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Nursing 31617: Infection Control
Nursing 31617: Infection Control
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What is Link 1 in the Process of Infection?
Portal of entry
Causative agent
Mode of transfer
Reservoir
2
Which of the following action(s) need to be performed when opening a sterile package?
Reach across the sterile field
Perform hand hygiene
Face the sterile field
Allow distance of about 6 inches between the body and sterile field
3
For Sharps precaution, select the correct answer.
Needles are not recapped
Needles are discarded in the garbage bin
Needles are always recapped
All of the above
4
The types of aseptic techniques practiced in the health care setting are called...?
surgical
hand sanitizing
handwashing
medical
5
What is the best method of preventing health care -associated infections (HAIs)?
Wearing a mask
Wearing sterile gloves
Handwashing
Wearing clean gloves
6
Personal protective equipment includes... Select all that apply.
bed linens
shoe covering, hair covering
gown , gloves
mask , mask with face shield
7
A bacteriostatic solution is described as a solution that....
destroys bacteria
sustains the growth of microorganisms
sustains and destroys bacterial growth
prevents the growth of bacteria and its ability to reproduce
8
Used needles and syringes are disposed in....
All of the above
Garbage bin
Sharps container
Cardboard box
9
Prior to entering which of the following area(s) is the surgical scrub performed?
Labor & delivery area
Patient's room
Neonatal intensive care unit
Operating room
10
Parasitic worms that belong to the animal kingdom are called...?
protozoa
fungi
spores
helminths
11
When should health care workers perform hand hygiene?
before and after using the restroom
before and after providing patient care
no need to perform hand hygiene
none of the above
12
What is leukocytosis?
Decreased white blood cells
Increased triglyceride level
Increased white blood cells
Decreased red blood cells
13
Which organization has guidelines about hand hygiene?
ANCEF
WHO
CDC
Nursing State Board
14
What is the body's second line of defense in destroying pathogens? Select all that apply.
Leukocytosis, fever
Phagocytosis
Intact skin
Inflammation
15
When is Standard Precautions used?
For patients who have air borne disease only
For patients with MRSA only
None of the above
For every patient
16
With regard to latex allergy , what are signs and symptoms?
Pruritis (itching) of hands
Redness
Anaphylaxis
Localized inflammation
17
The nursing instructor knows that further instruction is required when the student nurse...
touches his /her face after donning sterile gloves
performs hand hygiene prior to donning sterile gloves
after donning sterile gloves, touches the bedside rail
lowers hands below the waist after donning sterile gloves
18
The use of ultraviolet light to disinfect is called?
sterilization
evaporation
radiation
condensation
19
What is the most effective way to destroy viruses?
Expose to high temperature
None of the above
All of the above
Expose to low temperature
20
Which of the following are parasitic worms that belong to the animal kingdom?
fungi
pinworms
tapeworms
roundworms
