include?
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a. The institution of health care improvement
b. The institute for medicine
c. The centers for medicare and medicaid services
d. The QSEN institute
Ans: C.
the CMS is the ONLY institute health care workers need to report quality
and safety data because they can be reimbursed based on the data
A nurse is performing a wound culture. Which order of steps is most appropriate?
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, a. Apply clean dressing to arm, insert culture swab into wound, and crush
ampule of medium.
b. Remove soiled dressing, insert culture swab into wound, and secure
specimen in plastic bag.
c. Crush ampule of medium, insert culture swab into wound, and secure
specimen in plastic bag.
d. Insert culture swab into wound, crush ampule of medium, and secure
specimen in plastic bag.
Ans: D
The nurse is caring for a patient who needs two nursing staff for assistance. To prevent
shearing of the patient's skin during the hourly routine turns, what is the best nursing
action?
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a. Put the bed in Trendelenburg position and ease the patient up.
b. Use a draw or lift sheet to lift the patient up in bed.
c. Grab the patient under each arm and gently pull the patient up.
d. Use a hydraulic lift to get the patient out of bed.
Ans: B. use a draw or lift sheet to lift the patient up in bed
A patient diagnosed with pneumonia on admission is exhibiting an elevated
temperature, high white blood count, and low blood pressure with increased heart
rate. Which of the following would describe the patient's condition?
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a. Sepsis
b. Infectious disease
c. Opportunistic infection
d. Healthcare-associated infection
, Ans: A. sepsis
What is the best nursing intervention to prevent the chain of infection in the acute
care setting?
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a. Follow contact precaution.
b. Know droplet precaution.
c. Understand patient's illness.
d. Use proper hand hygiene.
Ans: D. use proper hand hygiene
A coworker states that he is not feeling well but says that he is fine to work. Two days
later, he is out of work due to illness. What phase of the communicable period was he
in when at work earlier in the week?
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a. Incubation
b. Prodromal
c. Acute
d. Convalescent
Ans: B. prodromal
For what nurse-patient interaction must the nurse wear a mask?
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