Asepsis and Infection Control
The nurse is teaching a community group about transmission of HIV. Which client statement by a community member demonstrates that further teaching is needed?
"I can catch HIV by swimming in pools."
A nurse is preparing an operating room theatre for a surgical procedure. Which point regarding the principles of surgical asepsis should the nurse keep in mind when preparing sterilized surgical instruments?
A commercially packaged surgical item is not considered sterile if past expiration date.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in strict isolation. Which nursing action is appropriate?
Remove fresh fruit from the room.
The nurse manager for a long-term facility notes an increase in infection rates among residents. Which would be the best to implement?
Review the current infection control protocols.
The student nurse asks the nursing instructor to explain why stress can increase the risk of infection. The instructor explains:
Stress causes the body to release cortisol, which can increase the risk of infection.
The nurse planning to insert an indwelling urinary catheter into a client should utilize which technique?
Surgical asepsis
A client has a diagnosis of HIV and has been admitted to the hospital with an opportunistic infection that originated with the client's normal flora. Why did this client most likely become ill from his resident microorganisms?
The client's immune system became further weakened
Standard precautions apply to blood; all body fluids, secretions, and excretions; intact and nonintact skin and mucous membranes.
True
The nurse is caring for a client with tuberculosis. Which precautions will the nurse select for this client?
airborne
A client suffers from bloody diarrhea after eating contaminated food at a local restaurant. The client has been infected with a(an):
bacteria.