ATI Infection Control

After assisting a newly admitted patient in removing his shoes and outerwear, you notice what appears to be soil or grime on your hands. You...

You are caring for a patient diagnosed with mycoplasmal pneumonia. Droplet precautions have been instituted, so you must...

Standard precautions mandate...

You are washing your hands with nonantimicrobial soap and water prior to repositioning a patient in bed. During the handwashing position, it is important to...

Which of the following is an advantage of using alcohol-based gel?

Which product can affect the permeability of gloves?

To decontaminate your hands with an alcohol-based gel, you rub them together until all of the gel has evaporated and your hands are dry. The primary reason you do this is that...

Contact precautions would be mandated for a hospitalized adult patient diagnosed with...

After completing a procedure that required donning personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of a gown, an N95 respirator, a face shield, and gloves, which of the following should the nurse remove first when removing PPE separately?

You are about to irrigate a patient's open wound. Besides gloves, which other item of personal protective equipment (PPE) must you wear?

A patient has a healthcare-associated infection (HAI). This terminology means that the patient...