A 20 year-old client has an infected leg wound from a motorcycle accident, and the client has returned home from the hospital. The client is to keep the affected leg elevated and is on contact precautions. The client wants to know if visitors can come. The appropriate response from the home health nurse is that:

Infection Control and Precautions Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Visitors must wear a mask and a gown
There are no special requirements for visitors of clients on contact
Visitors should wash their hands before and after touching the client
Visitors should wear gloves if they touch the client
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Several clients are admitted to an adult medical unit. The nurse would ensure airborne precautions for a client with which medical condition?
Autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with cytomegalovirus (CMV)
A positive purified protein derivative with an abnormal chest x-ray
A tentative diagnosis of viral pneumonia with productive brown sputum.
Advanced carcinoma of the lung with hemoptysis
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A child is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of suspected meningococcal meningitis. Which admission orders should the nurse do first?
Institute seizure precautions
Monitor neurologic status every hour
Place in respiratory/secretion precautions
Cefataxime IV 50 mg/kg/day divided q6h
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A client is diagnosed with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. What type of isolation is most appropriate for this client?
Reverse
Airbourne
Standard precautions
Contact
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these clients with associated lab reports is a priority for the nurse to report to the public health department within the next 24 hours?
An infant with a positive culture of stool of Shigella
An elderly factory worker with a lab report that is positive for acid-fast bacillus smear
A young adult commercial pilot with a positive histopathological examination from an induced sputum for Pneumocystis carinii
A middle-aged nurse with a history of varicella-zoster virus and with crops of vesicles on an erythematous base that appear on the skin
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A client is scheduled to receive an oral solution of radioactive iodine (131I). In order to reduce hazards, the priority information for the nurse to include during the instructions to the client is which of these statements?
In the initial 48 hours avoid contact with children and pregnant women, and after urination or defecation flush the commode twice
Use disposable utensils for 2 days and if vomiting occurs within 10 hours of the dose, do so in the toilet and flush it twice
Your family can use the same bathroom that you use without any special precautions
Drink plenty of water and empty your bladder often during the initial 3 days of therapy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A newly admitted adult client has a diagnosis of hepatitis A. The charge nurse should reinforce to the staff members that the most significant routine infection control strategy, in addition to handwashing, to be implemented is which of these?
Apply appropriate signs outside and inside the room
Apply a mask with a shield if there is a risk of fluid splash
Wear a gown to change soiled linens from incontinence
Have gloves on while handling bedpans with feces
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