NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Safety and Infection Control Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse receives an order to give a client iron by deep injection. The nurse know that the reason for this route is to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: prevent the drug from causing tissue irritation. Deep injection or Z-track is a special method of giving medications via the intramuscular route. Use of this technique prevents irritating or staining medications from being tracked through tissue. Use of Z-track does not affect dose, absorption, or distribution of the drug.
Question 2 of 5
The NA is preparing to provide care for four clients. The nurse should direct the NA to utilize contact precautions for which client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D: A draining abscess requires contact precautions due to potential infectious drainage. A, B: These require droplet precautions. C: Gonorrhea needs standard precautions.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is instructing the client who is to have surgery. According to Medicare's Surgical Care Improvement Project, what instruction is important for the client to receive prior to arrival at the hospital to prevent postoperative infection?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D: Avoiding shaving prevents skin lacerations that increase infection risk. A, B: While important, they are managed in-hospital. C: Hand washing by the client is less critical.
Question 4 of 5
Which information should the nurse reinforce to the parents of a child recently diagnosed with Kawasaki disease?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and children of Asian descent, particularly Japanese. Other findings in the initial phase are extremely red eyes (conjunctivitis), a rash on the main part of the body (trunk) and in the genital area, red, dry, cracked lips; a red, swollen tongue resembling a strawberry; swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet; swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
Question 5 of 5
The charge nurse is planning a room assignment for the client with meningococcal meningitis. Which room and precautions should the nurse plan for this client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: B: Meningococcal meningitis requires airborne precautions and a private room due to possible airborne transmission. A, C, D: These are insufficient or inappropriate.