract infection (UTI). What type of infection is this UTI considered?

The nurse is instructing a patient about the most important preventive technique for breaking the chain of infection. What technique is the patient learning about?

The infection control practitioner plans an in-service on control of health care-associated infections. What should be the focus of this program?

The patient in isolation may experience psychological or emotional deprivation. What should the nurse do to help minimize these feelings?

What are some characteristics of microorganisms? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with a respiratory infection reports that he is not yet on an antibiotic. The nurse explains that the physician is waiting on the results of the culture and sensitivity. What does this test determine?

What assessment does the nurse recognize as an inflammatory response in a surgical wound on the leg of a patient?

A person can spread a bacterial infection by which actions? (Select all that apply.)

The infection control officer is observing hospital staff for appropriate use of aseptic technique. What observation demonstrates the need for more instruction on surgical asepsis?

The nurse is instructing a bioterrorism class regarding anthrax. How can anthrax be transmitted?

What bacterium is responsible for more diseases than any other organism?

Recognizing the stages of an infection assists the nurse in identifying the progression of an infection. What is the nonspecific to specific symptom stage of an infection?

What action exemplifies a nurse practicing medical asepsis in performing daily care?

The nurse is transporting a patient in respiratory isolation to the radiology department. What intervention should the nurse implement?

A nurse is observing isolation precautions by wearing a mask while performing complex patient care. How often should the nurse change masks?

When assessing a patient for signs of an infection, the nurse recognizes which laboratory result as indicative of an infection?