ATI LPN
Patient Safety Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with aspiration pneumonia occurring after alcohol intoxication has just been admitted. The client is febrile and agitated. Which health care provider order should the nurse implement first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse would first obtain aerobic and anaerobic cultures in a febrile client for whom antibiotics have been prescribed. Getting cultures to identify the causative organism before initiating an antibiotic could affect the results of the culture and the type of antibiotic used.
Question 2 of 5
Which stage of infection is the interval between the pathogen's invasion of the body and the appearance of symptoms?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The incubation period is the silent phase before symptoms emerge.
Question 3 of 5
True / False. Alcohol-based hand rubs are NOT as effective in reducing bacterial counts on the hand as antimicrobial soap.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Alcohol rubs are highly effective against bacteria, often more so than soap.
Question 4 of 5
Which serious viral infections can be found in blood and body fluids?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hepatitis B and C are viral and bloodborne; bacterial meningitis is not.
Question 5 of 5
When you have to transport a C-diff patient, you place a clean gown \& sheet on the patient, wash the head board with bleach and side rails. Take off your gown \& gloves. Wash your hands with soap and water. Push the patient down the hall to the destination. The destination staff should gown and glove to handle the patient
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This protocol minimizes C. diff spread during transport.