week 9 sherpath Flashcards
Place the steps in the order the nurse would follow when assessing a patient for infection or risk for infection.
Documentation of findings
Head-to-toe examination
Introduction of himself or herself
Collection of subjective data
Introduction of himself or herself
Collection of subjective data
Head-to-toe examination
Documentation of findings
Which question by the nurse specifically assesses the patient for infection or risk for infection?
“When was the last time you took an antibiotic?”
“Have you had a change in activity lately?”
Do you experience urinary pain or frequency?”
“Are you able to finish all of your daily meals?”
Do you experience urinary pain or frequency?”
Match the diagnostic test with the information that it provides.
Provides counts for RBCs, WBCs, platelets, and reticulocytes
Detects causative organism and determines effective antibiotic treatment
Provides the number of each type of WBC
Provides the overall number of all WBCs
Answer choices
White blood cell (WBC) count
Complete blood count (CBC)
Culture and sensitivity (c and S)
White blood cell (WBC) differential
Provides counts for RBCs, WBCs, platelets, and reticulocytes
Complete blood count (CBC)
Detects causative organism and determines effective antibiotic treatment
Culture and sensitivity (c and S)
Provides the number of each type of WBC
White blood cell (WBC) differential
Provides the overall number of all WBCs
White blood cell (WBC) count
Order white blood cells from most prevalent to least prevalent in the absence of infection.
Basophils
Neutrophils
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
Which white blood cells are responsible for the signs and symptoms of inflammation?
Neutrophils
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
Basophils
Match the type of inflammation with its description.
Limited to the area of site of injury
Involves multiple organs or tissues
Quickly severe, lasting only a few days
Prolonged response lasting months to years
Answer choices
Systemic inflammation
Localized inflammation
Chronic inflammation
Acute inflammation
Limited to the area of site of injury
Localized inflammation
Involves multiple organs or tissues
Systemic inflammation
Quickly severe, lasting only a few days
Acute inflammation
Prolonged response lasting months to years
Chronic inflammation
Which factors increase the older adult’s susceptibility to infections?
Select all that apply.
Decreased immune responses
Increased cortisol production
Decreased cough reflex
Incomplete bladder emptying
Reduced vascular supply
Excessive epidermal thickening
Decreased immune responses
Decreased cough reflex
Incomplete bladder emptying
Reduced vascular supply
Which potential infections would a nurse focus on when teaching preventive precautions to an immobile patient being discharged to home?
Select all that apply.
Skin infections
Cardiovascular infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Respiratory infections
Musculoskeletal infections
Skin infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Respiratory infections
Match the category of infection with its characteristics and example.
Develops rapidly (e.g., common cold)
Lasts months (e.g., mononucleosis)
Pain (e.g., pressure injury)
High fever (e.g., sepsis)
Answer choices
Acute infection
Chronic infection
Systemic infection
Localized infection
Develops rapidly (e.g., common cold)
Acute infection
Lasts months (e.g., mononucleosis)
Chronic infection
Pain (e.g., pressure injury)
Localized infection
High fever (e.g., sepsis)
Systemic infection
Which patient finding is indicative of a localized infection?
Tachycardia
Fatigue
Abscess
Chills
Abscess
Which techniques can the nurse use for collecting patient assessment data?
Select all that apply.
Performing a general assessment
Speaking with the patient’s family
Consulting the patient’s medical file
Performing the physical assessment
Obtaining a thorough history
Speaking with the patient’s roommate
Performing a general assessment
Speaking with the patient’s family
Consulting the patient’s medical file
Performing the physical assessment
Obtaining a thorough history
Which data collected during the nurse-patient interview is a subjective finding?
Bowel sounds active
Fatigue
Swollen left elbow
Blood pressure of 150/72 mm Hg
Fatigue
Which objective patient findings alert the nurse to the presence of infection or the risk for infection?
Select all that apply.
Pressure injuries
Enlarged lymph nodes
Hyperactive bowel sounds
Reports of pain
Decreased breath sounds
Pressure injuries
Enlarged lymph nodes
Hyperactive bowel sounds
Decreased breath sounds
Which blood test specifically assesses for the presence of an active inflammatory response?
White blood cell (WBC) count
Complete blood count (CBC)
Culture and sensitivity (C&S) test
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Which laboratory finding is abnormal and must be reported to the health care provider?
White blood cell (WBC) count of 10,100 cells/mm3
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 20 mm/hr
Serum complement 140 hemolytic units
C-reactive protein of 0.9 mg/L
Serum complement 140 hemolytic units
Which symptoms are consistent with a chronic inflammatory disorder?
Redness, swelling, and pain to the ankle while playing basketball
Pain and fever from a streptococcal sore throat
Pain and swelling of the knees from arthritis
Discomfort from a strained back muscle
Pain and swelling of the knees from arthritis
Which symptoms are consistent with a chronic inflammatory disorder?
Redness, swelling, and pain to the ankle while playing basketball
Pain and fever from a streptococcal sore throat
Pain and swelling of the knees from arthritis
Discomfort from a strained back muscle
Pain and swelling of the knees from arthritis
Which patient has the most risk factors for developing an infection?
46-year-old recovering from elective noninvasive surgery
30-year-old with newly diagnosed early eating disorder
70-year-old with diabetes and an indwelling urinary catheter
50-year-old smoker who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic
70-year-old with diabetes and an indwelling urinary catheter
Which finding would lead the nurse to conclude that a patient’s surgical incision that was inflamed is now infected?
Greenish drainage
Warm to the touch
Swelling at the edges
Slightly red color
Greenish drainage
Which manifestations indicate systemic infection and warrant further patient assessment?
Select all that apply.
Blood pressure of 164/104 mm Hg
Temperature 101.3°F (38.5°C) orally
Heart rate 122 beats/min
Respiratory rate 16 breaths/min
Skin warm to touch and moist
Temperature 101.3°F (38.5°C) orally
Heart rate 122 beats/min
Which phrase describes medical asepsis?
Absence of all infectious agents
Procedure known as clean technique
Requires use of sterile gloves
Prevents microbial entry into body
Procedure known as clean technique
Which statement is correct regarding hand hygiene in the health care setting?
Soap and water effectively reduce microorganisms on visibly dirty hands.
Infectious agents are killed by soap and water when washing hands.
Washing hands with very hot water helps eliminate a greater number of bacteria.
Non–alcohol-based hand sanitizers inhibit microorganism growth on hands.
Soap and water effectively reduce microorganisms on visibly dirty hands.
An effective alcohol-based hand scrub must contain at least __ percent alcohol.
60
Match the situation to the type of personal protective equipment required.
Head cover
Goggles
Gloves
Gown
Answer choices
Surgery or labor and delivery
Protection from airborne microbes
Patient on transmission precautions
Sprays from respiratory droplets
Direct contact with body fluids
Head cover
Surgery or labor and delivery
Goggles
Sprays from respiratory droplets
Gloves
Direct contact with body fluids
Gown
Patient on transmission precautions
Place the personal protective equipment (PPE) in the order in which the nurse would remove them.
Shoe covers
Gown
Eyewear
Gloves
Mask
Gloves
Eyewear
Gown
Mask
Shoe covers
Which practices would be included by the nurse when teaching about standard precautions?
Select all that apply.
Hand hygiene
Cough etiquette
Patient cleanliness
Safe injection practices
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Hand hygiene
Cough etiquette
Safe injection practices
Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Which precaution would the nurse take when handling needles (sharps) to prevent an accidental needlestick?
Recapping the needle after use
Using a needleless system whenever possible
Placing covered intravenous (IV) cannulas securely in the trash
Flushing needles with water before disposing of them
Using a needleless system whenever possible
As a member of the infection control committee, which action would the nurse suggest to help control transmission of respiratory infections among staff during influenza season?
Role model wearing gloves during patient care.
Speak to peers about obtaining their immunizations.
Teach hand hygiene to unlicensed assistive personnel.
Post signs in bathrooms demonstrating cough etiquette.
Post signs in bathrooms demonstrating cough etiquette.
Which transmission-based precaution would the nurse take for a seriously ill patient being admitted for influenza?
Avoid admitting through the reception area.
Admit to an airborne infection isolation room.
Obtain an N95 disposable respirator mask.
Provide a mask for the patient if leaving the room.
Provide a mask for the patient if leaving the room.
Which activities can a nurse easily participate in if interested in slowing infection transmission within the community?
Select all that apply.
Closing schools during influenza pandemics
Changing employer policies regarding sick leave
Participating in local handwashing campaigns
Working locally to encourage immunizations
Avoiding mass gatherings during flu season
Participating in local handwashing campaigns
Working locally to encourage immunizations
Which source is best for the nurse to recommend for patients interested in information about the updated immunization schedule for adults?
Their health care provider’s clinic or office
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization website
Any health care provider at a local pharmacy
The US government website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization website
Which home care intervention helps reduce the transmission of infections?
Reporting infections as early as recognized
Using disposable dishes and utensils
Soaking clothing in bleach solution
Isolating the infected individual from others
Reporting infections as early as recognized
Which diseases can the federal government order patients to be isolated and/or quarantined for?
Select all that apply.
Smallpox
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Acquired - - immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Measles
Cholera
Yellow fever
Diphtheria
Smallpox
Cholera
Yellow fever
Diphtheria
Place in order the steps of establishing a sterile field.
Open sterile packages away from the body.
Do not turn away from the sterile field.
Don a facemask if required.
Perform thorough hand hygiene.
Establish the sterile field above waist level.
Don a facemask if required.
Perform thorough hand hygiene.
Establish the sterile field above waist level.
Open sterile packages away from the body.
Do not turn away from the sterile field.
Match the cleaning method with its use.
Germicide
Chemical sterilization
Physical sterilization
Disinfection
Answer choices
Cleans medical equipment and skin
Uses chlorhexidine
Process that uses steam or radiation
Process that uses gases
Germicide
Uses chlorhexidine
Chemical sterilization
Process that uses gases
Physical sterilization
Process that uses steam or radiation
Disinfection
Cleans medical equipment and skin
Which personal protective equipment (PPE) would the nurse don before observing a sterile procedure in the operating room?
Mask
Gown
Hair cover
Sterile gloves
Mask
Which actions would a nurse take when caring for a patient with cellulitis?
Select all that apply.
Implement wound care
Obtain a wound culture
Implement isolation precautions
Review the complete blood count
Administer antibiotics
Implement wound care
Obtain a wound culture
Review the complete blood count
Administer antibiotics
Which intervention would a nurse anticipate specifically for a patient suspected of meningitis?
Antibiotics
Lumbar puncture
Inputs and outputs
Complete blood count
Lumbar puncture
Which term describes the administration of a medication by a nurse?
Dependent intervention
Independent intervention
Interdependent intervention
Nurse-initiated intervention
Dependent intervention
Which phrases describe the purpose of hand hygiene?
Select all that apply.
Prevents the spread of infection
Breaks the chain of infection
Interrupts organism transmission
Enhances the patient relationship
Kills microorganisms
Prevents the spread of infection
Breaks the chain of infection
Interrupts organism transmission
Which step is first in the sequence for donning personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Hand hygiene
Head cover
Mask
Gown
Hand hygiene
Which infection would require a nurse to don a fitted N95 respiratory mask?
Tuberculosis
Influenza
Pneumonia
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Tuberculosis
Which statements best describe the purpose for greeting the patient and explaining the need for personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Select all that apply.
Eases fear and misunderstanding
Creates a professional relationship
Builds a trusting relationship
Fulfills legal requirements
Eliminates later confusion
Eases fear and misunderstanding
Creates a professional relationship
Builds a trusting relationship
Which piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) would the nurse consistently don when anticipating that contact with a patient’s body secretions will be possible?
Gloves
Masks
Eyewear
Gown
Gloves
In which situation is it permissible for the nurse to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
Before eating lunch or ingesting food
When hands are not visibly soiled
After use of the bathroom by the nurse
After known exposure to norovirus
When hands are not visibly soiled
Which behavior indicates the need for additional teaching after educating a patient about respiratory etiquette?
Using sanitizer hand wipes after sneezing
Dropping used tissues into a waste receptacle
Reusing tissues for a productive cough
Wearing a mask when leaving the room
Reusing tissues for a productive cough
Which nursing student’s note would the nurse correct?
Standard precautions used during bed, bath, and mouth care.
Education provided to patient about cough etiquette.
Location of site where injection was administered.
Patient performed a return demonstration on wound care using gloves.
Standard precautions used during bed, bath, and mouth care.
Which infection would prompt the nurse to implement contact precautions?
Hepatitis A
Streptococcal pneumonia
Influenza
Chickenpox
Hepatitis A
By which means are pathogens transmitted through droplets, requiring infected patients to be placed on protective precautions?
Select all that apply.
Coughing
Sneezing
Suctioning
Eating
Talking
Coughing
Sneezing
Suctioning
Talking
Which infection would require a patient to be admitted to the airborne infection isolation room?
Pharyngeal diphtheria
Meningococcal sepsis
Staphylococcus aureus
Varicella zoster
Varicella zoster
Match the transmission-based precaution with the mode of transmission it prevents.
Person to person
Coughing, sneezing
Suspended particles
Answer choices
Droplet
Airborne
Contact
Person to person
contact
Coughing, sneezing
droplet
Suspended particles
airborne
Match the type of transmission-based precaution with the infection for which it is implemented.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Rubella
Rubeola
Answer choices
Airborne
Contact
Droplet
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Contact
Rubella
Droplet
Rubeola
airborne
Which type of action is the nurse taking to reduce the spread of infections by not going to work when sick?
Personal
Community
Home
Employee
Personal
Which action can communities engage in to help reduce infections among their citizens?
Encouraging and facilitating immunization programs
Providing containers for used needle disposal to patients
Assisting with health care environment modifications
Educating patients about home infection control measures
Encouraging and facilitating immunization programs
Which group(s) does the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) apply the term quarantine to?
Select all that apply.
People
Animals
Cargo
Buildings
Institutions
People
Animals
Cargo
Buildings
Match the precaution with its corresponding description.
Separates sick and contagious people from others
Separates people exposed to a contagious disease
Separates people with weak immune systems
Answer choices
Isolation
Protective isolation
Quarantine
Separates sick and contagious people from others
isolation
Separates people exposed to a contagious disease
Quarantine
Separates people with weak immune systems
Protective isolation
Which medical asepsis interventions by the nurse directly protect the patient from infection?
Select all that apply.
Cleaning patient bedside equipment routinely
Disposing of used needles in sharps containers
Placing items wet from body fluids in biohazard bags
Providing leak-proof receptacles at bedside for tissues
Preventing contamination of intravenous sites and ports
Removing excess linens from the patient’s room
Cleaning patient bedside equipment routinely
Disposing of used needles in sharps containers
Providing leak-proof receptacles at bedside for tissues
Preventing contamination of intravenous sites and ports
Which actions are required by the nurse when preparing for a sterile procedure?
Select all that apply.
Keeping sterile surfaces dry
Setting up the sterile field
Leaving the room for supplies
Checking packaging integrity
Monitoring activities of others
Delegating preparations to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Keeping sterile surfaces dry
Setting up the sterile field
Checking packaging integrity
Monitoring activities of others
Which action would the nurse recognize as a breach in surgical asepsis that contaminated the sterile field?
Health care provider touched sterile field one-half inch from edge
Health care provider reached over sterile field to pick up a towel
Masked assistant talked over the sterile field
Sterile packages opened facing away from body
Health care provider reached over sterile field to pick up a towel
Which procedure is necessary for equipment being used to enter a sterile body cavity?
Sanitization
Disinfection
Sterilization
Decontamination
Sterilization
Which type of infection would a nurse suspect when caring for a patient who has a prescription for a Clostridium difficile test?
Respiratory tract infection
Urinary tract infection
Gastrointestinal infection
Cellulitis
Gastrointestinal infection
A nurse caring for a patient with an infection would anticipate a temperature less than_ _ °F when the infection has resolved.
100.4
Which actions by the nurse would be considered independent nursing interventions?
Select all that apply.
Counseling a patient
Administration of antibiotics
Repositioning a patient to enhance comfort
Participating in a patient care conference
Teaching a postoperative patient how to prevent surgical site infection
Counseling a patient
Repositioning a patient to enhance comfort
Teaching a postoperative patient how to prevent surgical site infection
Which part of the brain maintains a consistent internal body temperature despite environmental extremes?
Thalamus
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Which internal process provides the primary source of heat production?
Exercise
Hormones
Metabolism
Convection
Metabolism
Which mechanisms primarily enhance heat loss from the body?
Select all that apply.
Radiation
Digestion
Conduction
Convection
Evaporation
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Evaporation
Infants under the age of
___ months have immature regulatory thermoregulation systems. Record answer as a whole number.
3
Which factors affect body temperature?
Select all that apply.
Stress
Height
Smoking
Hormones
Environment
Circadian rhythms
Stress
Smoking
Hormones
Environment
Circadian rhythms
Which assessment question would the nurse ask a patient prior to measuring temperature?
“Do you have a family history of fevers?”
“Have you exercised in the last 30 minutes?”
“How would you describe your body temperature?”
“At which site would you like me to take your temperature?”
“Have you exercised in the last 30 minutes?”
Match the characteristic with the correct temperature assessment site.
Most common site for measuring temperature
Measures core or deep tissue temperature
Tolerated by infants and young children
Very accurate reading but not preferred by patient
Answer choices
Rectal
Tympanic
Temporal
Oral
Most common site for measuring temperature
Oral
Measures core or deep tissue temperature
Tympanic
Tolerated by infants and young children
Temporal
Very accurate reading but not preferred by patient
Rectal
Which temperature range is expected for an adult patient?
99.4° to 99.7°F (37.4° to 37.6°C)
98° to 98.6°F (36.6° to 37°C)
93.2° to 96.8°F (34° to 36°C)
95.9° to 99.5°F (35.5° to 37.5°C)
95.9° to 99.5°F (35.5° to 37.5°C)
Which areas of the human body are most vulnerable to frostbite?
Select all that apply.
Toes
Wrists
Earlobes
Abdomen
Tip of nose
Toes
Earlobes
Tip of nose
Which cues would the nurse likely observe in a patient who has hyperthermia?
Select all that apply.
Dizziness
Hot skin
Cool, white skin
Rapid heart rate
Increased urinary output
Dizziness
Hot skin
Rapid heart rate
Which cues related to thermoregulation can be found in the medical record?
Select all that apply.
Results of white blood cell count
Presence of growth on a culture
Patient interview
Temperature readings on graphics
Levels of hormones
Results of white blood cell count
Presence of growth on a culture
Temperature readings on graphics
Levels of hormones
Which cues would prompt the nurse to select Fever as a hypothesis?
Select all that apply.
93°F (33.9°C)
Presence of infection
Chills
Anorexia
Dehydration
Cool skin
Presence of infection
Chills
Anorexia
Dehydration
Which patient would the nurse assess first?
One with heatstroke
One who has controlled diabetes
One with anorexia
One who has an infection
One with heatstroke
Which action would the nurse take after developing outcomes for a patient with a fever?
Determine goals with the patient.
Implement care.
Select solutions.
Check the chart for laboratory results.
Select solutions.
Which items would the nurse offer to a patient with a low body temperature?
Select all that apply.
Hot soup
Head coverings
Regular hot tea or coffee
Warmed blankets
Warmed intravenous fluids
Hot soup
Head coverings
Warmed blankets
Warmed intravenous fluids
Match the intervention with its mechanism of action.
Reduce metabolic demands and oxygen use
Identify the most effective antibiotics
Help meet the increased metabolic demands produced by fever
Replace losses from increased respirations and diaphoresis
Answer choices
Oxygen and nutrients
Laboratory tests
Oral and IV fluids
Sleep and rest
Reduce metabolic demands and oxygen use
Sleep and rest
Identify the most effective antibiotics
Laboratory tests
Help meet the increased metabolic demands produced by fever
Oxygen and nutrients
Replace losses from increased respirations and diaphoresis
Oral and IV fluid
Which nonpharmacologic interventions lower a patient’s fever?
Select all that apply.
Ice packs
Acetaminophen
Cooling pads
Cool sponge baths
Warmed blankets
Ice packs
Cooling pads
Cool sponge baths
Which mechanism of action would lower a patient’s temperature when taking antipyretics?
Increase prostaglandin production
Lower the hypothalamus set-point
Reduce heat-loss processes
Transfer of heat as waves or particles of energy
Lower the hypothalamus set-point
Which statement from the nurse indicates a correct interpretation of a higher temperature at 1830 when compared to the temperature at 1600?
“It is normal for temperatures to fluctuate from one hour to the next.”
“I should start taking the temperature every 30 minutes.”
“This is a typical response based on circadian rhythms.”
“This should be reported immediately to the health care provider.”
“This is a typical response based on circadian rhythms.”
Match the mechanism of heat loss to its intervention.
Cooling a patient with a fan
Positioning a patient close to a cold window
Placing a cool rag on the patient’s forehead
Checking the patient with a fever for diaphoresis
Answer choices
Evaporation
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Cooling a patient with a fan
Convection
Positioning a patient close to a cold window
Radiation
Placing a cool rag on the patient’s forehead
Conduction
Checking the patient with a fever for diaphoresis
Evaporation
Which patient would the nurse monitor closely for alterations in temperature control?
One who requires assistance with activities of daily living
One who just received a series of x-rays for a broken leg during a sports game
One who is undergoing a routine wellness examination prior to an international flight
One who was admitted to the hospital after experiencing a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
One who was admitted to the hospital after experiencing a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Which cues would the nurse likely observe in a patient who has a temperature of 92°F (33.3°C)?
Select all that apply.
Drowsiness
Muscle cramps
Excessive thirst
Pale, cool skin
Decreased urinary output
Drowsiness
Pale, cool skin
Decreased urinary output
Which statements from the nurse indicate a correct understanding of assessment sites for temperature?
Select all that apply.
“Rectal temperature readings are avoided for infants.”
“I can get an accurate tympanic temperature reading on an unconscious patient.”
“A patient who uses an oxygen mask may have an inaccurate temperature measurement - if taken by mouth.”
“I can get an accurate temperature reading by placing the thermometer to the right of the patient’s axilla.”
“I can use temperature-sensitive strips on the forehead for the patient who is diaphoretic.”
“Rectal temperature readings are avoided for infants.”
“I can get an accurate tympanic temperature reading on an unconscious patient.”
“A patient who uses an oxygen mask may have an inaccurate temperature measurement - if taken by mouth.”