The nursing instructor asks the students to demonstrate proper hand-washing techniques, as established by the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Which technique, used by one of the students, indicates a need for further teaching? a. The student cleanses hand with warm water and antimicrobial soap after cleaning a bedpan.
b. The student cleanses hands with hand gel after giving a patient a glass of water.
c. The student cleanses visibly dirty hands with an alcohol-based hand rub.
d. The student cleanses hands with an alcohol-based hand rub prior to obtaining a blood pressure.
C
CDC guidelines dictate that for visibly dirty hands, the individual should cleanse the hands either with a non-antimicrobial soap and water or with antimicrobial soap and water. The technique described in this answer indicates a need for further teaching.
Cleansing the hands with warm water and antimicrobial soap is appropriate after dealing with blood or body fluids (or both); no further teaching is required.
Cleansing the hands with hand gel is appropriate for a nurse who is just passing out water. Also, nothing indicates that the patient is on contact precautions. No further teaching is required.
Students can appropriately cleanse their hands with an alcohol-based rub prior to obtaining a blood pressure; no further teaching is required.
You might also like to view...
When planning client care, which folk belief that may affect health-care practices should a nurse identify as characteristic of the Latino American culture?
1. The root doctor is often the first contact made when illness is encountered. 2. The yin and yang practitioner is often the first contact made when illness is encountered. 3. The shaman is often the first contact made when illness is encountered. 4. The curandero is often the first contact made when illness is encountered.
Which of the following is the best use of the nurse's time while en route to the client's home?
a. Assess the surrounding neighborhood and the exterior of the client's home b. Begin the client record using a computer or oral recording device c. Look for appropriate places to obtain food, fuel, or rest stops for the nurse d. Consider if another home health agency would be closer to the client's home
Bleeding stops and a scab forms during the:
a. Inflammatory phase of wound healing b. Proliferative phase of wound healing c. Maturation phase of wound healing d. Scarring phase of wound healing
A client has been prescribed aluminum hydroxide (AlternaGEL) for the treatment of heartburn. Which information should the nurse plan to teach this client?
1. You should expect this medication to take up to two days to start taking effect. 2. Take this medication with a glass of milk. 3. You may notice constipation as an effect of this drug. 4. Take this medication at least 2 hours before or after any other medication you are taking. 5. This medication will reduce the acid your stomach produces.