MGCCC Class of Fall Nursing Infection
Control (Funds. of Nursing) Questions With
Complete Solutions
Airborne Correct Answers Droplet nuclei or
residue or evaporated droplets suspended in air
during coughing or sneezing or carried on dust
particles
smaller than droplets and suspended in the air for
longer
Airborne precautions Correct Answers droplet
nuclei smaller than 5 microns
measles, chickenpox, TB
private room, negative-pressure, HEPA filtration,
mask or respiratory protection device, N95
respirator
autoclave Correct Answers steam under pressure.
kills all organisms and endospores. steam must
contact items surface
B Correct Answers If you suspect that a patient
has an infectious disease do you...
a) wait for the lab results before starting
precautions
, b) begin precautions and then worry about lab
results
basophils Correct Answers .5%-1.5%
normal during infection
Body releases chemical mediators that increase
the permeability of small blood vessels; fluid,
protein, and cells enter interstitial spaces. Correct
Answers How does inflammation/trauma to tissue
cause edema?
Chain of infection Correct Answers factors that
lead to the transmission or spread of disease
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, host
client bedside procedures that require sterile
technique Correct Answers central venous
pressure dressing change
insertion of a foley catheter
in and out cath
foley irrigation
dressing changes
tracheal suctioning
Control (Funds. of Nursing) Questions With
Complete Solutions
Airborne Correct Answers Droplet nuclei or
residue or evaporated droplets suspended in air
during coughing or sneezing or carried on dust
particles
smaller than droplets and suspended in the air for
longer
Airborne precautions Correct Answers droplet
nuclei smaller than 5 microns
measles, chickenpox, TB
private room, negative-pressure, HEPA filtration,
mask or respiratory protection device, N95
respirator
autoclave Correct Answers steam under pressure.
kills all organisms and endospores. steam must
contact items surface
B Correct Answers If you suspect that a patient
has an infectious disease do you...
a) wait for the lab results before starting
precautions
, b) begin precautions and then worry about lab
results
basophils Correct Answers .5%-1.5%
normal during infection
Body releases chemical mediators that increase
the permeability of small blood vessels; fluid,
protein, and cells enter interstitial spaces. Correct
Answers How does inflammation/trauma to tissue
cause edema?
Chain of infection Correct Answers factors that
lead to the transmission or spread of disease
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, host
client bedside procedures that require sterile
technique Correct Answers central venous
pressure dressing change
insertion of a foley catheter
in and out cath
foley irrigation
dressing changes
tracheal suctioning
