Deck 14: Preventing Infection

Question 1

Which statement about microbes is correct?

A) They grow best without oxygen.
B) They need light.
C) They grow best in a warm and dark environment.
D) They need a carrier to live and grow.

Answer 1

They grow best in a warm and dark environment.

Question 2

Signs and symptoms of infection include which of the following?

A) Stiff and painful joints
B) Fever
C) Paleness of a body part
D) Decreased pulse and respiratory rates

Answer 2

Fever

Question 3

Signs and symptoms of infection include which of the following?

A) Constipation
B) Diarrhea
C) Hunger
D) Sleepiness

Answer 3

Diarrhea

Question 4

Health care-associated infections can be spread by which of the following?

A) Practicing asepsis
B) Good hand hygiene
C) Coughing, sneezing, talking, laughing, and singing
D) Sterile technique

Question 5

Hand hygiene is practiced in which of the following situations?

A) When gloves are on
B) After elimination
C) Before contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions
D) Before pushing the wheelchair into the dining room

Question 6

Aseptic practices include which of the following?

A) Having persons in the same room share their personal care items
B) Bathing, washing hair, and brushing teeth regularly
C) Washing fruits and raw vegetables after serving them
D) Washing your hands after putting gloves on

Question 7

Which is correct about decontaminating your hands with an alcohol-based rub?

A) Wash your hands before applying the hand rub.
B) Apply lotion to your hands before the alcohol-based rub.
C) Use a paper towel to dry your hands.
D) Rub your hands together until they are dry.

Question 8

Which statement is correct about cleaning a bedpan?

A) You dispose of the bedpan after each use.
B) Follow guidelines on the use of PPE when cleaning the bedpan.
C) You wash the bedpan with soap and hot water.
D) You use a brush if necessary.

Question 9

Which of the following controls portals of exit?

A) Wearing personal protective equipment as needed
B) Using tissues when sneezing but not when coughing
C) Coughing or sneezing into the air
D) Holding equipment and linens away from your uniform

Question 10

To control the spread of microbes, you should do which of the following?

A) Practice hand hygiene.
B) Shake linens and equipment to remove dust.
C) Clean tubs, showers, and shower chairs once per week.
D) Clean from the dirtiest area to the cleanest.

Question 11

Which statement about controlling the transmission of microbes is correct?

A) You can borrow a resident's equipment to use for another person.
B) You need to assist residents with handwashing before and after eating.
C) You need to assist residents with handwashing before elimination.
D) Items on the floor are considered clean for 5 seconds.

Question 12

Standard Precautions require hand hygiene:

A) when you have gloves on.
B) before touching blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions.
C) between tasks and procedures on the same person.
D) every 5 minutes you are with the resident.

Question 13

Which statement about gowns is correct?

A) They are worn anytime gloves are worn.
B) The gown must cover at minimum your chest and abdomen.
C) A wet gown is contaminated.
D) The gown front and sleeves are considered to be clean.

Question 14

A resident has a communicable disease. The nurse tells you that droplet precautions are needed. You know that droplets are produced by

A) Splashes and sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions
B) Coughing, sneezing, or talking
C) Chicken pox or the measles
D) Touching surfaces or care items in the person's room

Question 15

Disposable gloves are worn for which of the following?

A) Surgical asepsis
B) When giving the resident a hug as you leave for the day
C) When contact with nonintact skin is likely
D) When contact with clean surfaces is likely

Question 16

Before removing a mask, you must:

A) decontaminate your hands.
B) remove your gloves.
C) put on the gown.
D) get the person's consent.

Question 17

A resident needs isolation precautions. Which will meet the person's basic needs?

A) Visiting the person as little as possible to prevent transmission
B) Saying hello from the doorway
C) Letting them know the scheduled for the activity room that day
D) Getting out of the person's room as quickly as possible

Question 18

You were just hired at a nursing center. Which statement is correct?

A) The nursing center must make the hepatitis B vaccination available to you before you are hired.
B) You can refuse to have the hepatitis B vaccination.
C) If you refuse the hepatitis B vaccination, you can be denied employment.
D) You pay for the hepatitis B vaccination.

Question 19

Which statement about surgical asepsis is correct?

A) A sterile package is torn. The package is contaminated only if the contents get wet.
B) The date on a sterile package has expired. The package is contaminated 30 days after the expiration date.
C) Sterile items are handled with sterile gloves or sterile forceps.
D) Sterile gloved hands are kept below your waist.

Question 20

A 1-inch margin around a sterile field is contaminated. Which statement is correct?

A) All sterile items must be placed inside the 1-inch margin.
B) Items outside the 1-inch margin are clean but not sterile.
C) You can change the margin to 1/2 inch if you need a bigger sterile field.
D) You must tell the resident if you contaminate the sterile field.

Question 21

The nurse asks you to assist with a sterile procedure. You will need to put on sterile gloves. When do you put them on?

A) When the procedure is explained to the person.
B) Before the sterile field is set up.
C) After the sterile field is set up.
D) When you contaminate your disposable gloves.

Question 22

All body fluids are capable of spreading infection.