A nurse is following the principles of c. According to the principles of medical asepsis, the nurse should move
medical asepsis when performing patient equipment away from the body when brushing, scrubbing, or dusting articl
care in a hospital setting. Which nursing prevent contaminated particles from settling on the hair, face, or uniform. T
action performed by the nurse follows nurse should carry soiled items away from the body to prevent them from
these recommended guidelines? touching the clothing. The nurse should not put soiled items on the floor, a
A. The nurse carries the patients' soiled highly contaminated. The nurse should also clean the least soiled areas firs
bed linens close to the body to prevent then move to the more soiled ones to prevent having the cleaner areas soi
spreading microorganisms into the air by the dirtier areas.
B. The nurse places soiled bed linens and
hospital gowns on the floor when
making the bed
C. The nurse moves the patient table
away from the nurse's body when wiping
it off after a meal
D. The nurse cleans the most soiled items
in the patient's bathroom first and follows
with the cleaner items
, NURA 303 Exam 2
A school nurse is performing an b. During the prodromal stage, the person has vague signs and symptoms,
assessment of a student who states, "I'm as fatigue and a low-grade fever. There are no obvious symptoms of infecti
too tired to keep my head up in class." during the incubation period, and they are more specific during the full sta
The student has a low-grade fever. The illness before disappearing by the convalescent period.
nurse would interpret these findings as
indicating which stage of infection?
A. Incubation period
B. Prodromal stage
C. Full stage of illness
D. Convalescent period
, NURA 303 Exam 2
A nurse is caring for patients in an a, c, d, f. It is recommended to use an alcohol-based handrub in the follow
isolation ward. In which situations would situations: before direct contact with patients; after direct contact with patie
the nurse appropriately use an alcohol- skin; after contact with body fluids if hands are not visibly soiled; after remo
based handrub to decontaminate the gloves; before inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or
hands? Select all that apply. invasive devices that do not require surgical placement; before donning ste
A. Providing a bed bath for a patient gloves prior to an invasive procedure; if moving from a contaminated body
B. Visibly soiled hands after changing the to a clean body site; and after contact with objects contaminated by the pa
bedding of a patient Keep in mind that handrubs are not appropriate for use with C. difficile infe
C. Removing gloves when patient care is
completed
D. Inserting a urinary catheter for a
female patient
E. Assisting with a surgical placement of
a cardiac stent
F. Removing old magazines from a
patient's table
, NURA 303 Exam 2
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after b, c, e, f. Proper hand hygiene includes removing jewelry (with the exceptio
providing patient care. The nurse's hands a plain wedding band), wetting the hands and wrist area with the hands low
are not visibly soiled. Which steps in this than the elbows, using about one teaspoon of liquid soap, using friction mo
procedure are performed correctly? for at least 20 seconds, washing to 1 in above the wrists with a friction motio
Select all that apply. at least 20 seconds, and rinsing thoroughly with water flowing toward finge
A. Removes all jewelry including a
platinum wedding band
B. Washes hands to 1 in above the wrists
C. Uses approximately one teaspoon of
liquid soap
D. Keeps hands higher than elbows when
placing under faucet
E. Uses friction motion when washing for
at least 20 seconds
F. Rinses thoroughly with water flowing
toward fingertips