ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 14 : Medical Asepsis and Infection Control Questions
Question 1 of 5
When you learn that your patient's infecting bacterium is identified as a gram-positive streptococcus, you know this means that:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Gram-positive streptococcus bacteria are spherical, arranged in chains, and stain purple due to their thick cell wall retaining the crystal violet stain.
Question 2 of 5
A patient complains that he feels ill and the doctor told him it was a virus but that the doctor would not give him any antibiotics. He is upset with the doctor. What is the reason for the health-care provider's action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Antibiotics target bacterial cell structures, which viruses lack, making them ineffective against viral infections.
Question 3 of 5
The most effective way to break the chain of infection is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hand hygiene removes pathogens from hands, breaking the mode of transmission in the chain of infection, and is the most effective preventive measure.
Question 4 of 5
Which is true of performing hand hygiene?
Correct Answer: D,F
Rationale: Hand hygiene is required between patients in the same room to prevent cross-contamination, and soap and water are necessary for spore-forming microbes like C. difficile, as hand gel is ineffective.
Question 5 of 5
A patient is placed on droplet precautions. You know his wife needs more teaching about what PPE to use when she says:
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Droplet precautions require a mask within 3-6 feet of the patient, and the mask should be removed outside the room to prevent contamination.