Exam 7: Asepsis and Infection Control

What is true regarding surgical asepsis?

What is the most dependable and practical method to use when sterilizing instruments for the operating room?

What can result from the nurse consistently performing hand hygiene and using sterile supplies when caring for patients in the hospital setting?

What contribution did Joseph Lister introduce to medical practice?

The patient in isolation may experience psychological or emotional deprivation.What should the nurse do to help minimize these feelings?

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

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 _______.

The nurse is concerned when a patient admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia suddenly develops a urinary tract infection (UTI).What type of infection is this UTI considered?

The nurse is pouring a sterile solution from a bottle.What direction should the label on the bottle be in for appropriate technique?

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

The nurse accidently spills blood from a specimen container.The first action the nurse takes is to don gloves.What should the nurse then spray the fluid with?

What assessment does the nurse recognize as an inflammatory response in a surgical wound on the leg of a patient?

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 technique should the nurse use when disposing of linens contaminated with feces?

The infection control health care provider plans an in-service on control of health care-associated infections.What should be the focus of this program?

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

A patient with a respiratory infection reports that he is not yet on an antibiotic.The nurse explains that the health care provider is waiting on the results of the culture and sensitivity.What does this test determine?

What are some characteristics of microorganisms? (Select all that apply.)

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

The nurse is instructing a patient about the most important preventive technique for breaking the chain of infection.What technique is the patient learning about?