HESI Module -6 Safety AND
Infection Control WITH 100-
Correct Answers
Which event would require a nurse to complete and file an incident report?
a. The nurse, preparing an intravenous infusion, notes that the battery of an
intravenous infusion pump is not working.
b. a client has a seizure.
c. When a visitor suddenly becomes weak and dizzy, the nurse checks the visitor's
blood pressure and takes the visitor to the emergency department for treatment.
d. The nurse determines that a client would benefit from the use of a walker to
ambulate. - ANSWER-c
A community health nurse working in a school setting is concerned because
parents are not participating in health activities designed to promote child safety.
What is the *most appropriate* initial action for the nurse to take?
a. Implementing a child safety program
b. Determining the appropriateness of the planned health activity
c. Performing an analysis of health problems related to child safety
d. Planning a focused child safety program - ANSWER-b
,A nurse is preparing a chemotherapy infusion to be administered to a client with a
diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. Which precaution should the nurse take while
working with this intravenous (IV) infusion?
a. Wearing gloves and a mask
b. Wearing gloves and a gown
c. Wearing gloves, a mask, and a head covering
d. Wearing gloves, a mask, and eye protection - ANSWER-d
A home health nurse is visiting a client with tuberculosis (TB). Which action by the
client tells the nurse that the client understands the necessary respiratory
precautions to be taken at home?
a. Wearing an oxygen mask at all times
b. Staying secluded in the bedroom
c. Disposing of contaminated tissues in a container with a leak-proof bag
d. Keeping the house closed up to minimize the spread of disease - ANSWER-c
A nurse provides instruction to a new nursing assistant regarding the application
of a restraint to a client. The nurse watches as the nursing assistant applies the
restraint. What observation tells the nurse that the nursing assistant is using
correct procedure?
a. The assistant secures the restraint in such a way that it is impossible to slip a
finger between the restraint and the client's skin.
b. The assistant applies a tie knot in the restraint strap.
c. The assistant attaches the restraint straps securely to the side rails.
d. The assistant applies the restraint so that the strap does not tighten when force
is applied against it. - ANSWER-d
, A nurse receives a telephone call from the admissions office and is told that a
client scheduled for an internal radiation implant will be admitted to the nursing
unit. Which of the following precautions does the nurse include in the client's plan
of care?
a. Wearing gloves when emptying the client's bedpan
b. Placing used linen in double bags and sending a bag to the laundry room every
evening
c. Allowing the client to ambulate in the hall only once a day
d. Placing the client in a semiprivate room at the end of a hallway - ANSWER-a
A home care nurse is instructing a client in the use of ice packs to treat an eye
injury. What does the nurse instruct the client to do?
a. Wrap a plastic bag filled with ice in a pillowcase and place it on the eye
b. Avoid the use of commercially prepared ice bags
c. Place the ice pack directly on the eye
d. Keep the ice pack on the eye continuously for 24 hours - ANSWER-a
A nurse is assisting with disaster relief after a tornado. The nurse's goal with the
overall community is to prevent as much injury and death resulting from the
uncontrollable event as possible. Finding safe housing for survivors, providing
support to families, organizing counseling sessions, and securing physical care
when needed are all examples of which level of prevention?
a. secondary
b. primary
c. initial
Infection Control WITH 100-
Correct Answers
Which event would require a nurse to complete and file an incident report?
a. The nurse, preparing an intravenous infusion, notes that the battery of an
intravenous infusion pump is not working.
b. a client has a seizure.
c. When a visitor suddenly becomes weak and dizzy, the nurse checks the visitor's
blood pressure and takes the visitor to the emergency department for treatment.
d. The nurse determines that a client would benefit from the use of a walker to
ambulate. - ANSWER-c
A community health nurse working in a school setting is concerned because
parents are not participating in health activities designed to promote child safety.
What is the *most appropriate* initial action for the nurse to take?
a. Implementing a child safety program
b. Determining the appropriateness of the planned health activity
c. Performing an analysis of health problems related to child safety
d. Planning a focused child safety program - ANSWER-b
,A nurse is preparing a chemotherapy infusion to be administered to a client with a
diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. Which precaution should the nurse take while
working with this intravenous (IV) infusion?
a. Wearing gloves and a mask
b. Wearing gloves and a gown
c. Wearing gloves, a mask, and a head covering
d. Wearing gloves, a mask, and eye protection - ANSWER-d
A home health nurse is visiting a client with tuberculosis (TB). Which action by the
client tells the nurse that the client understands the necessary respiratory
precautions to be taken at home?
a. Wearing an oxygen mask at all times
b. Staying secluded in the bedroom
c. Disposing of contaminated tissues in a container with a leak-proof bag
d. Keeping the house closed up to minimize the spread of disease - ANSWER-c
A nurse provides instruction to a new nursing assistant regarding the application
of a restraint to a client. The nurse watches as the nursing assistant applies the
restraint. What observation tells the nurse that the nursing assistant is using
correct procedure?
a. The assistant secures the restraint in such a way that it is impossible to slip a
finger between the restraint and the client's skin.
b. The assistant applies a tie knot in the restraint strap.
c. The assistant attaches the restraint straps securely to the side rails.
d. The assistant applies the restraint so that the strap does not tighten when force
is applied against it. - ANSWER-d
, A nurse receives a telephone call from the admissions office and is told that a
client scheduled for an internal radiation implant will be admitted to the nursing
unit. Which of the following precautions does the nurse include in the client's plan
of care?
a. Wearing gloves when emptying the client's bedpan
b. Placing used linen in double bags and sending a bag to the laundry room every
evening
c. Allowing the client to ambulate in the hall only once a day
d. Placing the client in a semiprivate room at the end of a hallway - ANSWER-a
A home care nurse is instructing a client in the use of ice packs to treat an eye
injury. What does the nurse instruct the client to do?
a. Wrap a plastic bag filled with ice in a pillowcase and place it on the eye
b. Avoid the use of commercially prepared ice bags
c. Place the ice pack directly on the eye
d. Keep the ice pack on the eye continuously for 24 hours - ANSWER-a
A nurse is assisting with disaster relief after a tornado. The nurse's goal with the
overall community is to prevent as much injury and death resulting from the
uncontrollable event as possible. Finding safe housing for survivors, providing
support to families, organizing counseling sessions, and securing physical care
when needed are all examples of which level of prevention?
a. secondary
b. primary
c. initial
