Test Bank For Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 2024, 63rd Edition By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee Chapters 1 - 42

Test Bank For Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment

2024, 63rd Edition
By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee

Chapters 1 - 42

,Chapter041.04Disease04Prevention04&04Health04Promotion


1.04Which04of04the04following04behaviors04indicates04the04highest04potential04for04spreading04in
fections04among04clients?04The04nurse:
1) disinfects04dirty04hands04with04antibacterial04soap.
2) allows04alcohol-based04rub04to04dry04for041004seconds.
3) washes04hands04only04after04leaving04each04room.
4) uses04cold04water04for04medical04asepsis.
2.04What04is04the04most04frequent04cause04of04the04spread04of04infection04among04institutionalized
patients?
1) Airborne04microbes04from04other04patients
2) Contact04with04contaminated04equipment
3) Hands04of04healthcare04workers
4) Exposure04from04family04members

3.04Which04of04the04following04nursing04activities04is04of04highest04priority04for04maintain
ing04medical04asepsis?
1) Washing04hands
2) Donning04gloves
3) Applying04sterile04drapes
4) Wearing04a04gown

4.04A04patient04infected04with04a04virus04but04who04does04not04have04any04outward04sign04o
f04the04disease04is04considered04a:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.

5.04A04patient04is04admitted04to04the04hospital04with04tuberculosis.04Which04precautions04m
ust04the04nurse04institute04when04caring04for04this04patient?
1) Droplet04transmission
2) Airborne04transmission
3) Direct04contact
4) Indirect04contact

, 6.04A04patient04becomes04infected04with04oral04candidiasis04(thrush)04while04receiving04i
ntravenous04antibiotics04to04treat04a04systemic04infection.04Which04type04of04infection04has04t
he04patient04developed?
1) Endogenous04nosocomial
2) Exogenous04nosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary

7.The04nurse04assists04a04surgeon04with04central04venous04catheter04insertion.04Whic
h04action04is04necessary04to04help04maintain04sterile04technique?
1) Closing04the04patients04door04to04limit04room04traffic04while04preparing04the04sterile04field
2) Using04clean04procedure04gloves04to04handle04sterile04equipment
3) Placing04the04nonsterile04syringes04containing04flush04solution04on04the04sterile04field
4) Remaining04604inches04away04from04the04sterile04field04during04the04procedure
0 4 0 4 8.A04patient04admitted04to04the04hospital04with04pneumonia04has04been04receiving04ant
ibiotics04for04204days.04His04condition04has04stabilized,04and04his04temperature04has04returned0
4to04normal.04Which04stage04of04infection04is04the04patient04most04likely04experiencing?

1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.

9.04A04patient04develops04localized04heat04and04erythema04over04an04area04on04the04low
er04leg.04These04findings04are04indicative04of04which04secondary04defense04against04infectio
n?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complement04cascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity

10.04The04patient04suddenly04develops04hives,04shortness04of04breath,04and04wheezing04afte
r04receiving04an04antibiotic.04Which04antibody04is04primarily04responsible04for04this04patients04r
esponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM

11.04What04type04of04immunity04is04provided04by04intravenous04(IV)04admini
stration04of04immunoglobulin04G?

, 1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive
3) Humoral
4) Active