NUR 239 Exam 2 – Questions With
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A hospital client was Colonization
swabbed on admission
for antibiotic-resistant
organisms and has just
been informed that
methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) is present in his
groin. The client has a
normal core temperature
and white blood cell
count. This client is
experiencing
Which most accurately Derive energy from decaying organic matter
describes the
characteristics of
saprophytes? The
Disease usually progresses slowly.
Which of the following
The primary manifestation includes ataxia and
are accurate
dementia.
characteristics of prions?
Prions tend to aggregate into amyloid-like plaques
Select all that apply.
in the brain.
,Although both Organized nucleus
eukaryotes and
prokaryotes are capable
of causing infectious
diseases in humans,
eukaryotes are unique
because they have a/an:
Some viruses have the Hepatitis B
ability to transform host Human papillomavirus
cells into cancer cells.
For which of the
following viruses should
the client be assessed
regularly for the potential
development of cancer?
Select all that apply.
Although growth rate is Availability of nutrients
variable among types of
bacteria, the growth of
bacteria is dependent on:
Which of the following A homeless adolescent female performing oral sex
outpatients are at a for money
greater risk for A male who frequents clubs catering to exotic
developing Treponema dancers and sexual favors
pallidum, the cause of An older adult female living in a condominium who
syphilis? Select all that regularly has sex with three to four different
apply. men/week
,Chlamydiaceae have An adult male who raises a number of exotic birds in
characteristics of both his home
viruses and bacteria and A drug abuser looking to share needles/syringes
are a rather common A newborn with a noticeable eye infection
sexually transmitted
infectious organism. After
entry into the host, they
transform into a reticulate
body. The health care
provider should monitor
which of the following
clients for this possible
infection? Select all that
apply.
A client has been "Drinking contaminated milk."
diagnosed with Coxiella
burnetii infection. She
asked the health care
provider how she could
have gotten this disease.
The health care
provider's best response
is:
A teenage male develops Limited to cooler cutaneous surfaces
a severe case of "athlete's
foot." He asks, "How did I
get this?" The health care
worker explains that
certain fungi become
infectious (called
dermatophytes) and
exhibit which of the
following characteristics?
Which of the following A man who acquired malaria while on a tropical
individuals is vacation
experiencing a health
problem that is the result
of a parasite?
, When skin is broken, Number of pathogens absorbed
germs can enter.
Transmission of infectious
agents is directly related
to the:
A 33-year-old client who Penetration
is a long-term
intravenous user of
heroin has been recently
diagnosed with hepatitis
C. Which of the following
portals of entry most
likely led to the client's
infection?
A public health nurse Direct contact with infected secretions
notes an increase in
regional throat cancer
cases. Upon
epidemiological studies,
many of the throat cancer
clients also had oral
exposure to human
papillomavirus (HPV). This
exposure to HPV would
be considered by:
Which of the following HIV from a contaminated IV drug user needle
would be considered an
example of transmitting
an infection from person-
to-person through
shared inanimate objects
(fomites)?
Although bacterial toxins In the cell wall activates inflammation
vary in their activity and
effects on host cells, a
small amount of gram-
negative bacteria
endotoxin:
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Save
Terms in this set (209)
A hospital client was Colonization
swabbed on admission
for antibiotic-resistant
organisms and has just
been informed that
methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) is present in his
groin. The client has a
normal core temperature
and white blood cell
count. This client is
experiencing
Which most accurately Derive energy from decaying organic matter
describes the
characteristics of
saprophytes? The
Disease usually progresses slowly.
Which of the following
The primary manifestation includes ataxia and
are accurate
dementia.
characteristics of prions?
Prions tend to aggregate into amyloid-like plaques
Select all that apply.
in the brain.
,Although both Organized nucleus
eukaryotes and
prokaryotes are capable
of causing infectious
diseases in humans,
eukaryotes are unique
because they have a/an:
Some viruses have the Hepatitis B
ability to transform host Human papillomavirus
cells into cancer cells.
For which of the
following viruses should
the client be assessed
regularly for the potential
development of cancer?
Select all that apply.
Although growth rate is Availability of nutrients
variable among types of
bacteria, the growth of
bacteria is dependent on:
Which of the following A homeless adolescent female performing oral sex
outpatients are at a for money
greater risk for A male who frequents clubs catering to exotic
developing Treponema dancers and sexual favors
pallidum, the cause of An older adult female living in a condominium who
syphilis? Select all that regularly has sex with three to four different
apply. men/week
,Chlamydiaceae have An adult male who raises a number of exotic birds in
characteristics of both his home
viruses and bacteria and A drug abuser looking to share needles/syringes
are a rather common A newborn with a noticeable eye infection
sexually transmitted
infectious organism. After
entry into the host, they
transform into a reticulate
body. The health care
provider should monitor
which of the following
clients for this possible
infection? Select all that
apply.
A client has been "Drinking contaminated milk."
diagnosed with Coxiella
burnetii infection. She
asked the health care
provider how she could
have gotten this disease.
The health care
provider's best response
is:
A teenage male develops Limited to cooler cutaneous surfaces
a severe case of "athlete's
foot." He asks, "How did I
get this?" The health care
worker explains that
certain fungi become
infectious (called
dermatophytes) and
exhibit which of the
following characteristics?
Which of the following A man who acquired malaria while on a tropical
individuals is vacation
experiencing a health
problem that is the result
of a parasite?
, When skin is broken, Number of pathogens absorbed
germs can enter.
Transmission of infectious
agents is directly related
to the:
A 33-year-old client who Penetration
is a long-term
intravenous user of
heroin has been recently
diagnosed with hepatitis
C. Which of the following
portals of entry most
likely led to the client's
infection?
A public health nurse Direct contact with infected secretions
notes an increase in
regional throat cancer
cases. Upon
epidemiological studies,
many of the throat cancer
clients also had oral
exposure to human
papillomavirus (HPV). This
exposure to HPV would
be considered by:
Which of the following HIV from a contaminated IV drug user needle
would be considered an
example of transmitting
an infection from person-
to-person through
shared inanimate objects
(fomites)?
Although bacterial toxins In the cell wall activates inflammation
vary in their activity and
effects on host cells, a
small amount of gram-
negative bacteria
endotoxin:
