NCLEX-PN
Safety and Infection Control NCLEX RN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The HCP is about to examine the client on contact precautions for MRSA without donning PPE. Which is the best action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A: Providing PPE ensures immediate compliance with contact precautions. B: Ignoring the breach risks transmission. C, D: These actions delay intervention.
Question 2 of 5
What finding of the nursing assessment of a paralyzed client would indicate the probable presence of a fecal impaction?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Oozing liquid stool. When the bowel is impacted with hardened feces, there is often a seepage of liquid feces around the obstruction. This is often mistaken for uncontrolled diarrhea.
Question 3 of 5
The client has protective precautions (reverse isolation) in place due to a severely depressed neutrophil count. Which statement by the client demonstrates a good understanding of the precautions?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D: Hand hygiene is critical to prevent pathogen introduction. A: Visitors with colds should avoid entry. B: Flowers can harbor microbes. C: Precautions don't improve neutrophil counts.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for the client with DM who has an open wound on the left heel. Which assessment findings should the nurse associate with a wound infection? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: A: Fever indicates possible infection. B: Warmth suggests inflammation or infection. C: Purulent drainage is a sign of infection. E: Elevated WBC count indicates an immune response to infection. D: Reduced sensation is related to neuropathy, not infection.
Question 5 of 5
A female client talks to the nurse in the provider's office about uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas. What statement by the woman indicates more education is needed?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fibroids that cause no findings may require only 'watchful waiting' with no treatment. Only when the client's findings become disturbing to them would surgical interventions be considered.