COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALES
●● Contact Precautions
Answer: Require gown and gloves on entry and are used for organisms
like C. diff and MRSA
●● Droplet Precautions
Answer: Require surgical mask within close range for infections like
influenza or strep
●● Airborne Precautions
Answer: Require N95 respirator for TB measles and varicella
●● Surgical Asepsis
Answer: Sterile technique used to eliminate all microorganisms
●● Medical Asepsis
Answer: Clean technique used to reduce microorganism spread
●● Clostridium difficile
, Answer: Requires contact precautions and soap and water handwashing
●● Hand Hygiene
Answer: Most effective method to prevent infection transmission
●● Chain of Infection
Answer: Infectious agent reservoir portal of exit transmission portal of
entry susceptible host
●● Personal Protective Equipment
Answer: Don before contact with client and remove before leaving room
●● Sharps Safety
Answer: Never recap used needles to prevent injury
●● Biohazard Disposal
Answer: Used for contaminated waste materials
●● Isolation Room Signage
Answer: Indicates required precautions and PPE
●● Sterile Field Contamination