ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam IV Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse inserts an indwelling urinary catheter for a client who is preoperative. Three days later, the client develops a urinary tract infection. The nurse should identify that the client has which of the following types of infections?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The infection developed post-catheterization in a healthcare setting, classifying it as a health care-associated infection (HAI).
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help prevent an incisional infection?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hand hygiene before dressing changes is a key measure to prevent introducing pathogens to the incision site.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a wound infection that contains vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Which of the following types of precautions should the nurse plan to take while caring for this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: VRE requires contact precautions due to its spread via contaminated surfaces or hands, not airborne transmission.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse has accidentally punctured his finger with a needle he used to give an IM injection to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Washing with soap and water immediately cleanses the site, reducing infection risk, and is the recommended first step.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse inserts an indwelling urinary catheter for a client who is preoperative. Three days later, the client develops a urinary tract infection. The nurse should identify that the client has which of the following types of infections?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The infection developed post-catheterization in a healthcare setting, classifying it as a health care-associated infection (HAI).