Infection Prevention and Control
The nurse is using soap and water to clean hands prior to Reservoir
client care. Proper hand hygiene is a nursing intervention that Portal of exit
can break which links in the chain of infection? Select all that Mode of transmission
apply. Portal of entry
A client recovering from hip replacement asks what they "You should make sure you increase your protein intake."
should eat to help heal faster. How should the nurse reply?
The nurse is taking care of four clients on a surgical floor. A 35-year-old client who has an indwelling urinary catheter
Which client is most at risk of developing a healthcare-
associated infection?
Multiple people were diagnosed with salmonella infection Multiple people were diagnosed with salmonella infection after attending a family
after attending a family picnic where they ate the same picnic where they ate the same contaminated food. The nurse knows that this type of
contaminated food. The nurse knows that this type of infection is transmitted by indirect, vehicle-borne contact. Vehicle-borne infections are
infection is transmitted by transmitted indirectly through contaminated food or water.
Match the scenario with the correct stage of infection. Incubation is the period of time between the initial entry of the disease into the host
and the emergence of the first symptoms. The prodromal stage is the interval from the
onset of first symptoms to specific disease symptoms in which the infectious agent can
be spread to others. The illness is when the symptoms worsen and infection is at its
worst. During convalescence, the symptoms decrease and the disease disappears. The
host returns to a state of health.
A client was just diagnosed with a catheter-associated Break in sterile technique
urinary tract infection (CAUTI). What causes this?
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The nurse is using soap and water to clean hands prior to Reservoir
client care. Proper hand hygiene is a nursing intervention that Portal of exit
can break which links in the chain of infection? Select all that Mode of transmission
apply. Portal of entry
A client recovering from hip replacement asks what they "You should make sure you increase your protein intake."
should eat to help heal faster. How should the nurse reply?
The nurse is taking care of four clients on a surgical floor. A 35-year-old client who has an indwelling urinary catheter
Which client is most at risk of developing a healthcare-
associated infection?
Multiple people were diagnosed with salmonella infection Multiple people were diagnosed with salmonella infection after attending a family
after attending a family picnic where they ate the same picnic where they ate the same contaminated food. The nurse knows that this type of
contaminated food. The nurse knows that this type of infection is transmitted by indirect, vehicle-borne contact. Vehicle-borne infections are
infection is transmitted by transmitted indirectly through contaminated food or water.
Match the scenario with the correct stage of infection. Incubation is the period of time between the initial entry of the disease into the host
and the emergence of the first symptoms. The prodromal stage is the interval from the
onset of first symptoms to specific disease symptoms in which the infectious agent can
be spread to others. The illness is when the symptoms worsen and infection is at its
worst. During convalescence, the symptoms decrease and the disease disappears. The
host returns to a state of health.
A client was just diagnosed with a catheter-associated Break in sterile technique
urinary tract infection (CAUTI). What causes this?
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