NR229 Week 1 Edapt: Infection Prevention and
Control correctly answered to pass (updated to
pass)
1. The nurse is using soap and
water to clean hands prior to Portal of entry
client care. Proper hand hygiene Reservoir
is a nursing in- Portal of exit
tervention that can break which links Mode of transmission
in the chain of infection? Select all
that apply.
2. A client recovering from hip
replace- ment asks what they "You should make sure you increase your
should eat to help heal faster. protein intake."
How should the nurse reply?
3. The nurse is taking care of four
clients on a surgical floor. Which
client is most at risk of A 35-year-old client who has an indwelling
developing a healthcare- urinary catheter
associated infection?
4. Multiple people were diagnosed with indirect, vehicle-born contact.
salmonella infection after
attending a family picnic where
they ate the same contaminated
food. The nurse knows that this
type of infection is transmitted by
5. Maria was a bridesmaid at her sis- Today, Maria woke up with a sore throat and a
ter's wedding 12 days ago. The wed- cough.-Incubation Stage
ding was small and with immedi-
ate family only. Today, she woke Maria waited a couple of days hoping it was
up with a sore throat and a
cough. just a cold, but a fever developed.-Prodromal
Maria waited a couple of days Stage
hop- ing it was just a cold, but a
fever developed. She decided to Maria tested positive for COVID-19 and her
be test-
symptoms worsened.-Illness Stage
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, NR229 Week 1 Edapt: Infection Prevention and
Control correctly answered to pass (updated to
pass)
ed for COVID-19. Maria tested posi- Maria was hospitalized for a few days and then
went
tive for COVID-19 and her symptoms home to recover.-
worsened. She was having Convalescence Stage
difficul- ty breathing and was
hospitalized. Maria was
discharged from the hos- pital and
was sent home to finish re-
covering.
Match the scenario with the
correct stage of infection.
6. A client was just diagnosed with
a catheter-associated urinary tract
in- fection (CAUTI). What causes Break in sterile technique
this?
7. A client on broad spectrum antibi-
The antibiotics kill the bad and good bacteria in
the
otics is now diagnosed with Clostrid- intestines
ium difficile, an infectious
diarrhea. What describes the link
between an- tibiotics and
Clostridium difficile?
8. The nurse was inserting an
intra- venous (IV) catheter and Dispose of the IV needle in a sharps container.
the nee- dle punctured her glove
and finger. What should be the
nurse's first ac- tion?
9. Prevention of transmission is
cen- tered around breaking the
chain of infection. Match each Mode of Transmission
link in the chain of infection to its
description. : Ways in which the infectious agent is spread
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Control correctly answered to pass (updated to
pass)
1. The nurse is using soap and
water to clean hands prior to Portal of entry
client care. Proper hand hygiene Reservoir
is a nursing in- Portal of exit
tervention that can break which links Mode of transmission
in the chain of infection? Select all
that apply.
2. A client recovering from hip
replace- ment asks what they "You should make sure you increase your
should eat to help heal faster. protein intake."
How should the nurse reply?
3. The nurse is taking care of four
clients on a surgical floor. Which
client is most at risk of A 35-year-old client who has an indwelling
developing a healthcare- urinary catheter
associated infection?
4. Multiple people were diagnosed with indirect, vehicle-born contact.
salmonella infection after
attending a family picnic where
they ate the same contaminated
food. The nurse knows that this
type of infection is transmitted by
5. Maria was a bridesmaid at her sis- Today, Maria woke up with a sore throat and a
ter's wedding 12 days ago. The wed- cough.-Incubation Stage
ding was small and with immedi-
ate family only. Today, she woke Maria waited a couple of days hoping it was
up with a sore throat and a
cough. just a cold, but a fever developed.-Prodromal
Maria waited a couple of days Stage
hop- ing it was just a cold, but a
fever developed. She decided to Maria tested positive for COVID-19 and her
be test-
symptoms worsened.-Illness Stage
1/
6
, NR229 Week 1 Edapt: Infection Prevention and
Control correctly answered to pass (updated to
pass)
ed for COVID-19. Maria tested posi- Maria was hospitalized for a few days and then
went
tive for COVID-19 and her symptoms home to recover.-
worsened. She was having Convalescence Stage
difficul- ty breathing and was
hospitalized. Maria was
discharged from the hos- pital and
was sent home to finish re-
covering.
Match the scenario with the
correct stage of infection.
6. A client was just diagnosed with
a catheter-associated urinary tract
in- fection (CAUTI). What causes Break in sterile technique
this?
7. A client on broad spectrum antibi-
The antibiotics kill the bad and good bacteria in
the
otics is now diagnosed with Clostrid- intestines
ium difficile, an infectious
diarrhea. What describes the link
between an- tibiotics and
Clostridium difficile?
8. The nurse was inserting an
intra- venous (IV) catheter and Dispose of the IV needle in a sharps container.
the nee- dle punctured her glove
and finger. What should be the
nurse's first ac- tion?
9. Prevention of transmission is
cen- tered around breaking the
chain of infection. Match each Mode of Transmission
link in the chain of infection to its
description. : Ways in which the infectious agent is spread
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