1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with MRSA located in her incision.What transmission-based precautions will the nurse implement for the patient?: Answer private room 2. A new patient is admitted to a medical unite with C. difficile, which type of precautions or isolation does the nurse know is appropriate for this?: Answer contact precautions 3. In which situation does the nurse wear clean gloves as part of standard precautions?: Answer - in the care of a patient diagnosed with an infectious process - during perineal care of each individual in the presence of urine or stool 4. The nurse is providing patient education on infection prevention. which definition of an infection does the nurse use as a teaching point?: Answer a disease resulting from pathogens in or on the body 5. The nurse is caring for a patient who had abdominal surgery and has developed an infection in the wound while hospitalized. which agent is most likely the cause of the infection?: Answer Bacterium 6. A nurse is preparing to change the sterile dressing and has donned a pair of sterile gloves. to maintain surgical asepsis, what else must the nurse do?: Answer regard the outer 1 inch of the sterile field as contaminated 7. What isthe proper order of removal ofsoiled PPE when the nurse leavesthe patient's room?: Answer gloves, goggles, gown, mask, and wash hands