ATI: ENGAGE FUNDAMENTALS -
INFECTION CONTROL AND ISOLATION
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infectious agents. The nurse
should include in the teaching that pertussis is transmitted by which of the following modes of
transmission?
A.) Direct contact
B.) Droplet
C.) Airborne
D.) Indirect contact - ANS B.) Droplet
Rationale: The nurse should include in the teaching that pertussis is transmitted through large
droplets in the air from coughing or sneezing. The client should be placed in a private room. The
nurse should wear a surgical mask when providing care for clients who are on droplet
precautions.
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.
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, D.) Place the client in a negative airflow room. - ANS B.) Place the client in a private room.
Rationale: The nurse should place the client in a private room to reduce the risk of transmitting
the infectious agent to others.
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 sanitiser
B.) Soap and water
C.) Iodine solution
D.) Chlorhexidine solution - ANS B. Soap and water
Rationale: The nurse should wash their hands with soap and water after caring for a client who
has an infection caused by spores, such as Clostridium difficile.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about hand hygiene for surgical
asepsis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A.) Use a brush to scrub the surface of the hands.
B.) Rinse antiseptic solution from the hands before it dries.
C.) Apply chlorhexidine and ethanol to the hands.
D.) Leave jewelry on the hands when cleansing them. - ANS C.) Apply chlorhexidine and
ethanol to the hands.
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurse to apply chlorhexidine and
ethanol solution to their hands to remove pathogens when using surgical asepsis.
A nurse is setting up a sterile field to perform a dressing change on a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
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INFECTION CONTROL AND ISOLATION
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infectious agents. The nurse
should include in the teaching that pertussis is transmitted by which of the following modes of
transmission?
A.) Direct contact
B.) Droplet
C.) Airborne
D.) Indirect contact - ANS B.) Droplet
Rationale: The nurse should include in the teaching that pertussis is transmitted through large
droplets in the air from coughing or sneezing. The client should be placed in a private room. The
nurse should wear a surgical mask when providing care for clients who are on droplet
precautions.
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.
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, D.) Place the client in a negative airflow room. - ANS B.) Place the client in a private room.
Rationale: The nurse should place the client in a private room to reduce the risk of transmitting
the infectious agent to others.
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 sanitiser
B.) Soap and water
C.) Iodine solution
D.) Chlorhexidine solution - ANS B. Soap and water
Rationale: The nurse should wash their hands with soap and water after caring for a client who
has an infection caused by spores, such as Clostridium difficile.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about hand hygiene for surgical
asepsis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A.) Use a brush to scrub the surface of the hands.
B.) Rinse antiseptic solution from the hands before it dries.
C.) Apply chlorhexidine and ethanol to the hands.
D.) Leave jewelry on the hands when cleansing them. - ANS C.) Apply chlorhexidine and
ethanol to the hands.
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the newly licensed nurse to apply chlorhexidine and
ethanol solution to their hands to remove pathogens when using surgical asepsis.
A nurse is setting up a sterile field to perform a dressing change on a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
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