The nursing intervention most likely to decrease the chance of health care-associated infections (HAIs) for a 76-year-old patient following bowel resection surgery would be to have the patient:

The nurse performing a surgical scrub is aware that the average time for the scrub is:

The nurse is aware that the patient most at risk for a health care-associated infection (HAI) would be the:

A nurse is instructing a nursing student about principles of aseptic technique. The nurse would recognize the need for further instruction if the nursing student states, "I must:

Health personnel should wash their hands with soap and water at the beginning of the shift for:

A patient has a nursing diagnosis of infection, related to inadequate primary defenses, as evidenced by surgical incision and intravenous (IV) line access. An appropriate nursing intervention for this patient is to: 

A nurse caring for a client who requires isolation has just finished a care procedure. Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove last?

A mother and her 2-week-old infant, who is breastfed, have been exposed to chicken pox. Although the mother had chicken pox as a child, she is concerned about her baby.

The nurse explains:

An organism that is included in the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing pneumonia (ESBL) group is:

A nurse is assessing a client who has an obstruction in the small intestine. Clinical manifestations that the nurse would expect include: (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

The nurse is caring for a client with suspected appendicitis. Nursing interventions for this client would include: (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)