ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 7 : Asepsis and Infection Control Questions
Question 1 of 5
What does the nurse describe when giving an example of a fomite vehicle?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If a vehicle is an inanimate (nonliving) object, it is called a fomite.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is concerned when a patient admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia suddenly develops a urinary tract infection (UTI). What type of infection is this UTI considered?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: More than 40 million people are admitted to hospitals each year and as many as 10% of them acquire a health care-associated infection while there. Criteria for health care-associated infections require that the infection manifest at least 48 hours after hospitalization or contact with another health agency.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse prioritizes the care of four patients. Which patient has a systemic infection?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: AIDS is a systemic viral infection. Acute appendicitis and urinary tract infections are local infections. Arthritis is not an infection.
Question 4 of 5
What assessment does the nurse recognize as an inflammatory response in a surgical wound on the leg of a patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rubor and edema are two of the cardinal signs of an inflammatory response. Foul drainage suggests infection, the affected leg being cooler than the other leg suggests circulatory disorder, and raised, red, pruritic welts on the leg suggest allergy.
Question 5 of 5
The infection control health care provider plans an in-service on control of health care-associated infections. What should be the focus of this program?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Duties of the infection control health care provider include staff education on infection control.