Nursing 220 Midterm Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Breaking the chain of infection ✅how do you prevent infection?
-minimizing complications
-reducing adverse outcomes ✅what two ways can you control infection?
-identifying the infection
-preventing infection
-controlling infection
-teaching the patient about infections ✅what are the infections control measures?
Medical aspesis ✅-involves procedures and practices that reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens
-also called clean technique
Example of medical asepsis ✅-handwashing
-wearing gloves
Surgical asepsis ✅-Includes practices used to render and keep objects and areas free
from microorganisms
-also called sterile technique
Example of surgical asepsis ✅-inserting an indwelling urinary catheter or inserting an
intravenous catheter
-Performing hand hygiene
-Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
-Preparing a sterile field
-Adding sterile items to a sterile field
-Putting on and removing sterile gloves ✅skills to prevent the spread of infection?
1) before touching the patient
2) before clean/aseptic procedure
3) after body fluid exposure risk
4) after touching patient
5) after touching patient surroundings ✅what are the 5 moments for hand hygiene?
Conditions requiring hand hygiene ✅-When hands are visibly dirty
-When hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or other body fluids
-Before eating and after using the restroom
-If exposure to certain organisms, such as those causing anthrax or Clostridium difficile
, Alcohol-based hand rubs ✅-Recommended if hands are not visibly soiled
-Advantages
O They save time
O They are more accessible
O They are easy to use
O They reduce bacterial count on the hands
Good ✅practicing ______ hand hygiene
Away ✅carrying soiled items _______ from the body
Floor ✅keeping soiled items off the _____
Directly on others ✅avoiding having patients cough, sneeze, or breathe _____
Away ✅moving equipment ____ from the body when cleaning articles
Dust ✅avoiding raising _____
First ✅cleaning least-soiled areas _____
Least , most ✅you always clean ____ dirty to ____ dirty
Appropriate ✅disposing of soiled or used items in ______ containers
Drain ✅pouring discarded liquids into the _____
Sterilizing ✅______ items suspected of containing pathogens
Personal grooming habits ✅using _______ _______ _______ that prevent the spread
of microorganism
Guidelines ✅following _______ for infection control or barrier technique
Wash hands ✅what do you do when moving from a contaminated body site to a clean
one during patient care?
Gloves ✅the use of _____ does not eliminate the need for hand hygiene
Hand hygiene ✅the use of _____ does not eliminate the need for gloves
Hand lotions ✅______ ______ are recommended to moisten and protect skin
and Correct Answers
Breaking the chain of infection ✅how do you prevent infection?
-minimizing complications
-reducing adverse outcomes ✅what two ways can you control infection?
-identifying the infection
-preventing infection
-controlling infection
-teaching the patient about infections ✅what are the infections control measures?
Medical aspesis ✅-involves procedures and practices that reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens
-also called clean technique
Example of medical asepsis ✅-handwashing
-wearing gloves
Surgical asepsis ✅-Includes practices used to render and keep objects and areas free
from microorganisms
-also called sterile technique
Example of surgical asepsis ✅-inserting an indwelling urinary catheter or inserting an
intravenous catheter
-Performing hand hygiene
-Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
-Preparing a sterile field
-Adding sterile items to a sterile field
-Putting on and removing sterile gloves ✅skills to prevent the spread of infection?
1) before touching the patient
2) before clean/aseptic procedure
3) after body fluid exposure risk
4) after touching patient
5) after touching patient surroundings ✅what are the 5 moments for hand hygiene?
Conditions requiring hand hygiene ✅-When hands are visibly dirty
-When hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or other body fluids
-Before eating and after using the restroom
-If exposure to certain organisms, such as those causing anthrax or Clostridium difficile
, Alcohol-based hand rubs ✅-Recommended if hands are not visibly soiled
-Advantages
O They save time
O They are more accessible
O They are easy to use
O They reduce bacterial count on the hands
Good ✅practicing ______ hand hygiene
Away ✅carrying soiled items _______ from the body
Floor ✅keeping soiled items off the _____
Directly on others ✅avoiding having patients cough, sneeze, or breathe _____
Away ✅moving equipment ____ from the body when cleaning articles
Dust ✅avoiding raising _____
First ✅cleaning least-soiled areas _____
Least , most ✅you always clean ____ dirty to ____ dirty
Appropriate ✅disposing of soiled or used items in ______ containers
Drain ✅pouring discarded liquids into the _____
Sterilizing ✅______ items suspected of containing pathogens
Personal grooming habits ✅using _______ _______ _______ that prevent the spread
of microorganism
Guidelines ✅following _______ for infection control or barrier technique
Wash hands ✅what do you do when moving from a contaminated body site to a clean
one during patient care?
Gloves ✅the use of _____ does not eliminate the need for hand hygiene
Hand hygiene ✅the use of _____ does not eliminate the need for gloves
Hand lotions ✅______ ______ are recommended to moisten and protect skin
