Infection Control and Isolation test ATI
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution - CORRECT ANSWER- b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following situations
should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens from the
clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer -
CORRECT ANSWER- d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting
findings on a computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick injuries. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration - CORRECT ANSWER- b. report
needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The client is an
example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit - CORRECT ANSWER- b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group of nurses.
The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is transmitted by which of the
following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER- a. airborne
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests that can
indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the following
laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid - CORRECT ANSWER- a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution - CORRECT ANSWER- b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following situations
should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens from the
clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer -
CORRECT ANSWER- d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting
findings on a computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick injuries. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration - CORRECT ANSWER- b. report
needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The client is an
example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit - CORRECT ANSWER- b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group of nurses.
The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is transmitted by which of the
following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER- a. airborne
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests that can
indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the following
laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid - CORRECT ANSWER- a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
