Exam 14: Infection Prevention and Control

Which precautions are appropriate for a patient with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)wound infection?

Which is an appropriate goal for the diagnosis risk for infection related to aspiration of fluids into the airway?

The nurse maintains a sterile field when inserting a urinary catheter into the patient's bladder.Which term best describes the infection control practice of the nurse?

Which action demonstrates disinfection?

Which term is used to describe the nares of a patient after a nasal culture is positive for MRSA?

Which item of protective apparel is removed first when the nurse leaves the room of the patient with Clostridium difficile?

Which assessment finding indicates that the patient is at high risk for infection?

Which term is used to describe the body's protection against whooping cough after receiving the pertussis vaccination?

Which actions of the nurse cause a break in the sterile procedure?

Which is a semicritical item that requires disinfection?

Which action of the nurse is appropriate after leaving the room of the patient with Clostridium difficile?

The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia with a congested cough,fever,and wheezing.Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for the patient?

Which protective apparel must the nurse wear to start an intravenous line for the patient?

The patient's urine cultures tested positive for Escherichia coli (E.coli)following urinary catheterization.Which term describes this type of infection?

Which is an example of suprainfection?

Which action of the nurse demonstrates the use of standard precautions?

Which is an example of normal flora?

The nurse disposes of gauze dressings that are saturated with drainage from a MRSA-positive wound.Which action is appropriate?

Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the patient's incision has become infected?

Which action by the nurse demonstrates correct hand-hygiene practice?