Which of the following nursing actions would most increase a patient's risk for developing a health care-associated infection?

A) Use of surgical aseptic technique to suction an airway.
B) Placement of a urinary catheter drainage bag below the level of the bladder.
C) Clean technique for inserting a urinary catheter.
D) Use of a sterile bottled solution more than once within a 24-hour period.

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Tanner Roush · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Using clean technique (medical asepsis)to insert a urinary catheter would place the patient at risk for a health care-associated infection.Urinary catheters need to be inserted with sterile technique,also referred to as surgical asepsis.This involves eliminating all microorganisms,including pathogens and spores,from an object or area.Placing a catheter into a sterile body cavity such as the bladder necessitates sterile technique.Sterile technique should also be used in suctioning an airway because the airway is considered a sterile body cavity.Keeping the urinary catheter drainage bag below the bladder helps decrease the risk of developing a health care-associated infection because it prevents reflux of urine from the bag back into the bladder.Bottled solutions may be used repeatedly during a 24-hour period;however,special care is needed to ensure that the solution in the bottle remains sterile.After 24 hours,the solution should be discarded.

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