RN Exam Practice
Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 1999 of 2368

Which teaching helps prevent toxic shock syndrome?

  1. Use super-absorbency tampons for every period
  2. Change tampons every four hours and use the lowest absorbency possible
  3. Change tampons only twice a day
  4. Leave a tampon in overnight and until the next morning
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Correct answer: Change tampons every four hours and use the lowest absorbency possible

Tampons should be changed every four hours, and the lightest absorbency should be used.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Reproductive Concepts: Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026