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By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee
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Chapters 1 - 42
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,Chapterm1.mDiseasemPreventionm&mHealthmPromotion
1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmbehaviorsmindicatesmthemhighestmpotentialmformspreadingminfections
mamongmclients?mThemnurse:
1) disinfectsmdirtymhandsmwithmantibacterialmsoap.
2) allowsmalcohol-basedmrubmtomdrymform10mseconds.
3) washesmhandsmonlymaftermleavingmeachmroom.
4) usesmcoldmwatermformmedicalmasepsis.
2.mWhatmismthemmostmfrequentmcausemofmthemspreadmofminfectionmamongminstitutionalized
patients?
1) Airbornemmicrobesmfrommothermpatients
2) Contactmwithmcontaminatedmequipment
3) Handsmofmhealthcaremworkers
4) Exposuremfrommfamilymmembers
3.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmnursingmactivitiesmismofmhighestmprioritymformmaintainingmmedi
calmasepsis?
1) Washingmhands
2) Donningmgloves
3) Applyingmsterilemdrapes
4) Wearingmamgown
4.mAmpatientminfectedmwithmamvirusmbutmwhomdoesmnotmhavemanymoutwardmsignmofmthemdise
asemismconsideredma:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5.mAmpatientmismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmtuberculosis.mWhichmprecautionsmmustmthem
nurseminstitutemwhenmcaringmformthismpatient?
1) Dropletmtransmission
2) Airbornemtransmission
,3) Directmcontact
4) Indirectmcontact
, 6.mAmpatientmbecomesminfectedmwithmoralmcandidiasism(thrush)mwhilemreceivingmintraven
ousmantibioticsmtomtreatmamsystemicminfection.mWhichmtypemofminfectionmhasmthempatientmdev
eloped?
1) Endogenousmnosocomial
2) Exogenousmnosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.Themnursemassistsmamsurgeonmwithmcentralmvenousmcatheterminsertion.mWhichmacti
onmismnecessarymtomhelpmmaintainmsterilemtechnique?
1) Closingmthempatientsmdoormtomlimitmroommtrafficmwhilempreparingmthemsterilemfield
2) Usingmcleanmproceduremglovesmtomhandlemsterilemequipment
3) Placingmthemnonsterilemsyringesmcontainingmflushmsolutionmonmthemsterilemfield
4) Remainingm6minchesmawaymfrommthemsterilemfieldmduringmthemprocedure
m m 8.Ampatientmadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmpneumoniamhasmbeenmreceivingmantibioticsmfo
rm2mdays.mHismconditionmhasmstabilized,mandmhismtemperaturemhasmreturnedmtomnormal.mWhich
mstagemofminfectionmismthempatientmmostmlikelymexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9.mAmpatientmdevelopsmlocalizedmheatmandmerythemamovermanmareamonmthemlowermleg.m
Thesemfindingsmaremindicativemofmwhichmsecondarymdefensemagainstminfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complementmcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10.mThempatientmsuddenlymdevelopsmhives,mshortnessmofmbreath,mandmwheezingmaftermrece
ivingmanmantibiotic.mWhichmantibodymismprimarilymresponsiblemformthismpatientsmresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM