Patient care Chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Questions Answered Correct 2025
Updated.
Fomites - Answer Which of the following are NOT microorganisms?
Which of the following are involved in the body's first line of defense against infection? - Answer
1.) Intact skin and mucous membranes
Upper respiratory tract cilia
Fungi - Answer These microorganisms occur as years or molds and can infect the skin,
nailbed’s, and scalp
1. Pathogen
2. Mode of transmission
3. Susceptible host - Answer Which of the following are involved in the cycle of infection?
Portal of entry describes - Answer Method by which the pathogen enters the body
vehicle - Answer The contaminated food, water, drugs or blood that transport microorganisms
is referred to as a
Viruses - Answer Subcellular organisms that are among the smallest known disease-causing
microorganisms are called
Bacteria - Answer Which microorganisms are classified according to their shape and a staining
process?
An injection of preformed antibodies - Answer Passive immunity is immunity that occurs as a
result of
The portal of exit describes the - Answer Method by which the pathogen exits the body
, Protozoa - Answer Single called animals that are classified according to whether or not they
are motile
virulence factors - Answer Properties of pathogens that distinguish them from normal flora are
called:
Reservoir of infection - Answer Any warm, moist place, such as the human body where
microorganisms can grow and reproduce is called a
Phahocytosis - Answer When an infection causes the body to produce an inflammatory
response, white blood cells engulf microorganisms in a process called:
airborne transmission - Answer M. Tuberculosis, rubeola virus, and varicella virus are
transmitted by:
Viruses - Answer One type of microorganism is very difficult to treat medically because there
are a few effective medications and those are effective for only a limited number of organisms
Rectum - Answer Which of the following is not usually considered a portal of entry for
pathogenic organisms
passive immunity - Answer Immunity that is passed from mother's milk is
HIV and syohilis - Answer Are examples of direct contact
nosocomial infection - Answer hospital acquired infection
Which of the following statements does NOT meet infection control guidelines with regard to
the handling of patient linens? - Answer Spoiled linens should be shaken to remove loose
material before being placed in the hamper
Isolation technique - Answer The practice of separating infectious patients from others and
carefully controlling items that come in contact with these patients is called
Questions Answered Correct 2025
Updated.
Fomites - Answer Which of the following are NOT microorganisms?
Which of the following are involved in the body's first line of defense against infection? - Answer
1.) Intact skin and mucous membranes
Upper respiratory tract cilia
Fungi - Answer These microorganisms occur as years or molds and can infect the skin,
nailbed’s, and scalp
1. Pathogen
2. Mode of transmission
3. Susceptible host - Answer Which of the following are involved in the cycle of infection?
Portal of entry describes - Answer Method by which the pathogen enters the body
vehicle - Answer The contaminated food, water, drugs or blood that transport microorganisms
is referred to as a
Viruses - Answer Subcellular organisms that are among the smallest known disease-causing
microorganisms are called
Bacteria - Answer Which microorganisms are classified according to their shape and a staining
process?
An injection of preformed antibodies - Answer Passive immunity is immunity that occurs as a
result of
The portal of exit describes the - Answer Method by which the pathogen exits the body
, Protozoa - Answer Single called animals that are classified according to whether or not they
are motile
virulence factors - Answer Properties of pathogens that distinguish them from normal flora are
called:
Reservoir of infection - Answer Any warm, moist place, such as the human body where
microorganisms can grow and reproduce is called a
Phahocytosis - Answer When an infection causes the body to produce an inflammatory
response, white blood cells engulf microorganisms in a process called:
airborne transmission - Answer M. Tuberculosis, rubeola virus, and varicella virus are
transmitted by:
Viruses - Answer One type of microorganism is very difficult to treat medically because there
are a few effective medications and those are effective for only a limited number of organisms
Rectum - Answer Which of the following is not usually considered a portal of entry for
pathogenic organisms
passive immunity - Answer Immunity that is passed from mother's milk is
HIV and syohilis - Answer Are examples of direct contact
nosocomial infection - Answer hospital acquired infection
Which of the following statements does NOT meet infection control guidelines with regard to
the handling of patient linens? - Answer Spoiled linens should be shaken to remove loose
material before being placed in the hamper
Isolation technique - Answer The practice of separating infectious patients from others and
carefully controlling items that come in contact with these patients is called
