Question: Which nursing action is a component of medical asepsis?

handwashing after removing gloves

insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter

insertion of an intravenous catheter

drawing blood from a central line

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Answer: Immediately deposit uncapped needles into puncture-proof plastic container.

All uncapped needles should be placed in puncture-proof plastic units immediately after use.

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Answer: Continue to don the glove, then use the other gloved hand to carefully insert the finger into the proper hole.

It is appropriate to adjust the gloves by touching sterile surface to sterile surface.

Question: The nurse is caring for a client who requires frequent airway suctioning. Which precautions will the nurse select for the client?

airborne

droplet

contact

respiratory

Answer: droplet

Droplet precautions are appropriate because microorganisms exit the body during coughing, sneezing, and procedures such as suctioning. Airborne precautions are not used because droplets do not remain suspended in air.

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Question: Standard precautions apply to blood; all body fluids, secretions, and excretions; intact and nonintact skin and mucous membranes.

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Answer: A 1-inch (2.5 cm) margin around the edge of the field

A 1-inch margin around the edge of the sterile field is considered to be nonsterile. The portion of the field near the patient or the nurse is not considered to be nonsterile.