NURS 340 Exam 3 – Questions With Solutions
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In 1900, what was the leading cause Communicable diseases
of death in the U.S.?
Nowadays, what are people dying Chronic conditions
from that replaced communicable
diseases as the leading cause of
death?
,What diseases are of greatest •Pneumonia
concern?
•Influenza
•Vancomycin resistance staph aureus (VRSA)
•MRSA
•SARS (form of coronavirus)
•Ebola
•Zika virus
•E. coli
•MERS virus (form of coronavirus)
•Salmonella
•COVID 19
What are the 3 factors of the Agent: viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
epidemiologic triangle of disease?
Give examples Host: human or animals
Environment: setting that sustains the host
In order for infection to take place, successful interaction between the agent, host, and
what must take place? environment
What is natural immunity? innate resistance to an agent
What is acquired immunity? resistance due to a previous exposure
What is active immunization? when an antigen is introduced to the body,
equivalent of a vaccine
,What is passive immunization? transfer of an antibody from mother to infant from
breastmilk or placenta, usually from breastmilk,
biggest protection from Hep A and tetanus but it is
short lived immunity
What is herd immunity? greater than 90% of the population must be
immunized in order for protections to take place
Does exposure to an agent No
guarantee infection?
What is vertical transmission? parent to offspring by a sperm, placenta, breastmilk,
or contact with the vaginal canal
What is horizontal transmission? person to person spread
WHat is common vehicle? transmission takes place by food water, and bodily
fluids
What are examples of vectors? mosquitos, fleas, flies (in some countries), snails (in
some countries), ticks
Define incubation period time between invasion and first s/s
Define communicable period interval in which the agent may be transferred from
one person to another, when a person is considered
contagious
Define endemic constant presence of disease in one group (Ex: flu,
STIs)
Define epidemic occurrence beyond normal expectancy (abnormal
spike in stats)
Define pandemic disease has crossed continent lines (affects very
large populations)
, What can a good surveillance system A good surveillance system systematically collects,
do for communicable diseases? organizes, and analyzes current, accurate, and
complete data for a defined disease condition. The
resulting information is promptly released to those
who need it for effective planning, implementation,
and evaluation of disease prevention and control
programs
What is syndromic surveillance Surveillance for agents of bioterrorism
systems? Why was it implemented?
Implemented because of 9/11
Define emerging infectious diseases those in which the incidence has actually increased
and give some examples in the past two decades or has the potential to
increase in the near future
Ex: Ebola, West Nile, COVID-19
What factors influence the Societal events
emergence of new infectious
diseases? Health care
Food production
Human behavior
Public Health
Microbial adaptation
What is the role of the nurse in Control, teach about, monitor, and treat persons
prevention of commmunicable with communicable diseases
diseases?
If someone reports having an STI or Prophylactic treatment at secondary level
communicable disease, what should
be done? Rationale: Prevents spread without knowing the
specific disease
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In 1900, what was the leading cause Communicable diseases
of death in the U.S.?
Nowadays, what are people dying Chronic conditions
from that replaced communicable
diseases as the leading cause of
death?
,What diseases are of greatest •Pneumonia
concern?
•Influenza
•Vancomycin resistance staph aureus (VRSA)
•MRSA
•SARS (form of coronavirus)
•Ebola
•Zika virus
•E. coli
•MERS virus (form of coronavirus)
•Salmonella
•COVID 19
What are the 3 factors of the Agent: viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
epidemiologic triangle of disease?
Give examples Host: human or animals
Environment: setting that sustains the host
In order for infection to take place, successful interaction between the agent, host, and
what must take place? environment
What is natural immunity? innate resistance to an agent
What is acquired immunity? resistance due to a previous exposure
What is active immunization? when an antigen is introduced to the body,
equivalent of a vaccine
,What is passive immunization? transfer of an antibody from mother to infant from
breastmilk or placenta, usually from breastmilk,
biggest protection from Hep A and tetanus but it is
short lived immunity
What is herd immunity? greater than 90% of the population must be
immunized in order for protections to take place
Does exposure to an agent No
guarantee infection?
What is vertical transmission? parent to offspring by a sperm, placenta, breastmilk,
or contact with the vaginal canal
What is horizontal transmission? person to person spread
WHat is common vehicle? transmission takes place by food water, and bodily
fluids
What are examples of vectors? mosquitos, fleas, flies (in some countries), snails (in
some countries), ticks
Define incubation period time between invasion and first s/s
Define communicable period interval in which the agent may be transferred from
one person to another, when a person is considered
contagious
Define endemic constant presence of disease in one group (Ex: flu,
STIs)
Define epidemic occurrence beyond normal expectancy (abnormal
spike in stats)
Define pandemic disease has crossed continent lines (affects very
large populations)
, What can a good surveillance system A good surveillance system systematically collects,
do for communicable diseases? organizes, and analyzes current, accurate, and
complete data for a defined disease condition. The
resulting information is promptly released to those
who need it for effective planning, implementation,
and evaluation of disease prevention and control
programs
What is syndromic surveillance Surveillance for agents of bioterrorism
systems? Why was it implemented?
Implemented because of 9/11
Define emerging infectious diseases those in which the incidence has actually increased
and give some examples in the past two decades or has the potential to
increase in the near future
Ex: Ebola, West Nile, COVID-19
What factors influence the Societal events
emergence of new infectious
diseases? Health care
Food production
Human behavior
Public Health
Microbial adaptation
What is the role of the nurse in Control, teach about, monitor, and treat persons
prevention of commmunicable with communicable diseases
diseases?
If someone reports having an STI or Prophylactic treatment at secondary level
communicable disease, what should
be done? Rationale: Prevents spread without knowing the
specific disease
