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A patient was diagnosed with a urinary tract The patient is displaying generalized symptoms that indicate a systemic infection.
infection. The patient has been drinking fruit juice Symptoms of a localized infection such as the urinary tract may include pain, burning from
and has increased his intake of fluids but has failed edematous membranes, and frequency of urination. Because the patient failed to be treated as
to take his antibiotic as prescribed because it prescribed, you might suspect that the patient's urinary tract infection has ascended to the kidney,
caused gastric upset. Three days later, the patient producing more systemic symptoms of infection. Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbance may be a side
presents to the clinic with fever, malaise, nausea, effect of the antibiotic. An allergic response would be more likely suspected if the patient
and vomiting. What might you suspect? developed a rash, hives, urticaria, or difficulty breathing.
Inserting a urinary catheter requires sterile technique (surgical asepsis) to prevent the introduction of
any microorganisms into the urinary bladder during the procedure.
Medical asepsis (clean technique) is used to reduce the number or transmission of microorganisms
The nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. To
and includes hand hygiene, wearing clean disposable gloves, etc. Droplet precautions are a type of
perform this procedure, the nurse will use:
standard precaution in which the recommended barrier method includes the use of a mask. Standard
precautions refer to wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when there is potential contact
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The nurse is demonstrating the use of standard precautions.
Standard precautions are used to protect the nurse from potential contact with blood and body
The nurse is working in a busy emergency room. On fluids. Because there is a risk of being splattered with infectious materials, the nurse should use
entering station 1, the nurse dons a pair of clean gloves, mask, eye protection, and a gown. Standard precautions should become a routine part of
disposable gloves. The nurse sees that the patient her practice and thus be observed in every patient encounter.
has a gunshot wound to the chest and is concerned Medical asepsis (or clean technique), includes procedures used to reduce the number of and
there may be splattering of infectious materials. The prevent the spread of microorganisms.
nurse applies goggles, a mask, and a gown. What is Surgical asepsis (or sterile technique) includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms from
this called? an area.
Health care-acquired infections are those that develop as a result of a stay or visit in a health care
facility and that were absent at the time of admission.
A nurse assists a patient with a Foley catheter to Portal of entry
ambulate down the hall. The nurse holds the By not allowing the urine from the bedside drainage bag to reenter the bladder, the nurse is
catheter bag below the level of the patient s breaking the chain of infection at the portal of entry. Emptying the bedside drainage bag may be an
bladder. What link in the chain of infection is the example of controlling the reservoir. Host susceptibility has to do with issues such as age, nutritional
nurse breaking by doing so? status, medical treatments, immunizations, and so on.
Standard precautions are used to protect you from potential contact with blood and body fluids and
should be observed in every patient encounter. Besides gloving, standard precautions include the
The nurse manager is reviewing the use of standard
use of masks, eye protection, and gowns when there is a risk of being splattered with infectious
precautions with the staff. Which of the following
materials. Surgical asepsis (sterile technique) requires the use of sterile gloves. Clean gloves may be
should be included in the review?
worn when following standard precautions. Any patient may be a source of infection and should be
treated as such rather than waiting until a pathogen is identified.
A sterile surface that comes in contact with moisture must be considered contaminated. A sterile
A small group of nursing students is giving a
object or field out of the range of vision or an object held below a person's waist is considered
teaching presentation on the principles of surgical
contaminated. A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air; stay
asepsis. Which of the following standards are
organized, and complete any procedure as soon as possible. If there is any doubt about an item's
appropriate to include in the presentation?
sterility, the item is considered to be unsterile. All items used within a sterile field must be sterile.
Receiving immunizations helps prevent being a susceptible host. Alcohol-based hand rubs are also
A nurse is teaching infection control to a group of
effective for reducing microorganisms. Hand washing should be used when there is visible soiling.
daycare workers. Which of the following should the
Smaller containers of hand sanitizer are preferred because microorganisms may begin to reside in
nurse include in the instruction?
larger containers. Toys are typically the vehicle for transmission in the chain of infection.
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