Chapter 08. Nursing Care of Patients With Infections
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A patient says to the nurse, what is a culture? What would be the best response by the nurse?
a. A culture measures the level of an antibio...
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Chapter 08. Nursing Care of Patients With Infections
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A patient says to the nurse, what is a culture? What would be the best response by the nurse?
a. A culture measures the level of an antibiotic.
b. A culture identifies an antibiotics effect on a pathogen.
c. A culture determines the appropriate medication dosage to be used.
d. A culture identifies the presence of disease-causing microorganisms.
____ 2. The nurse reviews the method of transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever with a patient being
treated for the disease. On which mode of transmission for the disease should the nurse focus with the patient?
a. Droplet
b. Airborne
c. Vector-borne
d. Vehicle-borne
____ 3. There are limited amounts of influenza vaccine currently available in the clinic. Which individual
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priority to receive vaccination at this time?
a. A 15-year-old who plays ice hockey
b. A 26-year-old with three young children
c. A 49-year-old who works in food services
d. An 88-year-old who lives in an apartment for senior citizens
____ 4. The nurse is discharging a patient who has been treated for conjunctivitis. Which patient statement
indicates that teaching was effective?
a. I will have to wear a mask for 2 weeks.
b. I will not share towels with others in the house.
c. I will need to have a special air filter running at all times.
d. I must stay 3 feet away from people when talking to them.
____ 5. The nurse is reviewing patient care needs with a nursing assistant. Which intervention should the nurse
explain as being the most important means of preventing the spread of infection?
a. Gloving
b. Gowning
c. Hand washing
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d. Wearing a mask
____ 6. The nurse wants to ensure that a hospitalized patient with a healthy immune system does not contract
an infectious disease. What nursing action should the nurse identify to reduce this patients susceptibility to an
infection?
a. Planning adequate nutrition
b. Daily bathing with soap and water
c. Assessing vital signs every 4 hours
d. Admitting the patient to a private room
____ 7. The nurse is caring for a patient with influenza. For which reason should the nurse encourage the
patient to increase fluids?
a. Decrease metabolism
b. Liquefies pulmonary secretions
c. Dilute bacterial serum concentration
d. Dilute bacterial urinary concentration
____ 8. During data collection, a patient is experiencing warmth, redness, swelling, and minimal drainage of
the right great toe. Which health problem should the nurse recognize is occurring with the patient?
a. Local infection
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b. Systemic infection
c. Generalized infection
d. Bacterial colonization
____ 9. A patient develops a hospital-acquired surgical wound infection. Which organism should the nurse
recognize as being the most likely cause of this infection?
a. Shigella
b. Salmonella
c. Campylobacter
d. Staphylococcus aureus
____ 10. During data collection, the nurse suspects a patient is experiencing a urinary tract infection. Which
manifestation did the nurse use to come to this conclusion?
a. Diarrhea
b. Vomiting
c. Voiding frequency
d. Abdominal distention
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____ 11. The nurse is providing care to a patient with a fractured femur who is in traction. Which nursing
intervention is the highest priority for the nurse to implement?
a. Increase daily fluid intake.
b. Weigh patient each morning.
c. Teach patient to cough and deep breathe.
d. Teach patient to cover mouth when coughing.
____ 12. The nurse is caring for a patient with tuberculosis (TB). What action should the nurse take before
entering this patients room?
a. Wear a surgical mask with elastic straps.
b. Wear a clear plastic shield over the face.
c. Wear protective plastic goggles over the eyes.
d. Wear a fitted high-efficiency particulate air respirator.
____ 13. The nurse is assisting with the reorganization of the clean utility room. Which item should the nurse
consider as being surgically aseptic?
a. An unsealed package in a cupboard
b. Instruments on a sterile field that is moist
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d. Sterile pack opened out of sight line of the nurse
____ 14. The nurse is preparing to give a newly prescribed antibiotic to a patient with an infected surgical
incision. Which action is essential for the nurse to do before giving the antibiotic?
a. Perform ordered cultures.
b. Check the patients temperature.
c. Give the patient something to eat.
d. Document the wounds appearance.
____ 15. The nurse is collecting data from a patient with a systemic infection. Which finding should the nurse
expect in this patient?
a. Warm skin
b. Skin redness
c. General malaise
d. Purulent drainage
____ 16. The nurse is participating in planning care for a patient with mononucleosis. Which action should the
nurse recommend to promote recovery?
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