Nursing RN

Courses

Body Systems

Books

NCLEX<sup>®</sup>

HESI®

ATI®

Standard Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Which of the following is a characteristic most likely associated with standard precautions?

Wash In / Wash Out

Which of the following is a characteristic most likely associated with proper hand hygiene?

Alcohol-Based Hand Rub

Hand Washing

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Goggles/Face Shield

Which of the following is a characteristic most likely associated with personal protective equipment for standard precautions?

Face Mask

Gown

Gloves

Donning and Removing PPE

Discard Sharps in Puncture-Resistant Container

Cough Etiquette

Contact Precautions

Private Room

What is important for a patient being placed on contact precautions?

What constitutes personal protective equipment in the setting of contact precautions?

Limit Time Patient Leaves Room

Leave Equipment In Room

Special Linen Handling

Same Pathogen, Same Room

Which is a principle important for rooming two patients admitted on contact precautions?

History of Contact Isolation

Which best describes an indication for contact precautions?

Preventative Education

Which is important to do for a patient on contact precautions?

Droplet-Airborne Precautions

What is important for a patient on droplet precautions?

Droplet

Droplets Larger than 5 Microns

What best describes the droplet size for pathogens considered to be transmitted by droplets?

Being Within 3 Feet of Patient

Surgical Mask with Face Shield

What is an important component of droplet precautions?

Type of Infection or Condition

It is most important to know what about the patient to most effectively place a patient on droplet precautions?

Airborne

Airborne Infection Isolation Room (AIIR)

What is an important intervention for patients on airborne precautions?

Droplets Smaller than 5 Microns

What best describes the droplet size for pathogens considered to be airborne?

N95 Respirator

What should be used by staff when interacting with patients on airborne precautions?

It is most important to know what about the patient to most effectively place a patient on airborne precautions?

Inflammatory Response

Pathogens Infect Tissue

Which of the following processes is most likely to incite an Inflammatory Response?

Mast Cells Release Histamine

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps involves the release of a vasodilating substance by a cell type that is also rich in heparin?

Histamine Dilates and Increases Capillary Permeability

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps involves blood flow regulation and access to the site of tissue injury/inflammation?

Macrophages Engulf Pathogens

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps describes a phagocytic process?

Macrophage Signals Cells With Cytokines

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps results in an intracellular activation cascade?

Responding Neutrophils Cross Capillary Wall

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps results from local cytokine release?

B And T Lymphocytes Arrive At Injury Site

In an Inflammatory Response, which of the following steps involves the adaptive immune system so that if re-infection occurs, it may be eliminated more rapidly and robustly?

Sepsis Assessment

Systemic Infectious Process

Which of the following is most likely associated with sepsis?

Fever

During your assessment of a patient with sepsis, which of the following is most likely to be seen?

Hypotension

Change in LOC

Increased WBC

Shift to the Left

Tachycardia

Tachypnea

Hyperglycemia

Edema

Signs and Symptoms

Chapter 24: Asepsis and Infection Control

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