ATI LPN
Infection Control Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
What personal protective equipment should the nurse wear when providing care for a 10-year-old with SARS?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All modes of transmission must be considered possible, including airborne, droplet, and direct contact with the virus. For protection from contracting SARS, any health care worker providing care should wear a gown, gloves, mask, and eye goggles or an eye shield.
Question 2 of 5
When preparing a client for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), what is the most important action for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ensuring informed consent respects the client's autonomy and ensures legal and ethical compliance with the procedure.
Question 3 of 5
When teaching a client about the prevention of urinary tract infections, which point is most important for the nurse to emphasize?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Increasing fluid intake promotes frequent urination, flushing bacteria from the urinary tract and preventing infection.
Question 4 of 5
Surgeries like incision and drainage and debridement are relatively short procedures but considered 'dirty'. When are these procedures best scheduled:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dirty' procedures, such as incision and drainage or debridement, involve infected or contaminated tissue and are best scheduled as the last case (A) to minimize the risk of cross-contamination to subsequent patients. Scheduling them in between cases (B) or based on availability (C) increases infection risk.
Question 5 of 5
Which is the most appropriate notation for a use to use according to the guidelines that should be followed when documenting client care?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Information within a recorded entry needs to be complete, containing appropriate and essential information.