NU372 Week 1 EAQ Evolve Elsevier: Infection | Questions and Answers
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The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with methicillin- o Surgical asepsis
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the urine. The
health care provider orders an indwelling urinary catheter · Catheter insertion requires the procedure to be performed under sterile
to be inserted. Which safeguard would the nurse take technique. Droplet precautions are used with certain respiratory illnesses. Reverse
during this procedure? isolation is used with clients who may be immunocompromised. Medical
asepsis involves clean technique/gloving.
o Droplet precautions
o Reverse isolation
o Surgical asepsis
o Medical asepsis
A client with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus o Cover the infected site with a dressing.
(MRSA) infected wound is scheduled for a computed
tomography (CT) scan. To ensure client and visitor safety · Covering the infected site with a dressing will contain secretions and
set up a during transport, the nurse would implement which barrier, thus decreasing the risk for transmission to others. Contact
precautions precaution? must be used for clients with known or suspected infections transmitted by
direct
contact or contact with items in the environment. Draping the client with a sheet
o No special precautions are required. marked biohazardous does not protect the client’s privacy. A wound infected with
o Cover the infected site with a dressing. MRSA can be transmitted to others via contact, not through the airborne route;
o Drape the client with a covering labeled biohazardous. thus a mask is unnecessary.
o Place a surgical mask on the client.
, The nurse is providing colostomy care to a client with o Gloves
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) o Gown
infection. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) o Goggles
would the nurse use? Select all that apply. One, some, or
all responses may be correct. · Standard PPE, which should be used for performing colostomy care in a
client positive for MRSA, includes gloves, gown, and goggles. A combination
mask/eye
o Gloves shield may be used when caring for this client; however, a mask is not necessary. A
o Gown mask would be necessary if the client had MRSA of the nares. Shoe covers and
o Mask hair bonnet are not required for this client care situation.
o Goggles
o Shoe covers
o Hair bonnet
When admitting an older client, the stool specimen o "Placing clients with the same infection in 1 room is safe."
confirmed a diagnosis of a methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The nurse · There is no need to separate 1 client with MRSA from another client with the
same inquires about potentially assigning Room 2010, Bed B, the infection. MRSA infections are highly contagious. MRSA infections
are resistant to same isolation room as another client (2010, Bed A) who most antibiotics, especially methicillin. Clients with the
same infection can remain in has MRSA. Which response would the nurse receive? the same room; contact precautions are
necessary to protect visitors and staff
members.
o "The other client's infection is not contagious."
o "This is the usual practice when antibiotic therapy
is started."
o "Placing clients with the same infection in 1 room is safe."
o "As soon as a private room becomes available, we
will move the client."
Which category of isolation would the nurse implement o Contact precautions
for a client who is positive for Clostridium difficile?
· Contact precautions should be used for direct client or environmental contact
o Airborne precautions with blood or body fluids from an infected client. This includes colonization of
o Droplet precautions infection with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant
o Contact precautions Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), stool infected with Clostridium difficile, draining
o Protective environment wounds where secretions are not contained, or scabies. Airborne precautions
are used for infected droplets smaller than 5 mcg, such as measles,
chickenpox (varicella), or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Droplet precautions are
used for droplets larger than 5 mcg and when within 3 feet (0.9 m) of the client,
such as streptococcal pharyngitis, mumps, and influenza. Protective
environment focuses on clients with a compromised immune system to protect
them from incoming pathogens.
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The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with methicillin- o Surgical asepsis
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the urine. The
health care provider orders an indwelling urinary catheter · Catheter insertion requires the procedure to be performed under sterile
to be inserted. Which safeguard would the nurse take technique. Droplet precautions are used with certain respiratory illnesses. Reverse
during this procedure? isolation is used with clients who may be immunocompromised. Medical
asepsis involves clean technique/gloving.
o Droplet precautions
o Reverse isolation
o Surgical asepsis
o Medical asepsis
A client with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus o Cover the infected site with a dressing.
(MRSA) infected wound is scheduled for a computed
tomography (CT) scan. To ensure client and visitor safety · Covering the infected site with a dressing will contain secretions and
set up a during transport, the nurse would implement which barrier, thus decreasing the risk for transmission to others. Contact
precautions precaution? must be used for clients with known or suspected infections transmitted by
direct
contact or contact with items in the environment. Draping the client with a sheet
o No special precautions are required. marked biohazardous does not protect the client’s privacy. A wound infected with
o Cover the infected site with a dressing. MRSA can be transmitted to others via contact, not through the airborne route;
o Drape the client with a covering labeled biohazardous. thus a mask is unnecessary.
o Place a surgical mask on the client.
, The nurse is providing colostomy care to a client with o Gloves
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) o Gown
infection. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) o Goggles
would the nurse use? Select all that apply. One, some, or
all responses may be correct. · Standard PPE, which should be used for performing colostomy care in a
client positive for MRSA, includes gloves, gown, and goggles. A combination
mask/eye
o Gloves shield may be used when caring for this client; however, a mask is not necessary. A
o Gown mask would be necessary if the client had MRSA of the nares. Shoe covers and
o Mask hair bonnet are not required for this client care situation.
o Goggles
o Shoe covers
o Hair bonnet
When admitting an older client, the stool specimen o "Placing clients with the same infection in 1 room is safe."
confirmed a diagnosis of a methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The nurse · There is no need to separate 1 client with MRSA from another client with the
same inquires about potentially assigning Room 2010, Bed B, the infection. MRSA infections are highly contagious. MRSA infections
are resistant to same isolation room as another client (2010, Bed A) who most antibiotics, especially methicillin. Clients with the
same infection can remain in has MRSA. Which response would the nurse receive? the same room; contact precautions are
necessary to protect visitors and staff
members.
o "The other client's infection is not contagious."
o "This is the usual practice when antibiotic therapy
is started."
o "Placing clients with the same infection in 1 room is safe."
o "As soon as a private room becomes available, we
will move the client."
Which category of isolation would the nurse implement o Contact precautions
for a client who is positive for Clostridium difficile?
· Contact precautions should be used for direct client or environmental contact
o Airborne precautions with blood or body fluids from an infected client. This includes colonization of
o Droplet precautions infection with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant
o Contact precautions Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), stool infected with Clostridium difficile, draining
o Protective environment wounds where secretions are not contained, or scabies. Airborne precautions
are used for infected droplets smaller than 5 mcg, such as measles,
chickenpox (varicella), or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Droplet precautions are
used for droplets larger than 5 mcg and when within 3 feet (0.9 m) of the client,
such as streptococcal pharyngitis, mumps, and influenza. Protective
environment focuses on clients with a compromised immune system to protect
them from incoming pathogens.
