Exam 7: Asepsis and Infection Control

What contribution did Joseph Lister introduce to medical practice?

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

What is true regarding surgical asepsis?

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

The nurse is providing instruction to an anxious mother of a child with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.When discussing this diagnosis what information will the nurse relay about this disease?

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

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

A major threat to health care workers is blood-contaminated sharps.What should the nurse use to discard the used syringe?

What bacteria can lie dormant when conditions for growth are not favorable?

A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient with suspected tuberculosis.What assessment findings by the nurse are consistent with tuberculosis?

A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient with suspected tuberculosis.What is the greatest risk of exposure to tuberculosis?

A health care worker is stuck by a needle left on the patient's bedside table.The staff member appropriately reports the needlestick.What will the indicated treatment be combatting?

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

A patient is distressed that an antibiotic has not been effective for the control of the infection.The nurse explains that some bacteria are capable of defending against antibiotics by the formation of a _______.

Which numbered portion of the illustration below depicts the bacterial class bacilli?

The nurse is providing teaching to elementary students regarding vectors.What example will the nurse provide as an example of a vector?

What additional complication does a disease caused by a virus have compared to a disease caused by bacteria?

What is a method used to kill all microorganisms,including spores?

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

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?