Foundations of Nursing Practice - Exam I
Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |the |single |most |important |way |to |prevent |the |spread |of |infection? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Hand |washing
What |are |the |six |elements |in |the |chain |of |infection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |An |infectious |
agent |or |pathogen; |2) |a |reservoir |or |source |for |pathogen |growth; |3) |a |port |of |exit |from |the |
reservoir; |4) |a |mode |of |transmission; |5) |a |port |of |entry |to |a |host; |6) |a |susceptible |host.
Define |"asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absence |of |disease |producing |organisms
What |is |the |purpose |of |"aseptic |technique"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-prevent |transfer |of |
organisms
Define |"medical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clean |technique
List |examples |of |"medical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hand |hygiene; |barrier |techniques |
(gloves); |changing |linens; |properly |disposing |of |sharps
Define |"surgical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sterile |technique |(eliminates |all |organisms)
List |a |process |that |nurses |perform |that |requires |"sterile |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
catheter |insertion
List |examples |of |"sterile |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sterile |gloves, |instruments |in |an |
autoclave
Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |the |single |most |important |way |to |prevent |the |spread |of |infection? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Hand |washing
What |are |the |six |elements |in |the |chain |of |infection? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |An |infectious |
agent |or |pathogen; |2) |a |reservoir |or |source |for |pathogen |growth; |3) |a |port |of |exit |from |the |
reservoir; |4) |a |mode |of |transmission; |5) |a |port |of |entry |to |a |host; |6) |a |susceptible |host.
Define |"asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absence |of |disease |producing |organisms
What |is |the |purpose |of |"aseptic |technique"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-prevent |transfer |of |
organisms
Define |"medical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clean |technique
List |examples |of |"medical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hand |hygiene; |barrier |techniques |
(gloves); |changing |linens; |properly |disposing |of |sharps
Define |"surgical |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sterile |technique |(eliminates |all |organisms)
List |a |process |that |nurses |perform |that |requires |"sterile |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
catheter |insertion
List |examples |of |"sterile |asepsis" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sterile |gloves, |instruments |in |an |
autoclave
