ATI LPN
Infection Control Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 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 2 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 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
Nursing documentation should fulfill which of the following criteria? Select one that doesn't apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nursing documentation must be accurate, comprehensive, and flexible enough to retrieve critical data, maintain continuity of care, track client outcomes, and reflect current standards of nursing practice. Nursing documentation should include nursing observations, not nursing opinions.
Question 5 of 5
What is the most appropriate action if a client refuses treatment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If a client refuses treatment, the nurse should document the refusal and provide education about the potential consequences of not receiving care.