DJC QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Active Immunity correct answer Natural exposure to antigens, or artificial
antigens given.
Active Listening correct answer A restatement of the other person's total
communication , including the words and the feelings
Active Listening correct answer is to be attentive to what the client is saying, both
verbally and nonverbally.
Airborne transmission correct answer Particles in air (shaking sheet)
ASIANS correct answer - SILENCE is valued
- Eye contact is considered disrespectful and inappropriate
- touching during conversations is not usual
- touching of opposite sex is not allowed
- touching someone's head may be considered disrespectful
Assessment correct answer Collection of data. Verification, organization,
interpretation of data.
Assessment correct answer the nurse collects client health data
,Care Plan correct answer Written plan for each patient created by the nurse
outlines steps taken by interdisciplinary staff members to help resident reach
his/her goals. Patient MUST be involved.
Carrier correct answer A person, animal, or plant that serves as a host for a
pathogen and can transmit it to others, but shows no symptoms (is immune).
Chain of infection correct answer Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit,
transmission, portal of entry, host suscepbility.
Changes in the Elderly correct answer Integument: Brown age spots, dry, scaly.
Perspiration decreased. Wrinkles. Fat re-distributes to the abdomen, facial hair in
women, decreased nail growth.
Head and neck: <visual acuity. <accommodation, sensitive to glare. difficulty with
darkness. <hearing acuity. <sense of smell and taste.
Lungs: >chest rigidity. >respiratory rate. <lung expansion.
Heart: Orthostatic hypotension common.
Breasts: diminished breast tissue, pendulous.
Gastrointestinal: <saliva, swallowing, peristalsis.
Reproductive: Female: <secretions <hormones. Male: <hormones, sperm count,
testicular size.
Urinary: <renal filtration and renal insufficiency, nocturia.
Musculoskeletal: <muscle mass and strength, bone demineralization,
intervetebral space narrows. <joint mobility, slowed reactions.
Neurological: <reflexes, insomnia, shorter sleeping periods.
Channel correct answer The means of communication
, Colonization correct answer Organism that multiplies but does not cause an
infection.
Communicable disease correct answer An infectious disease that is transmitted
directly from on person to another.
Community-based prevention of infections correct answer State, city health
departments. Individual responsibility.
Concept of Yin and Yang correct answer - Yin is used to treat hot illnesses
- Yang is used to treat cold illnesses
Contributing factors to infection correct answer Insufficient handwashing
Iatrogenic
Compromised host defenses
Contaminated equipment
Critical Thinking correct answer Process fo reasoning and analyzing in order to
solve problems.
Definition Of Nursing correct answer Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of
human responses to health and illness (ANA,1995)
Diagnosis correct answer A statement of an actual or potential problem.