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Under event-related sterility, how long is a sterile package considered sterile?

1. AForever, even if the outer wrapper gets wet
2. BUntil it is opened, torn, wet or otherwise damaged
3. CFor exactly seven days after it was packed
4. DUntil the end of the shift on which it was opened

What is a superinfection?

1. AAn infection of a surgical wound that has opened
2. BA new infection that grows when antibiotics upset the normal flora
3. CAn infection that spreads to more than one organ at the same time
4. DAn infection that no antibiotic can treat

Which precautions are used for a patient with diphtheria of the throat (pharyngeal diphtheria)?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CStandard precautions only
4. DContact precautions only

During a surgical hand scrub, how are the hands held?

1. APointing downward into the sink at all times
2. BAbove the elbows, so water runs from the fingertips toward the elbows
3. CAt the level of the waist, close to the body
4. DBelow the elbows, so water runs off the fingertips into the sink

Which nursing care reduces the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. ALeaving secretions in the mouth to protect the airway
2. BLying the patient flat for most of the day
3. CChanging the ventilator circuit every few hours
4. DRegular oral care to reduce bacteria in the mouth

Why are some patients screened with a nasal swab for MRSA on admission?

1. ATo diagnose a sinus infection
2. BTo check whether the patient is allergic to penicillin before surgery
3. CTo measure the patient’s immunity to MRSA
4. DTo find carriers so precautions or decolonization can be used

Only one airborne infection isolation room (negative pressure) is free. Which newly admitted patient should be placed in it?

1. AA patient with confirmed seasonal influenza and a cough
2. BA patient with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis
3. CA patient with C. difficile diarrhea
4. DA patient with an MRSA wound infection

A nurse often skips barcode scanning to save time, as many colleagues do. In a just culture, how is this behavior classed?

1. AReckless behavior, managed by immediate dismissal and reporting to the licensing board
2. BAt-risk behavior, managed by coaching and fixing the system pressures behind it
3. CAcceptable behavior, because it is common on the unit
4. DSimple human error, managed only by consoling the nurse and moving on