TEST BANK FOR DAVIS ADVANTAGE
BASIC NURSING: THINKING, DOING,
AND CARING 3RD EDITION TREAS
WILKINSON
The nurse is assessing a client with a high fever and chills. What should
be included in the
assessment? Select all that apply.
- Risk for compromised immune system
- Abnormal white blood cell count
- Regularity of bowel movements
- Drainage from wounds
- History of fevers - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk for compromised
immune system
Abnormal white blood cell count
Drainage from wounds
,History of fevers
Which objects are at greatest risk for infection transfer in the
healthcare environment? Select all that
apply.
- Healthcare workers
- Artificial fingernails
- Vital sign equipment
- Dietary trays
- Public restrooms - CORRECT ANSWER-Healthcare workers
Artificial fingernails
Vital sign equipment
A client is asking the nurse how he contracted a multidrug-resistant
microorganism in his foot
wound. What factors likely contributed? Select all that apply.
- Previous use of antibiotics
- Advanced age
,- First exposure to the hospital environment
- Chronic illness
- Incorrect dosing of antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER-Previous use
of antibiotics
Advanced age
Chronic illness
The nurse is teaching a group of elementary students about infection
prevention. Which factors
should be included in the discussion? Select all that apply
- Importance of washing hands
- Eating a diet with vitamin C at each meal
- Regular physical activity
- Getting an annual influenza immunization
- Sleeping 6 to 9 hours a night - CORRECT ANSWER-Importance of
washing hands
Regular physical activity
Getting an annual influenza immunization
, Sleeping 6 to 9 hours a night
The nurse needs an IV pole to begin a new medication for a client.
There is a pole in another client's
room that is not in use. What should be the nurse's next action?
- Ask whether the pole has been cleaned.
- Take the pole and begin using it.
- Disinfect the pole and begin using it.
- Send the pole to the sterilizing department - CORRECT ANSWER-
Disinfect the pole and begin using it.
A client is admitted to the hospital with bloody sputum and night
sweats, signs of tuberculosis. Which
precautions must the nurse institute immediately?
- Droplet
- Airborne
- Contact
- Protective - CORRECT ANSWER-Airborne
BASIC NURSING: THINKING, DOING,
AND CARING 3RD EDITION TREAS
WILKINSON
The nurse is assessing a client with a high fever and chills. What should
be included in the
assessment? Select all that apply.
- Risk for compromised immune system
- Abnormal white blood cell count
- Regularity of bowel movements
- Drainage from wounds
- History of fevers - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk for compromised
immune system
Abnormal white blood cell count
Drainage from wounds
,History of fevers
Which objects are at greatest risk for infection transfer in the
healthcare environment? Select all that
apply.
- Healthcare workers
- Artificial fingernails
- Vital sign equipment
- Dietary trays
- Public restrooms - CORRECT ANSWER-Healthcare workers
Artificial fingernails
Vital sign equipment
A client is asking the nurse how he contracted a multidrug-resistant
microorganism in his foot
wound. What factors likely contributed? Select all that apply.
- Previous use of antibiotics
- Advanced age
,- First exposure to the hospital environment
- Chronic illness
- Incorrect dosing of antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER-Previous use
of antibiotics
Advanced age
Chronic illness
The nurse is teaching a group of elementary students about infection
prevention. Which factors
should be included in the discussion? Select all that apply
- Importance of washing hands
- Eating a diet with vitamin C at each meal
- Regular physical activity
- Getting an annual influenza immunization
- Sleeping 6 to 9 hours a night - CORRECT ANSWER-Importance of
washing hands
Regular physical activity
Getting an annual influenza immunization
, Sleeping 6 to 9 hours a night
The nurse needs an IV pole to begin a new medication for a client.
There is a pole in another client's
room that is not in use. What should be the nurse's next action?
- Ask whether the pole has been cleaned.
- Take the pole and begin using it.
- Disinfect the pole and begin using it.
- Send the pole to the sterilizing department - CORRECT ANSWER-
Disinfect the pole and begin using it.
A client is admitted to the hospital with bloody sputum and night
sweats, signs of tuberculosis. Which
precautions must the nurse institute immediately?
- Droplet
- Airborne
- Contact
- Protective - CORRECT ANSWER-Airborne
