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Infection Control Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
A pilot research study was conducted to compare the association between a new type of dressing and a unit's CLABSI rates. During the six-month period prior to the intervention of the new dressing the unit's CLABSI rate was 2.06 per 1000 central line days. During the 6 months the dressing was trialed, the unit's CLABSI rate was 1.76 per 1000 central line days. The p-value was 0.03. What conclusion can be reached?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: P-value of 0.03 indicates statistical significance, suggesting an association, not causation.
Question 2 of 5
The bacterium most likely to be transmitted from mother to infant during labor and cause neonatal sepsis is?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Group B Streptococcus is the leading cause of neonatal sepsis via vertical transmission.
Question 3 of 5
What contaminated item caused a large outbreak of foodborne infection by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in Germany and France in 2011?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sprouts were identified as the source of contamination leading to this outbreak.
Question 4 of 5
Routine precautions are the daily practices (e.g hand washing, use of personal protective equipment, cleaning of equipment) that will reduce the transmission of infections.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Routine precautions are standard practices designed to minimize infection transmission in healthcare settings.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client admitted with status asthmaticus. The nurse finds a sudden absence of wheezing in the lung fields and sets which of these as the priority action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sudden absence of wheezing in a client having an asthma attack indicates complete airway obstruction and requires immediate action; a tracheotomy may be required. This is an emergency and educating the client is not appropriate.