« previous next »

Author Question: What can result from the nurse consistently performing hand hygiene and using sterile supplies when ... (Read 176 times)

mwit1967

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 501
on: Jul 11, 2018
What can result from the nurse consistently performing hand hygiene and using sterile supplies when caring for patients in the hospital setting?
 
  a. Hospital stay is shortened
  b. Sense of self-worth is improved
  c. Risk of infection is reduced
  d. Nursing care needed is reduced

Question 2

When assessing a patient for signs of an infection, the nurse recognizes which laboratory result as indicative of an infection?
 
  a. Lowered red blood cell count
  b. Increased white blood cell count
  c. Lowered white blood cell count
  d. Increased red blood cell count


LVPMS

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Hand hygiene is the most important measure for interrupting the infectious process.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Increased white blood cell count may indicate an infection.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.

Did you know?

Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.

Did you know?

Essential fatty acids have been shown to be effective against ulcers, asthma, dental cavities, and skin disorders such as acne.

Did you know?

Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.

Did you know?

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.

In American Progress (1872), John Gast depicts a feminized (and eroticized) America moving westward, In American Progress (1872), John Gast depicts a feminized (and eroticized) America moving westward,
Performing Transmission-Based Precaution: Isolation Techniques Performing Transmission-Based Precaution: Isolation Techniques
How to read gel electrophoresis result How to read gel electrophoresis result
The left-hand rule states that if a coil is grasped with the left hand, the fingers will point in ... The left-hand rule states that if a coil is grasped with the left hand, the fingers will point in ...
Effleurage hand over hand along spinal muscles. Stand at the side directly facing the table and ... Effleurage hand over hand along spinal muscles. Stand at the side directly facing the table and ...
Sketch a graph of the function h(x), by hand on the following interval: Sketch a graph of the function h(x), by hand on the following interval:
Video: Language Areas Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library