NCLEX Safety and Infection Control Practice Questions
Review how nurses recognize avoidable hazards and choose precautions that fit the care being provided.
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What you’ll practice
- Standard and transmission-based precautions
- Safe equipment and injection practices
- Environmental hazards and infection prevention
Separate the precautions used for routine care from those required for a particular exposure. Read the setting and task carefully before selecting an intervention.
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A newly admitted client has no known infection.
Which infection-prevention approach is appropriate?
- Delay precautions until cultures return.
- Use precautions only if a fever develops.
- Apply standard precautions during care.
- Use airborne isolation for every admission.
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Answer: C. Apply standard precautions during care.
Standard precautions apply to every client.
Why the other options don’t fit
Unknown infection status does not remove risk. Fever is not required for transmission risk. Airborne isolation is not a universal requirement.
Reference: CDC: Standard Precautions for All Patient Care
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