NUR 172 HONDROS EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER
2026 PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY
PRINCIPLES FULL ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
INSIGHT
◉ What should you monitor in a patient taking Rifampin?
Answer: Platelet count and WBC count
◉ What type of infection is C-Diff?
Answer: A bacterial infection
◉ Your elderly patient has a saline lock in place but no longer needs
it, can you take it out?
Answer: No, you need a doctors order to remove an IV that is okay.
(An LPN does not need an order to remove a bad IV
◉ What is your first intervention for a patient in FVO from
pulmonary edema who has crackles and a low pulse ox?
Answer: Raise the head of the bed
◉ What type of patient would have blood tinged sputum?
, Answer: A patient in FVO from pulmonary edema
◉ What are some ways to prevent infection? (this is a select all
question)
Answer: 1. Check the expiration date on tubing & fluids
2. Remove IV if redness is noted
3. Do not touch the IV spike
4. Scrub the hub of the tubing with alcohol for 15 seconds
◉ What is important to knowm about Hospital Acquired Infections?
(this is a select all question)
Answer: 1. Not reimbursable
2. They are life threatening
3. Lines can cause BSI (bloodstream infection)
◉ What does the world help organization say? (this is a select all
question)
Answer: 1. Nails no longer than 1/4 of an inch
2. Wash hands for 20 seconds
3. Wear gloves whenever you are doing something that may cause
you to be in contact with bodily fluids
2026 PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY
PRINCIPLES FULL ANSWERS AND CLINICAL
INSIGHT
◉ What should you monitor in a patient taking Rifampin?
Answer: Platelet count and WBC count
◉ What type of infection is C-Diff?
Answer: A bacterial infection
◉ Your elderly patient has a saline lock in place but no longer needs
it, can you take it out?
Answer: No, you need a doctors order to remove an IV that is okay.
(An LPN does not need an order to remove a bad IV
◉ What is your first intervention for a patient in FVO from
pulmonary edema who has crackles and a low pulse ox?
Answer: Raise the head of the bed
◉ What type of patient would have blood tinged sputum?
, Answer: A patient in FVO from pulmonary edema
◉ What are some ways to prevent infection? (this is a select all
question)
Answer: 1. Check the expiration date on tubing & fluids
2. Remove IV if redness is noted
3. Do not touch the IV spike
4. Scrub the hub of the tubing with alcohol for 15 seconds
◉ What is important to knowm about Hospital Acquired Infections?
(this is a select all question)
Answer: 1. Not reimbursable
2. They are life threatening
3. Lines can cause BSI (bloodstream infection)
◉ What does the world help organization say? (this is a select all
question)
Answer: 1. Nails no longer than 1/4 of an inch
2. Wash hands for 20 seconds
3. Wear gloves whenever you are doing something that may cause
you to be in contact with bodily fluids
