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Ebrown · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is conscientious about implementing the principles of asepsis while providing care for clients. The principles of asepsis include which of the following?

A) Visibly clean objects are considered to be sterile.
B) It is impossible to completely eliminate microorganisms from an object.
C) Blood and body fluids are major reservoirs for microorganisms.
D) All nonsterilized surfaces are considered to be equally contaminated.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client who is being tube-fed. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform when assessing a client's gastric residual volume?

A) Aspirate fluid from the tube using a 5 ml syringe.
B) Clamp the tube and wait for 15 minutes.
C) Stop the infusion of the tube-feeding formula.
D) Aspirate or flush the tube with water.

shayla · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Blood, body fluids, cells, and tissues are considered major reservoirs of microorganisms. Visible cleanliness is not synonymous with sterility, though it is possible to sterilize (eliminate microorganisms from) certain objects. Nonsterilized objects are considered contaminated, but some objects and areas are considered to be more contaminated than others.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The nurse should stop the infusion of the tube-feeding formula to facilitate measurement. Next, the nurse should aspirate the fluid from the feeding tube using a 50 ml syringe, not a 5 ml syringe. Clamping the tube and waiting for 15 minutes or flushing the tube with water is done to clear an obstructed feeding tube, not to assess the gastric residual volume of a client.