RLE 103 ASESPSIS

RLE 103

​ASESPSIS

By Michelle Flores

Multiple Choice

A nurse is performing hand hygiene after providing patient care. The nurse's hands are not visibly soiled. Which steps in this procedure are performed correctly? Select all that apply.

• A. The nurse rinses thoroughly with water flowing toward fingertips.

• B. The nurse washes hands to one inch above the wrists.

• C. The nurse uses approximately two teaspoons of liquid soap.

• D. The nurse keeps hands higher than elbows when placing under faucet.

• E. The nurse uses friction motion when washing for at least 15 seconds.

​ANSWER:

All except D (keeping hands higher than elbows under faucet; dirty water would run down your arms)

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Multiple Choice

What are the smallest infectious agents capable of causing an infection?

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Molds

• Yeasts

Open Ended

Health care providers today need to be aware that health care-associated infections are a serious problem. What is the most effective way to prevent health care-associated infections?

Perform proper hand hygiene before and after caring for a patient.

Open Ended

Your patient was admitted to the hospital 3 days ago with cardiac problems and now has bacterial pneumonia. This is an example of what type of infection?

Nosocomial - Health care-associated

Multiple Choice

Which of the following means freedom from disease-causing microorganisms?

• Medical asepsis

• Asepsis

• Surgical asepsis

• Sepsis

Rationale: Asepsis is the freedom from disease-causing microorganisms

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Multiple Choice

What is the minimum time you should wash your hands for?

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 30 seconds

Multiple Choice

Your patient has developed a low-grade fever and states that she has felt very tired lately. You interpret these findings as indicating which stage of infection?

• Incubation period

• Prodromal stage

• Full stage of illness

• Convalescent period

Multiple Choice

In addition to standard precautions, the nurse caring for a patient with rubella would plan to implement what type of precautions?

• Droplet precautions

• Airborne precautions

• Contact precautions

• Universal precautions