Infection & Wounds

Question 1

example of colonization

Answer 1

UAP is positive for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) but is asymptomatic

Question 2

health behavior intended to prevent normal flora from improperly entering the body and causing disease

Answer 2

Wiping perineal area from front to back after toileting for females

Question 3

factors that increase susceptibility to infection

Answer 3

Patient consumes 2-3 alcoholic drinks daily

Patient has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

Patient smokes a pack of cigarettes every day

Patient is elderly and lives in a long term care facility

Question 4

Which patient is the MOST LIKELY candidate for directly observed therapy?

College student needs to take antibiotics for a sexually transmitted disease

Toddler needs a liquid antibiotic and antipyretic for a recurrent ear infection

Homeless man has tuberculosis (TB) and needs multi-regimen anti TB therapy

Nursing student had an organ transplant and needs multi-regimen drug therapy

Answer 4

Homeless man has tuberculosis (TB) and needs multi-regimen anti TB therapy

Question 5

A patient has a postoperative abdominal wound infection caused by vancomycin resistant Enterococcus. While performing a physical examination on this patient, which personal protective equipment must the nurse wear?

Answer 5

Gown & gloves

Question 6

interventions to reduce a patient’s isolation while on airborne precautions

Answer 6

• have the newspaper delivered to the room daily
• television and radio
• bundle nursing care so I have more time to talk to the patient while in the room

Question 7

Handwashing, rather than using alcohol based hand rubs, must be performed during which situation?

Answer 7

After contact with a patient who has had diarrhea for 3 days

Question 8

methods for general infection control include which precautions

Answer 8

Utilizing effective hand hygiene

Using appropriate personal protective equipment

Using standard precautions

Question 9

A patient is experiencing a rash. What question does the nurse ask to clarify safety for this patient?

Answer 9

Did the patient receive an antibiotic before the onset?

Question 10

The patient’s peripheral IV site is red and swollen. The insertion site is warmer than surrounding tissue and the patient reports mild discomfort. The nurse suspects localized infection; however, which action would the nurse take FIRST to detect evidence of systemic infection?

Answer 10

Check the patient’s temperature

Question 11

complicated soft tissue bacterial infection

Answer 11

Pain
Fever
Tachycardia
Low blood pressure