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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Safety and
Infection Control Questions and Answers
Latest Update
In which order will the nurse take these actions before doing wound
irrigation and a dressing change for a client who has an infected wound?
Order from first (top) to last (bottom). Ans: 1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Put on gown
3. Put on mask to cover nose and mouth
4. Place goggles over eyes
5. Don gloves
Identify if each situation would require the nurse to use soap and water or
an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Ans: Soap and Water:
Hands visibly soiled
Caring for a client with Clostridium difficile
Caring for a client with anthrax
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer:
Before and after touching a client
After removing gloves
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The nurse is performing a sterile procedure. Select the actions in the left
column that will prevent contamination of the sterile field and drag them to
the boxes on the right. Ans: Place sterile objects at least one inch from the
edge of the field
Keep hands with sterile gloves above the waist
Avoid talking over the sterile field
Avoid leaving the room once a sterile field is established
Match the client situation to the correct room. Ans: Client with COVID-19 -
Negative pressure room with door closed
Client with neutropenia - Private room with door closed
Client with pertussis - Private room with door open
Client with broken femur - Room with another client
Click to specify which supply is needed for each medical condition. Ans:
Tuberculosis:
Eye protection
N-95 HEPA filter mask
Negative-airflow room
Respiratory Syncytial Virus:
Gown
Gloves
Mask
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Eye protection
Clostridium Difficile:
Gown
Gloves
Select the procedures in the left column that require sterile technique and
drag them to the boxes on the right. Ans: Insertion of indwelling urinary
catheter
Endotracheal suctioning of client on ventilator
Caesarean section on a client whose labor failed to progress
The client tests positive for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA). What are the priority actions by the nurse? Select all that apply.
Ans: Educate client about MRSA
Gather supplies for contact precautions
Contact the provider for isolation prescriptions
How will you respond in the following situation?
Introduction: A new nurse approaches you and asks what to wear in a room
with a client with neutropenic precautions.
Situation: You see a sign on the door of the room indicating the client is on
neutropenic precautions. A fully stocked isolation cart is located in the
hallway.
Background: The new nurse states that the client is neutropenic.
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EDAPT: NCLEX Readiness: Safety and
Infection Control Questions and Answers
Latest Update
In which order will the nurse take these actions before doing wound
irrigation and a dressing change for a client who has an infected wound?
Order from first (top) to last (bottom). Ans: 1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Put on gown
3. Put on mask to cover nose and mouth
4. Place goggles over eyes
5. Don gloves
Identify if each situation would require the nurse to use soap and water or
an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Ans: Soap and Water:
Hands visibly soiled
Caring for a client with Clostridium difficile
Caring for a client with anthrax
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer:
Before and after touching a client
After removing gloves
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The nurse is performing a sterile procedure. Select the actions in the left
column that will prevent contamination of the sterile field and drag them to
the boxes on the right. Ans: Place sterile objects at least one inch from the
edge of the field
Keep hands with sterile gloves above the waist
Avoid talking over the sterile field
Avoid leaving the room once a sterile field is established
Match the client situation to the correct room. Ans: Client with COVID-19 -
Negative pressure room with door closed
Client with neutropenia - Private room with door closed
Client with pertussis - Private room with door open
Client with broken femur - Room with another client
Click to specify which supply is needed for each medical condition. Ans:
Tuberculosis:
Eye protection
N-95 HEPA filter mask
Negative-airflow room
Respiratory Syncytial Virus:
Gown
Gloves
Mask
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Eye protection
Clostridium Difficile:
Gown
Gloves
Select the procedures in the left column that require sterile technique and
drag them to the boxes on the right. Ans: Insertion of indwelling urinary
catheter
Endotracheal suctioning of client on ventilator
Caesarean section on a client whose labor failed to progress
The client tests positive for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA). What are the priority actions by the nurse? Select all that apply.
Ans: Educate client about MRSA
Gather supplies for contact precautions
Contact the provider for isolation prescriptions
How will you respond in the following situation?
Introduction: A new nurse approaches you and asks what to wear in a room
with a client with neutropenic precautions.
Situation: You see a sign on the door of the room indicating the client is on
neutropenic precautions. A fully stocked isolation cart is located in the
hallway.
Background: The new nurse states that the client is neutropenic.
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