Study Guide Test.
It is important that a client's dressings remain - CORRECT ANSWER clean and dry
When washing your hands, apply the soap - CORRECT ANSWER after wetting your hands
After cleaning a resident's dentures, you remove and discard your gloves. What is the next step? -
CORRECT ANSWER wash your hands
Which conditions promotes the growth of bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER Dark, warm, moist
Precautions for a patient in respiratory isolation include all EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER gown
During dinner, a client who is HIV-positive accidentally breaks a glass and cuts himself. What is the
proper procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER block off the area until it can be cleaned
When caring for a patient with MRSA, the nurse aide should wear - CORRECT ANSWER gown and gloves
Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called - CORRECT ANSWER
standard precautions
The most important way to prevent the spread of infection is - CORRECT ANSWER hand washing
While emptying the trash in a client's room, you get stuck by a needle that should have been placed in
the sharps container. What is the first thing to do? - CORRECT ANSWER wash the site for several
minutes
All body fluids are considered infectious EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER sweat