Infection Control and Isolation test ATI 2023 questions and answers
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution
b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following situations
should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens from the
clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick injuries. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The client is an
example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit
b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group of nurses.
The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is transmitted by which of the
following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact
a. airborne
, A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests that can
indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the following
laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid
a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
d. place the client in a negative airflow room
Place the client in a private room.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about surgical asepsis. Which of
the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "you can wear artificial fingernails if they are kept short"
b. "leave rings on your fingers when performing surgical hand sepsis"
c. "keep your fingernails less than half an inch in length"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infection control. The nurse
should include in the teaching that which of the following types of precautions requires the
use of an N95 mask?
a. protective isolation
b. contact
c. droplet
d. airborne
d. airborne
A nurse is assisting with implementing an infection control bundle for clients at risk for
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the bundle?
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
b. use clean technique for insertion of indwelling urinary catheters
c. check client every 2 days to evaluate the need for indwelling catheters
d. disconnect the system to obtain urine samples from indwelling urinary catheters
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
A nurse is supervising a newly licensed nurse perform hand hygiene. Which of the
following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the procedure?
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after caring for a client who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following hand hygiene methods should the nurse use?
a. alcohol-based sanitizer
b. soap and water
c. iodine solution
d. chlorhexidine solution
b. soap and water
A nurse is wearing gloves while caring for a client. In which of the following situations
should the nurse obtain a new pair of gloves?
a. after donning a gown and before collecting vital signs on the client
b. after removing food items off the clients tray and before removing soiled linens from the
clients bed
c. after helping the client stand up and before helping them brush their teeth
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer
d. after changing a dressing on the client and before documenting findings on a computer
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about needlestick injuries. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. empty sharps containers when they become full
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor
c. engage the safety device on a needle after documenting the medication administration
d. recap needles after the medication administration
b. report needlestick injuries to the nursing supervisor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has acquired an infection from a visitor. The client is an
example of which of the following links in the chain of infection?
a. reservoir
b. susceptible host
c. portal of entry
d. portal of exit
b. susceptible host
A nurse is assisting in providing an in-service about infectious agents to a group of nurses.
The nurse should include in the teaching that tuberculosis is transmitted by which of the
following modes of transmission?
a. airborne
b. droplet
c. direct contact
d. indirect contact
a. airborne
, A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about laboratory tests that can
indicate generalized inflammation. The nurse should include which of the following
laboratory tests?
a. c-reactive protein
b. troponin
c. creatine kinase
d. lactic acid
a. c-reactive protein
A nurse is caring for a client who is on contact precautions. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a. wear an N95 respirator when caring for the client
b. place the client in a private room
c. place a mask on the client when they leave their room
d. place the client in a negative airflow room
Place the client in a private room.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about surgical asepsis. Which of
the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "you can wear artificial fingernails if they are kept short"
b. "leave rings on your fingers when performing surgical hand sepsis"
c. "keep your fingernails less than half an inch in length"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped"
d. "remove nail polish on your fingernails if it is chipped."
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about infection control. The nurse
should include in the teaching that which of the following types of precautions requires the
use of an N95 mask?
a. protective isolation
b. contact
c. droplet
d. airborne
d. airborne
A nurse is assisting with implementing an infection control bundle for clients at risk for
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the bundle?
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
b. use clean technique for insertion of indwelling urinary catheters
c. check client every 2 days to evaluate the need for indwelling catheters
d. disconnect the system to obtain urine samples from indwelling urinary catheters
a. try to use alternatives before inserting indwelling urinary catheters
A nurse is supervising a newly licensed nurse perform hand hygiene. Which of the
following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the procedure?
