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WorksheetsNSG 310 Infection Control & PPE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
When entering a pt room to change a surgical dressing, the nurse notices the client is coughing and sneezing. Which actions should the nurse take when preparing the sterile field?
Keep the sterile field at least 6 feet away from teh client's bedside.
Instruct the client to regrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing change.
Place a mask on the patient to limit the spread of microorganisms into the surgical wound.
Keep a box of facial tissues nearby for teh client to use during the dressing change.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold first?
The flap closest to the body.
The right side flap.
The left side flap.
The flap farthest away from the body.
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure. Which of the following objects can the nurse touch without breaching sterile technique?
A bottle containing a sterile solution.
The edge of the sterile drape at the base of teh field.
The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field.
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field.
One gloved hand with the other gloved hand.
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene technicques with a group of CNAs. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discussing handwashing?
Apply 3 to 5 mL of liquid soap to dry hands.
Wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
Rinse the hands with hot water.
Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
Allow the hands to air dry after washing.
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as contaminating the sterile field?
The provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile field.
The nurse mostens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the sterile field.
The procedure is delayed 1 hour because the provider receives an emergency call.
The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse.
The client's hand brushes against the outer edge of the sterile field.
A nurse is caring for a client who has severe acute respiratory syndrome. The nurse knows that health care professionals are required to report communicable and infectious diseases. Which of the following illustrates the rationale for reporting?
Planning and evaluating control and prevention strategies.
Determining public health strategies.
Ensuring proper medical treatment.
Identifying endemic disease.
Monitoring for common-source outbreaks.
A nurse is caring for a client who has had a cough for 3 weeks and is beginning to cough up blood. The client has manifestations of which of the following conditions?
Allergic reaction.
Ringworm.
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Tuberculosis
A nurse is caring for a client who reports a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes. The client is experiencing which of the following stages of infection?
Prodromal
Incubation
Convalescence
Illness
A charge nurse is reviewing with a newly hired nurse the difference in manifestations of a localized versus a systemic infection. Which of the following are manifestations of a systemic infection?
Fever
Malaise
Edema
Pain or tenderness
Increase in pulse and respiratory rate
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is being admitted to the facility with a suspected diagnosis of pertussis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Place the client in a room that has negative air pressure of at least six exhanges per hour.
Wear a mask when providing care witin 3 feet of the client.
Place a surgical mask on the client if transportation to another department is unavoidable.
Use sterile gloves when handling soiled linens.
Wear a gown when performing care that might result in contamination from secretions.
