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Chapter721.72Disease72Prevention72&72Health72Promotion
1.72Which72of72the72following72behaviors72indicates72the72highest72potential72for72spreading72infe
ctions72among72clients?72The72nurse:
1) disinfects72dirty72hands72with72antibacterial72soap.
2) allows72alcohol-based72rub72to72dry72for721072seconds.
3) washes72hands72only72after72leaving72each72room.
4) uses72cold72water72for72medical72asepsis.
2.72What72is72the72most72frequent72cause72of72the72spread72of72infection72among72institutionalized
patients?
1) Airborne72microbes72from72other72patients
2) Contact72with72contaminated72equipment
3) Hands72of72healthcare72workers
4) Exposure72from72family72members
3.72Which72of72the72following72nursing72activities72is72of72highest72priority72for72maintainin
g72medical72asepsis?
1) Washing72hands
2) Donning72gloves
3) Applying72sterile72drapes
4) Wearing72a72gown
4.72A72patient72infected72with72a72virus72but72who72does72not72have72any72outward72sign72of72t
he72disease72is72considered72a:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5.72A72patient72is72admitted72to72the72hospital72with72tuberculosis.72Which72precautions72must
72the72nurse72institute72when72caring72for72this72patient?
1) Droplet72transmission
,2) Airborne72transmission
3) Direct72contact
4) Indirect72contact
, 6.72A72patient72becomes72infected72with72oral72candidiasis72(thrush)72while72receiving72intr
avenous72antibiotics72to72treat72a72systemic72infection.72Which72type72of72infection72has72the72p
atient72developed?
1) Endogenous72nosocomial
2) Exogenous72nosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.The72nurse72assists72a72surgeon72with72central72venous72catheter72insertion.72Which72
action72is72necessary72to72help72maintain72sterile72technique?
1) Closing72the72patients72door72to72limit72room72traffic72while72preparing72the72sterile72field
2) Using72clean72procedure72gloves72to72handle72sterile72equipment
3) Placing72the72nonsterile72syringes72containing72flush72solution72on72the72sterile72field
4) Remaining72672inches72away72from72the72sterile72field72during72the72procedure
7 2 7 2 8.A72patient72admitted72to72the72hospital72with72pneumonia72has72been72receiving72antibi
otics72for72272days.72His72condition72has72stabilized,72and72his72temperature72has72returned72to72n
ormal.72Which72stage72of72infection72is72the72patient72most72likely72experiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9.72A72patient72develops72localized72heat72and72erythema72over72an72area72on72the72lower7
2leg.72These72findings72are72indicative72of72which72secondary72defense72against72infection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complement72 cascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10.72The72patient72suddenly72develops72hives,72shortness72of72breath,72and72wheezing72after72
receiving72an72antibiotic.72Which72antibody72is72primarily72responsible72for72this72patients72respo
nse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
11.72What72type72of72immunity72is72provided72by72intravenous72(IV)72administr
ation72of72immunoglobulin72G?
1) Cell-mediated