PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 14
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which description does the nurse recognize fits a client in the
prodromal stage of an infection?. Answer: Client is experiencing vague
symptoms of fatigue and low grade fever.
⩥ What type of precautions should the nurse take when caring for a
client with Rocky Mountain spotted fever?. Answer: Wearing gloves for
contact with secretions
⩥ Transmission of the rabies virus from a dog bite would be best
described by which mechanism of entry?. Answer: penetration
⩥ Transmissible neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease are associated with:. Answer: Prion
⩥ The nurse in the emergency department knows clients exposed to
Clostridium botulinum, an agent of bioterrorism, would likely be
exhibiting which clinical manifestation listed below?. Answer: Muscle
weakness in extremities eventually leading to paralysis of respiratory
muscles
, ⩥ A fomite is a/an:. Answer: infection transfer agent
⩥ Select the assessment data that place a client most at risk for the
development of an opportunistic infection. A client who:. Answer: has a
compromised immune system.
is currently receiving chemotherapy.
just completed 6 weeks of radiation therapy.
has a diagnosis of malnutrition.
⩥ What is the term for parasitic relationships between microorganisms
and the human body in which the human body is harmed?. Answer:
infectious disease
⩥ The clinical picture, or presentation of a disease in the body, is called:.
Answer: Symptomatology of the disease
⩥ A health care provider is providing information to a client about
ectoparasites. The most prominent human ectoparasite would be:.
Answer: scabies
⩥ A school-age child with a history of asthma has brought a note home
from school stating there has been one case of meningitis (Neisseria
meningitidis) in the school. Since the mother is a nurse, she is very
concerned since she knows the portal of entry of this pathogen is:.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which description does the nurse recognize fits a client in the
prodromal stage of an infection?. Answer: Client is experiencing vague
symptoms of fatigue and low grade fever.
⩥ What type of precautions should the nurse take when caring for a
client with Rocky Mountain spotted fever?. Answer: Wearing gloves for
contact with secretions
⩥ Transmission of the rabies virus from a dog bite would be best
described by which mechanism of entry?. Answer: penetration
⩥ Transmissible neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease are associated with:. Answer: Prion
⩥ The nurse in the emergency department knows clients exposed to
Clostridium botulinum, an agent of bioterrorism, would likely be
exhibiting which clinical manifestation listed below?. Answer: Muscle
weakness in extremities eventually leading to paralysis of respiratory
muscles
, ⩥ A fomite is a/an:. Answer: infection transfer agent
⩥ Select the assessment data that place a client most at risk for the
development of an opportunistic infection. A client who:. Answer: has a
compromised immune system.
is currently receiving chemotherapy.
just completed 6 weeks of radiation therapy.
has a diagnosis of malnutrition.
⩥ What is the term for parasitic relationships between microorganisms
and the human body in which the human body is harmed?. Answer:
infectious disease
⩥ The clinical picture, or presentation of a disease in the body, is called:.
Answer: Symptomatology of the disease
⩥ A health care provider is providing information to a client about
ectoparasites. The most prominent human ectoparasite would be:.
Answer: scabies
⩥ A school-age child with a history of asthma has brought a note home
from school stating there has been one case of meningitis (Neisseria
meningitidis) in the school. Since the mother is a nurse, she is very
concerned since she knows the portal of entry of this pathogen is:.
