Exam 76: Infection Prevention and Control

The nurse is dressed and is preparing to care for a patient in the perioperative area.The nurse has scrubbed her hands and has donned a sterile gown and gloves.Which action would indicate a break in sterile technique?

The nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has injured his leg after a bicycle accident.To determine whether the child is experiencing a localized inflammatory response,the nurse should assess for which of these signs and symptoms?

Which interventions utilized by the nurse would indicate the ability to recognize the inflammatory response?

The nurse is admitting a patient with an infectious disease process.What question would be appropriate for a nurse to ask this patient?

The nurse has been caring for a patient in the perioperative area for several hours.The surgical mask the nurse is wearing has become moist.The nurse's best next step is to

The infection control nurse is reviewing data for the medical-surgical unit.The nurse notices a spike in postoperative infections on this unit and categorizes this type of health care-associated infection as _____ infections.