NUR 1030 LAB Asepsis AND INFECTION CONTROL

The nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized and has an indwelling urethral catheter. Which finding confirms the client has developed an infection?

Urine culture is positive for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).

Which is not appropriate regarding the use of gowns as PPE?

use of one gown per person per shift

A client is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which statement by the nurse explains how to reduce the risk of transmission to others?

"All visitors who enter the room must wear N95/surgical masks."

The nurse is caring for a client admitted with tuberculosis. The client asks why the nurse wears a respirator, gown, and gloves whenever they are in the room. How should the nurse respond?

"Because of the tuberculosis, I need to follow airborne precautions for protection."

The friend of a long-term care client comes to visit despite having an upper respiratory infection. What health teaching will the nurse share with the visitor?

"Please get a mask from the staff upon entry and use a mask along with hand hygiene when visiting to prevent the spread of infection to your friend and others."

A client admitted for fever, crackles in the lungs, and cough asks the nurse, "If they do not know what type of bacteria caused my pneumonia, why are they giving me these antibiotics?" What is the appropriate response by the nurse?

"We are giving you broad spectrum antibiotics because they are active for many types of bacteria."

A client is being screened for a parasitic infection and the health care provider orders stool specimens. When explaining to the client about collecting the specimens, the nurse would inform the client that the specimens will be collected daily for:

3 days.

The nurse will assess a client who has a draining abscess. The nurse should perform what action upon entering the room?

Don gloves

The nurse working with the hospital's infection control team is attempting to decrease the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. Which intervention will be most effective?

Incentivizing health care workers to utilize hand hygiene

Nurses working in bed management are assigning clients from the emergency room to semiprivate rooms. Clients with which two diagnoses are appropriate to room together, based on safety and infection control standards?

Reactive airway disease and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)

What is an accurate guideline for the use of PPE?

Replace gloves if they are visibly soiled.

A client is to have an indwelling urinary catheter inserted. Which precaution is followed during this procedure?

Surgical asepsis technique

The most lethal infection in an older adult client is:

Urinary

A nurse is assessing a client for signs and symptoms of infection. What would the nurse expect to asses? Select all that apply.

increased respiratory rate Fever lymph node enlargement

A nurse is taking stock of the equipment in the room of an older adult client with pneumonia who has been on parenteral nutrition for a long time. Which equipment can transmit infection to older adult clients?

indwelling catheter

The nurse is receiving a confused client with a draining wound onto the medical-surgical unit. Which room assignment will the nurse make?

into a private room

A nurse is working with a 55-year-old woman diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This nurse has another client that day who has an upper respiratory infection. What is the most important thing the nurse can do to prevent the client with HIV from acquiring the upper respiratory infection?

perform hand hygiene before and after entering the client's room

The nurse is preparing a client who is in droplet isolation for transport to radiology. What is the appropriate nursing intervention(s)? Select all that apply.

placing a clean sheet on the stretcher that the client will be transported upon Reminding transporter to utilize droplet precautions Ensuring that the client has a mask on Facilitating interdepartmental coordination about the transport

The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) collecting a urine specimen from a client with Staphylococcus aureus infection. Which action by the UAP would require the nurse to intervene?

removes gloves and walks out of the room

Which care intervention should the nurse anticipate when providing care to a client admitted with a possible diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB)?

wearing a particulate respirator for all client care and interaction