LPN Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions 5

Question 1

When transporting a patient on airborne precautions, what must the patient wear?

Accepted Answer

A surgical mask

Answer

During transport, patients on airborne precautions must wear a surgical mask to contain respiratory secretions; the N95 is worn by healthcare workers, not patients.

Question 2

A nurse accidentally splashes a patient's blood into their eyes. What should they do immediately?

Accepted Answer

Irrigate the eyes with clean water or normal saline for 15 minutes

Answer

Mucous membrane exposures (including eye splashes) should be immediately irrigated with clean water or saline for at least 15 minutes to reduce risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission.

Question 3

Which statement about contact precautions is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Gloves must be donned before entering the patient's room

Answer

For contact precautions, gloves must be put on before entering the patient's room to prevent contact with contaminated surfaces near the door.

Question 4

What is 'cohorting' in the context of transmission-based precautions?

Accepted Answer

Grouping patients infected with the same organism together in a shared room

Answer

Cohorting involves placing patients infected or colonized with the same pathogen together in a shared room when private rooms are not available, to limit transmission to other patients.

Question 5

A nurse must perform a high-risk aerosol-generating procedure on a patient with COVID-19. What respiratory protection is required?

Accepted Answer

N95 respirator or higher

Answer

Aerosol-generating procedures (e.g., intubation, bronchoscopy, suctioning) can produce fine airborne particles, requiring at minimum an N95 respirator to protect the nurse.

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LPN Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions 5