Chapter 7 & 9 Foundations And Adult
Health Nursing - Exam 1 With 100% Correct
Answers 2024
Microorganism - correct answers-tiny usually microscopic, entities capable of carrying on the
living process that are naturally present on and in the human body and in the environment.
Nonpathogenic - correct answers-harmless
Medical asepsis - correct answers-(known as clean technique) inhibits the growth & transmission
of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Surgical Asepsis - correct answers-(known as sterile technique) technique designed to destroy all
micro-organisms and their spores.
Six elements necessary for infection - correct answers-a. Infectious agent: a pathogen
b. Reservoir: where the pathogen can grow
c. Portal of exit: exit route from the reservoir
d. Mode of transmission: method or vehicle of transportation, such as exudate, feces, air droplets,
hands or needles
e. Portal of entry: entrance through skin, mucous lining, or mouth
f. Host: another person or animal that is susceptible to the pathogen
Aerobic Bacteria - correct answers-grow only in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic Bacteria - correct answers-grow only in the absence of oxygen
Spore - correct answers-specialized structure that is round and is formed by the bacterium when
conditions are unfavorable for the growth of the bacteria. Remains dormant until conditions
become favorable for the bacteria to grow.
Streptococcus bacterium - correct answers-is responsible for more diseases than any other
organism
MRSA (staphylococcus aureus) - correct answers-has been proven to be responsible for several
serious & sometimes fatal infections
Health Nursing - Exam 1 With 100% Correct
Answers 2024
Microorganism - correct answers-tiny usually microscopic, entities capable of carrying on the
living process that are naturally present on and in the human body and in the environment.
Nonpathogenic - correct answers-harmless
Medical asepsis - correct answers-(known as clean technique) inhibits the growth & transmission
of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Surgical Asepsis - correct answers-(known as sterile technique) technique designed to destroy all
micro-organisms and their spores.
Six elements necessary for infection - correct answers-a. Infectious agent: a pathogen
b. Reservoir: where the pathogen can grow
c. Portal of exit: exit route from the reservoir
d. Mode of transmission: method or vehicle of transportation, such as exudate, feces, air droplets,
hands or needles
e. Portal of entry: entrance through skin, mucous lining, or mouth
f. Host: another person or animal that is susceptible to the pathogen
Aerobic Bacteria - correct answers-grow only in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic Bacteria - correct answers-grow only in the absence of oxygen
Spore - correct answers-specialized structure that is round and is formed by the bacterium when
conditions are unfavorable for the growth of the bacteria. Remains dormant until conditions
become favorable for the bacteria to grow.
Streptococcus bacterium - correct answers-is responsible for more diseases than any other
organism
MRSA (staphylococcus aureus) - correct answers-has been proven to be responsible for several
serious & sometimes fatal infections
