Modified questions and answers from Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Practical Nursing for the NCLEX-PN Examination and from Fundamentals of Nursing by Dawn Martich.
An 80-year old lady who just had a hip replacement and is on bed rest
A 5-year old child in traction for a fractured femur
A 95-year old Alzheimer's patient who roams around the facility
A 22-year old patient suffering from a spinal cord injury confined to a wheel chair
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Assess wound measurement once a week
Use a mask when changing heavily soiled linen
Restrict visitors
Educate patient on how to take care of wounds.
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Touch the outside of the gown only
Touch the inside of the gown only
Remove gown outside a patient's room
Ask another person to remove it for you.
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Superinfection
Autoimmune response
Antibiotic resistance response.
Nosocomial infection
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There should be no raw fruits, flowers or vegetables in his room
Patient should not receive any injections at this time
Patient should use mask when transported through the hospital
Protective isolation
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Change water after washing each leg.
Using separate wash clothes for each eye
Thoroughly rinse and dry all skin folds.
Use clean gloves before starting the bath
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Adjust tube location while maintaining fluid fow
Lower enema bag while instructing patient to breathe deeply
Reassure patient that discomfort would be gone shortly
Immediately discontinue procedure to allow patient bowel evacuation.
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Remove old dressing with sterile gloves
Irrigate wound from top to bottom
Pack the wound with a sterile cotton swab
Tape dressing to allow patient movement
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3 seconds
10 seconds
30 seconds
1 minute
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None
Glove, gown and mask
Gloves
Standard precaution
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Phagocytes
Inflammatory process
Antibodies
Cellular immunity
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Antigen
Interferon
Complement
Antibody
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Active natural immunity
Passive natural immunity
Active acquired immunity
Passive acquired immunity
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Person A
Person B
The dirty needle
The hole made by inserting the needle into Person B's skin
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The nurse who handled the syringes.
The syringe
The city hall
The person who administered the flu shot
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Infected wound drainage contacts the nurse's hands
A virus is transmitted through sexual intercourse
Microorganisms contact a person's nasal mucus when someone coughs nearby
Contaminated stethoscope touches a client's skin
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Vector
Reservoir
Fomite
Susceptible host
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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The nurse diverts her head from the sterile field when talking
The nurse turns her back on the sterile field
The nurse holds her sterile gloved hands above waist level
The nurses reaches around a sterile field
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Contact isolation
Enteric precaution
Strict isolation
Universal precaution
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A client who has an infected abdominal incision
A client who has a kidney infection
A client who has a hepatitis B and is incontinent
A client who is bed bound and has an infected decubitus ulcer
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Gown
Gloves
Mask
The order is not important
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Begin a post-exposure prophylaxis within 24 hours
Require the source individual to be tested for HIV/hepatitis
Test the exposed person for hepatitis immunity
Complete an injury report if the exposure requires treatment
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Wear clean gloves when touching body fluids
Wear sterile gloves when touching body secretions
Wash hands before putting on gloves
Wear an eye mask only if not wearing glasses
Wear a clean gown when changing a draining wound dressing
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Put the bed in high Fowler's position before beginning
Lower the head of the bed, and place the client in side-lying position.
Put the client in Fowler's position, then turn head to the side
Place the client supine with head lowered
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Apply antiseptic to gauze, insert between affected toes and leave in place.
Dry feet well after bathing and allow to air dry. Apply clean stockings daily
Soak feet in warm water with epsom salts,then abrade with pumice stone
Apply salicylic acid followed by foot powder.
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Providing a back massage
Providing a bed pan or urinal
Changing the linen
Washing the face and hands.
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The area in concentric circular motions around the rectum
From the rectum toward the pubis
From the pubis toward the rectum
In concentric circles around the vaginal area
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Nurse shakes crumbs from the soiled linen before disposing it in the hamper
Nurse places clean linen on the bedside table of client in Bed A while making the bed of the client in bed B.
The nurse wears sterile gloves while changing a client's bed linen
The nurse is careful not to bring soiled linens in contact with his uniform
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The nurse cleans the eyes with saline solution, wiping from the inner canthus to the outer canthus.
Nurse cleans eyes with glucose solution and cotton balls
Nurse uses mineral oil into the lower lids to lubricate conjunctiva
If corneal reflex is absent, the nurse tapes saline soaked pads tightly over the eyes to keep the eyes closed.
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Environment
Personal preference
Culture
Religion
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Apply shaving cream to the face
Put lotion on the skin
Put on clean gloves
Shave in short, firm strokes
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Ask patient to raise buttocks of the bed while nurse slides bedpan under him
Assist patient to a sitting position on the bedpan on the side of the bed.
Ask patient to roll over and position the bed pan on his buttocks and have him roll over onto it.
Ask patient to get out of bed and use a bedside commode.
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Clip nails as short as possible
Clip nails with square corners
Round off the edges of the nails
Clip the nails straight across.
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"Sometimes there is a scar, sometimes there isn't"
"I don't think you should worry about that right now"
"Usually there is scar present with this type of healing"
"I think you should ask your doctor about that tomorrow"
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Microscopic entities capable of carrying on a living process and are naturally present in the human body, as well as the environment
They are always harmless
They are always harmful
The do not cause disease
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Medical Asepsis inhibits growth and spread of Pathogens. Surgical Asepsis destroys microorganisms and spores
Surgical Asepsis inhibits growth and spread of Pathogens. Medical Asepsis destroys microorganisms and spores
They are equally used in any prevention control protocol
Medical asepsis is also known as sterile technique. Surgical asepsis is also clean technique
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Reservoir
Infectious Agent
Host
Entrance or Exit
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A round body formed by bacterium when conditions are unfavorable for growth of bacterium
Spore enlarges until it is as large as the bacterial cell and is surrounded by a capsule
Spores remain dormant until environmental conditions become favorable for growth
Spores normally die when exposed to excessively high temperatures
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Strength of microorganism
Number of microorganisms
Effectiveness of a person's immune system
Length of exposure to the microorganism
Shape of the microorganism
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Streptococcus bacterium
Staphylococcus aureus
Rocky Mountain
Clostridium
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Perineal
Inhalation
Gastrointestinal
Cutaneous
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Person to person by direct contact
Indirect contact with articles contaminated with the pathogen
Ingestion of contaminated food and drink
Inhalation of droplet nuclei
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Bacillus anthracis
Candida albicans
Tubercle bacillus
Escherichia coli
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Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Yeast
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There are no medicines that can cure the common cold
Let me give you an antibiotic to help relieve your symptoms
The common cold is normally caused by virus
What you have is self limiting. It will run its course.
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Convalescence, Incubation, Illness, Prodormal
Prodormal, Convalescence, Incubation, Illness
Incubation, Prodormal, Illness, Convalescence
Illness, Incubation, Prodormal, Convalescence
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Infection and Inflammation share some common signs and symptoms
Inflammation always involve infection
Infection always involve inflammation
The signs of infection are the same signs of inflammation
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Urinary and Respiratory Tract
Blood Stream
Scalp and finger nails
Surgical or Traumatic wounds
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Take a daily bath or shower
Wear a clean uniform daily
Keep fingernails short and clean
Use breath mints and perfume to smell pleasant
Wear the best make-up and jewelry to be pretty
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