ATI: Engage Fundamentals - Infection Control and Isolation Test
Questions and Answers
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly D.) Chlorhexidine solution - - B. Soap and
licensed nurse about infectious agents. The water
nurse should include in the teaching that
pertussis is transmitted by which of the following Rationale: The nurse should wash their hands
modes of transmission? with soap and water after caring for a client who
has an infection caused by spores, such as
A.) Direct contact Clostridium difficile.
B.) Droplet
C.) Airborne
D.) Indirect contact - - B.) Droplet A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly
licensed nurse about hand hygiene for surgical
Rationale: The nurse should include in the asepsis. Which of the following instructions
teaching that pertussis is transmitted through should the nurse include?
large droplets in the air from coughing or
sneezing. The client should be placed in a A.) Use a brush to scrub the surface of the
private room. The nurse should wear a surgical hands.
mask when providing care for clients who are on B.) Rinse antiseptic solution from the hands
droplet precautions. before it dries.
C.) Apply chlorhexidine and ethanol to the hands.
D.) Leave jewelry on the hands when cleansing
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact them. - - C.) Apply chlorhexidine and
precautions. Which of the following actions ethanol to the hands.
should the nurse take?
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the newly
A.) Wear an N95 respirator when caring for the licensed nurse to apply chlorhexidine and ethanol
client. solution to their hands to remove pathogens
B.) Place the client in a private room. when using surgical asepsis.
C.) Place a mask on the client when they leave
their room.
D.) Place the client in a negative airflow room. - A nurse is setting up a sterile field to perform a
- B.) Place the client in a private room. dressing change on a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Rationale: The nurse should place the client in a
private room to reduce the risk of transmitting the A.) Open the first flap on the sterile package
infectious agent to others. away from their body.
B.) Place objects on the sterile field at least 1.3
cm (0.5 in) from the edge.
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring C.) Unwrap both sides of the sterile package at
for a client who has Clostridium difficile. Which of the same time.
the following hand hygiene methods should the D.) Set up the sterile field next to a wall in the
nurse use? client's room. - - A.) Open the first flap on
the sterile package away from their body.
A.) Alcohol-based sanitiser
B.) Soap and water Rationale: The nurse should open the first flap on
C.) Iodine solution a sterile package away from their body to reduce
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, ATI: Engage Fundamentals - Infection Control and Isolation Test
Questions and Answers
the risk for contamination. B.) Gloves
C.) Goggles
D.) Face shield - - B.) Gloves
A nurse is caring for a client who acquired an
infection after touching a faucet that an infected Rationale: According to evidence-based practice,
person had touched. Which of the following links the nurse should first remove the gloves, to
in the chain of infection does the faucet reduce the risk of transmitting an infectious
represent? agent.
A.) Reservoir
B.) Susceptible host A nurse is assisting with implementing an
C.) Portal of entry infection control bundle for clients at risk for
D.) Portal of exit - - A.) Reservoir catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTIs). Which of the following interventions
Rationale: The faucet is an example of a should the nurse include in the bundle?
reservoir in the chain of infection. The reservoir is
the location where the infectious agent lives, A.) Try to use alternatives before inserting
grows, reproduces itself, and waits to be indwelling urinary catheters.
transmitted to a susceptible host. B.) Use clean technique for insertion of indwelling
urinary catheters.
C.) Check clients every 2 days to evaluate the
A nurse is admitting a client who has need for indwelling urinary catheters.
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) of the D.) Disconnect the system to obtain urine
urine. The nurse should place the client on which samples from indwelling urinary catheters. -
of the following precautions? - A.) Try to use alternatives before inserting
indwelling urinary catheters.
A.) Protective
B.) Contact Rationale: The nurse should include in the bundle
C.) Droplet to try to use other methods of urine collection
D.) Airborne - - B.) Contact before inserting an indwelling urinary catheter,
such as a condom catheter, to reduce the risk for
Rationale: Contact precautions reduce the risk of CAUTI.
transmitting infectious agents, such as VRE,
through direct or indirect contact. The nurse
should wear a gown and gloves when caring for A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a
the client. client. In which of the following situations should
the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly A.) After donning a gown and before collecting
licensed nurse about removing personal vital signs on the client
protective equipment (PPE). Which of the B.) After removing food items off the client's tray
following items should the nurse instruct to and before removing soiled linens from the
remove first? client's bed
C.) After helping the client stand up and before
A.) Mask helping them brush their teeth
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Questions and Answers
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly D.) Chlorhexidine solution - - B. Soap and
licensed nurse about infectious agents. The water
nurse should include in the teaching that
pertussis is transmitted by which of the following Rationale: The nurse should wash their hands
modes of transmission? with soap and water after caring for a client who
has an infection caused by spores, such as
A.) Direct contact Clostridium difficile.
B.) Droplet
C.) Airborne
D.) Indirect contact - - B.) Droplet A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly
licensed nurse about hand hygiene for surgical
Rationale: The nurse should include in the asepsis. Which of the following instructions
teaching that pertussis is transmitted through should the nurse include?
large droplets in the air from coughing or
sneezing. The client should be placed in a A.) Use a brush to scrub the surface of the
private room. The nurse should wear a surgical hands.
mask when providing care for clients who are on B.) Rinse antiseptic solution from the hands
droplet precautions. before it dries.
C.) Apply chlorhexidine and ethanol to the hands.
D.) Leave jewelry on the hands when cleansing
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact them. - - C.) Apply chlorhexidine and
precautions. Which of the following actions ethanol to the hands.
should the nurse take?
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the newly
A.) Wear an N95 respirator when caring for the licensed nurse to apply chlorhexidine and ethanol
client. solution to their hands to remove pathogens
B.) Place the client in a private room. when using surgical asepsis.
C.) Place a mask on the client when they leave
their room.
D.) Place the client in a negative airflow room. - A nurse is setting up a sterile field to perform a
- B.) Place the client in a private room. dressing change on a client. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Rationale: The nurse should place the client in a
private room to reduce the risk of transmitting the A.) Open the first flap on the sterile package
infectious agent to others. away from their body.
B.) Place objects on the sterile field at least 1.3
cm (0.5 in) from the edge.
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring C.) Unwrap both sides of the sterile package at
for a client who has Clostridium difficile. Which of the same time.
the following hand hygiene methods should the D.) Set up the sterile field next to a wall in the
nurse use? client's room. - - A.) Open the first flap on
the sterile package away from their body.
A.) Alcohol-based sanitiser
B.) Soap and water Rationale: The nurse should open the first flap on
C.) Iodine solution a sterile package away from their body to reduce
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Questions and Answers
the risk for contamination. B.) Gloves
C.) Goggles
D.) Face shield - - B.) Gloves
A nurse is caring for a client who acquired an
infection after touching a faucet that an infected Rationale: According to evidence-based practice,
person had touched. Which of the following links the nurse should first remove the gloves, to
in the chain of infection does the faucet reduce the risk of transmitting an infectious
represent? agent.
A.) Reservoir
B.) Susceptible host A nurse is assisting with implementing an
C.) Portal of entry infection control bundle for clients at risk for
D.) Portal of exit - - A.) Reservoir catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTIs). Which of the following interventions
Rationale: The faucet is an example of a should the nurse include in the bundle?
reservoir in the chain of infection. The reservoir is
the location where the infectious agent lives, A.) Try to use alternatives before inserting
grows, reproduces itself, and waits to be indwelling urinary catheters.
transmitted to a susceptible host. B.) Use clean technique for insertion of indwelling
urinary catheters.
C.) Check clients every 2 days to evaluate the
A nurse is admitting a client who has need for indwelling urinary catheters.
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) of the D.) Disconnect the system to obtain urine
urine. The nurse should place the client on which samples from indwelling urinary catheters. -
of the following precautions? - A.) Try to use alternatives before inserting
indwelling urinary catheters.
A.) Protective
B.) Contact Rationale: The nurse should include in the bundle
C.) Droplet to try to use other methods of urine collection
D.) Airborne - - B.) Contact before inserting an indwelling urinary catheter,
such as a condom catheter, to reduce the risk for
Rationale: Contact precautions reduce the risk of CAUTI.
transmitting infectious agents, such as VRE,
through direct or indirect contact. The nurse
should wear a gown and gloves when caring for A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a
the client. client. In which of the following situations should
the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly A.) After donning a gown and before collecting
licensed nurse about removing personal vital signs on the client
protective equipment (PPE). Which of the B.) After removing food items off the client's tray
following items should the nurse instruct to and before removing soiled linens from the
remove first? client's bed
C.) After helping the client stand up and before
A.) Mask helping them brush their teeth
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