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HOMESTEAD SCHOOLS, INC.
Assessment
1. A nurse is having a yearly employee tuberculin skin test. Which skin test results would indicate a positive result?
INDURATION 12 MM
6. A nurse is caring for a client with symptoms that indicate a bacterial infection. What instruction should the nurse
offer the client to help prevent the development of drug-resistant bacteria?
Do not share the antibiotics with others
11. A client is admitted with Clostridium difficile (C diff). Which of the following key manifestion should the nurse anticipate during data collection?
Diarrhea
16. A nurse is caring for a client with an abscess. What is the major route of transmission of this illness? 1 points
Contaminated hands of healthcare worker
21. A young client develops athlete's foot infections. The nurse understands which of the following microorganisms causes this disease?
Fungi
26. A nurse on the unit sustains a needlestick injury while caring for a client whose infection status is unknown. What would be the best course of action for the nurse to follow?
Be tested for disease antibodies at appropriate intervals.
2. A client is admitted with tinea pedis. Which area of the client's body should the nurse inspect? 1 points
FEET
7. reason for completing the antibiotic therapy prescribed, even if the client feels better after a few days of the therapy?
prevent generation of drug-resistant bacteria
12. A client is admitted with scarlet fever. The nurse should place the client on what type of isolation? 1 points
Droplet
17. The nurse sees a child with mumps. The mother says that the child is not eating well and asks for suggestions. The nurse most appropriately makes which suggestion?
1 points
Provide cool fluids with minimum of acids
22. A client is being seen with an infection of Candida albicans. The client asks the nurse what causes this disease. The nurse understands that which of the following microorgansims causes this infection?
1 points
Yeast
27. A client with severe burning sensation on urination is prescribed a diagnostic culture and sensitivity test. What are the purposes of this test? Select all that apply.
Identifies the pathogenic microorganism
Determines which treatment will eliminate the microorganism
Monitors the microorganism's response to therapy
3. A client is admitted with rubeola (measles). Which of the following manifestation should the nurse expect during data collection?
KOPLICK SPOT
8. A 6-year old is admitted with suspected rheumatic fever. Which finding is associated with rheumatic fever?
A case of strep throat several weeks ago
13. Which test will be performed to identify the pathogenic microorganism?
Culture and sensitivity test
18. . What interventions should the nurse perform to prevent the entry of microorganisms into the client's body? Select all that apply.
1 points
apply.
A) Use sterile technique when using catheters
B) Keep breaks in the skin covered
C) Provide clean, dry, wrinkled-free linen
23. A client is admitted with meningitis. The nurse should place the client on what isolation precaution? 1 points
DROPLET
28. What instructions should the nurse provide to the client to help prevent the development of drug-resistant microorganisms and the spread of disease? Select all that apply.
Take only prescribed antimicrobial medications
Take antimicrobial medications for the entire period prescribed
Take antimicrobial medications for severe viral infections
4. A client is admitted with pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following ttransmission-base precaution should the nurse initiate?
AIRBORNE
9. Which instructions would the nurse include when teaching parents about caring for a child with chickenpox? 1 points
Administer antipruritics as ordered.
14. What instruction should the nurse offer the client to kill pathogenic microorganisms in order to prevent any further occurrences?
steam sterilization technique
19. . Which mode of transmission should the nurse highlight for the spread of Trichomonas vaginalis infection?
Sexual intercourse
24. . What would indicate that sepsis has occurred and that the nurse should notify the health care provider of immediately?
The client's heart rate is greater than 110 beats/minute.
29. A client is admitted with tuberculosis. Which of the following microorganisms is caused by this condition? 1 points
Mycobacterium
5. A nurse is scheduled to perform dressing change on a client with wound infection. Which of the following
personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse wear? Select all that apply.
GLOVES AND GOWN
10. A nurse is caring for a 10-year old client diagnosed with impetigo contagiosa. Which symptom would the nurse expect to find in this client?
Honey-colored crust on the face and hands
15. What measure should the nurse take to destroy the microorganisms in order to break the chain of infection at the reservoir level?
Sterilize instruments used in the operating room
20. A client is admitted with mumps. Which of the following key manifestion should the nurses expect during data
collection?
Swollen parotid gland
25. What would be the nurse's best response to help prevent and control community-acquired infections?
Make sure your family has all their childhood immunizations."
30. The infection control nurse is aware that the most important technique or strategy to break the chain of infection is
1 points
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