ATI LPN Fundamentals Proctored Exam

A patient has been diagnosed with vaginal candidiasis. The nurse recognizes that this condition is usually the result of:

The nurse recommends a good agent for disinfecting contaminated areas in the home is:

A nurse caring for a client who requires isolation has just finished a care procedure. Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove last?

A patient has been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The nurse recognizes this disease is caused by a tick bite that infected the patient with:

When he is using a needle stick, he should:

When the nurse is using a syringe and needle to give a patient an injection, he or she should:

When removing a used facemask, the nurse correctly:

The nurse explains that the immunizations against hepatitis B will:

A nurse caring for a client who requires isolation has just finished a care procedure. Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove last?

A nurse is instructing a nursing student about principles of aseptic technique. The nurse would recognize the need for further instruction if the nursing student states, "I must:

The nurse performing a surgical scrub is aware that the average time for the scrub is:

The nurse encourages the 84-year-old patient who is recovering from a hip replacement to:

A nurse is caring for a client who is in contact isolation. When exiting the client's room, in what order should the nurse take the following steps when removing her personal protective equipment?

A mother and her 2-week-old infant, who is breastfed, have been exposed to chicken pox. Although the mother had chicken pox as a child, she is concerned about her baby. The nurse explains:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of newly licensed nurses about preventing needlestick injuries. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend?

To prevent a urinary infection in an older adult patient who is in traction for a broken femur, the nurse would:

A nurse is caring for a group of clients on an infectious disease unit. The nurse should wear an N95 respirator mask when caring for a client who has which of the following disorders?

A patient is sent home with an open wound that is still infected and being treated with wet-to-dry dressing changes four times a day. Before discharge, in order to prevent infecting other family membe

The nurse clarifies that the difference between the use of earlier types of isolation procedures and the use of current Standard Procedures plus Transmission-Based Precautions as outlined by the CDC:

A nurse has accidentally punctured his finger with a needle he used to give an IM injection to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse using protective nonsterile gloves in the provision of patient care will wash his or her hands after removal of the gloves in order to:

A nurse teaching family members about hand hygiene in the home would emphasize:

When the nurse performs a procedure using sterile technique in the patient's unit, it means that:

The nursing intervention most likely to decrease the chance of health care-associated infections (HAIs) for a 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery would be to have the patient:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about hand hygiene. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further teaching?