Infection Control and Isolation test ATI 2023 questions and
answers
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium
difficile. Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution
b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following
situations should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens
from the clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a
computer
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a
computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick
injuries. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication
administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The
client is an example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit
b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group
of nurses. The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is
transmitted by which of the following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
, b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact
a. airborne
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests
that can indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the
following laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid
a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
d. place the client in a negative airflow room
Place the client in a private room.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about surgical asepsis.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "you can wear artificial fingernails if they are kept short"
b. "leave rings on your fingers when performing surgical hand sepsis"
c. "keep your fingernails less than half an inch in length"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infection control.
The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following types of
precautions requires the use of an N95 mask?
a. protective isolation
b. contact
c. droplet
d. airborne
d. airborne
A nurse is assisting with implementing an infection control bundle for clients at
risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the bundle?
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
b. use clean technique for insertion of indwelling urinary catheters
c. check client every 2 days to evaluate the need for indwelling catheters
answers
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium
difficile. Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution
b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following
situations should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens
from the clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a
computer
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a
computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick
injuries. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication
administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The
client is an example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit
b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group
of nurses. The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is
transmitted by which of the following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
, b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact
a. airborne
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests
that can indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the
following laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid
a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
d. place the client in a negative airflow room
Place the client in a private room.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about surgical asepsis.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "you can wear artificial fingernails if they are kept short"
b. "leave rings on your fingers when performing surgical hand sepsis"
c. "keep your fingernails less than half an inch in length"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infection control.
The nurse should include in the teaching that which of the following types of
precautions requires the use of an N95 mask?
a. protective isolation
b. contact
c. droplet
d. airborne
d. airborne
A nurse is assisting with implementing an infection control bundle for clients at
risk for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the bundle?
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
b. use clean technique for insertion of indwelling urinary catheters
c. check client every 2 days to evaluate the need for indwelling catheters
