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How can patients take part in infection prevention?

1. ABy being encouraged to ask staff whether they have cleaned their hands
2. BBy cleaning their own IV sites with tap water
3. CBy sharing equipment with other patients
4. DBy stopping their antibiotics on their own as soon as they feel a little better

Surgical instruments that enter sterile tissue are “critical” items. Which processing do they need before reuse?

1. ALow-level disinfection
2. BSterilization
3. CHigh-level disinfection
4. DCleaning with detergent and water only

What does sterilization achieve that disinfection does not?

1. AIt stops organisms from growing for one day only
2. BIt destroys all microorganisms, including bacterial spores
3. CIt kills viruses but leaves all bacteria alive
4. DIt removes visible dirt and organic matter from surfaces

How should a nurse handle soiled bed linen?

1. AHold it away from the uniform and place it straight into a linen bag
2. BCarry it bundled against the body to the soiled utility room down the hall
3. CPut it on the floor until the bed is made
4. DShake it out first to check for lost items

Which type of white blood cell is most often raised in viral infections?

1. ALymphocytes
2. BBasophils
3. CNeutrophils
4. DEosinophils

A woman who is pregnant asks for the MMR vaccine because she is not immune to rubella. What is correct?

1. AMMR is only given to pregnant women who work in hospitals
2. BMMR should be given as soon as possible in the first trimester to protect the baby
3. CMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery
4. DMMR is safe at any stage of pregnancy

Why can a patient with severe neutropenia have a serious infection but little redness, swelling or pus?

1. AThere are too few neutrophils to produce the usual inflammatory signs
2. BAntibiotics given with chemotherapy hide all signs of infection
3. CChemotherapy kills the bacteria before they can multiply
4. DNeutropenia makes infections stay limited to the skin

A patient has signed a surgical consent form but tells the nurse, “I don’t really understand what they are going to do.” What should the nurse do?

1. AReassure the patient that the surgeon knows best and continue with the preparation
2. BInform the surgeon so the procedure can be explained again before any sedation
3. CGive the preoperative sedative so the patient relaxes
4. DExplain the risks and benefits in place of the surgeon