Exam 9: Medical Asepsis

The nurse is applying for a position at a local hospital.As part of the employment criteria,she will be required to be assessed for TB exposure.She should be prepared for the ___________ blood test to be scheduled.

The nurse is planning to care for a patient diagnosed with possible tuberculosis (TB).Assessment of possible TB may be based on which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Which of the following measures is appropriate when a nurse is washing his or her hands?

The nurse knows that the basic concept of all patient care that is implemented to prevent the spread of infection from blood,body fluids,secretions,excretions,nonintact skin,and mucus membranes is __________________.

Infection control practices that reduce and eliminate sources and transmission of infection are known as _______________.

Before entering the room of a patient on isolation where all protective barriers are required,the nurse first puts on the: