Infection and Inflammation

What are the smallest infectious agents capable of causing an infection?

Your patient has developed a low-grade fever and states that she has felt very tired lately. You interpret these findings as indicating which stage of infection?

Efforts by healthcare facilities to reduce the incidence of HAIs include an awareness of which of the following?

A patient develops a urinary tract infection after an indwelling urinary catheter has been inserted. This would most accurately be termed as which type of infection?

The nurse has opened the sterile supplies and donned two sterile gloves to complete a sterile dressing change, a procedure that requires surgical asepsis. The nurse must do which of the following?

The CDC standard precaution recommendations apply to which of the following?

In addition to standard precautions, the nurse caring for a patient with rubella would plan to implement what type of precautions?

When caring for a patient with latex allergy, the nurse creates a latex-safe environment by doing which of the following?

Which organization(s) initially developed the guidelines for minimum protection standards for infection prevention and control?

Which of the following lists the recommended sequence for removing soiled personal protective equipment when the nurse prepares to leave the patient’s room?

For a nurse under normal conditions with unsoiled hands, effective hand hygiene between patients requires which of the following?

Which hospitalized patient is most at risk for developing a healthcare-associated infection?

A patient develops food poisoning from contaminated potato salad. What is the means of transmission for the infecting organism?

A nurse is caring for an obese 62-year-old patient with arthritis who has developed an open reddened area over his sacrum. Which of the following is a priority nursing diagnosis?

The nurse teaches a patient at home to use clean technique when changing a wound dressing. This is which of the following?

Thirty-six hours after having surgery, a patient has a slightly elevated body temperature and generalized malaise, as well as pain and redness at the surgical site. Which intervention is most important to include in this patient’s nursing care plan?

Which term would the nurse use to document wound drainage that is thick, odorous, and green?

A patient, age 16, was in an automobile accident and received a wound across her nose and cheek. After surgery to repair the wound, the patient says, “I am so ugly now.” Based on this statement, what nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?

A patient is admitted with a nonhealing surgical wound. Which nursing action is most effective in preventing a wound infection?

During a dressing change, inspection of the wound reveals what appears to be reddish-pink tissue in the wound. The nurse interprets this as most likely indicating:

The nurse is performing a sterile irrigation of an open abdominal wound. Which intervention should be done first?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for an 86-year-old woman who has been admitted for right hip arthroplasty (hip replacement). Which assessment finding(s) indicate a high risk for pressure ulcer development for this patient? Select all that apply.

The nurse is explaining to a patient the anticipated effect of the application of cold to an injured area. What response indicates the patient understands the explanation?

The nurse is providing patient teaching regarding the use of negative pressure wound therapy. Which explanation provides the most accurate information to the patient?

After an initial assessment, the nurse documents the presence of a reddened area that has blistered. According to recognized staging systems, as what stage would this ulcer be classified?

An older confused patient sits and slumps in her chair most of the day. She is most likely to develop a pressure ulcer because of what factor?

The nurse assesses a stage III pressure ulcer manifested as:

Which action would be a priority in preventing a patient from developing a pressure ulcer?

A nurse is assessing a patient in the resolution stage of an infection. The nurse would anticipate

A patient is 7 days post operative. Which stage of the wound healing process is the patient most likely experiencing currently?

As a nurse knowledgeable about the chain of infection, you are concerned with reducing reservoirs which are necessary for an infection to develop. A way to reduce reservoirs would include to

Which nursing action prevents an organism from exiting a reservoir in the chain of infection?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a healing wound. The nurse is aware that multiple factors either promote or impede wound healing. Factors that can promote wound healing would include

A student nurse is teaching a new mother about immunizations. The student nurse knows teaching was effective when the new mother states that immunity acquired from either having the infection or being immunized and developing immunity is known as __________.

As a nurse, you are aware that the CDC has identified two tiers of precautions to prevent the spread of infection. The second tier, transmission-based precautions includes all of the following except

A infection control nurse is concerned about the incidence of nosocomial infection in a particular facility. Which of the following would be least likely to place the patient at risk for developing a nosocomial infection?

The nurse has selected a health problem of risk for infection related to trauma (surgical incision). The behavior outcome that has been written for the patient is for the incision to remain free from signs and symptoms of infection over the next 5 days. The nurse would be alert for clinical cues that the goal might not be met if the patient's assessment reveals which of the following?