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NUR 206/ NUR206 EXAM 1: COMMUNITY
NURSING| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) (2025/ 2026 U PDATE)
1. A _____ is a simple infectious particle that consists of a small
amount of genetic material (either ribonucleic acid [RNA] or
deoxyribonucleic acid
[DNA]) and a protein envelope
- Not cellular ’ no antibiotics for viruses
- Can only reproduce after releasing their genetic material into the
cell of another living organism: virus
2. _____ are organisms that similar to plants, but they lack
chlorophyll - lead to mycoses
- Pathogenic _____ cause infections that are usually localized but
can become disseminated in an immunocompromised person:
fungi
3. A _____ is a fungal infection/ fungal disease: mycosis
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,4. A _____ is a single-cell, animal-like microorganism that
normally lives in soil and bodies of water, yet can cause
infection: protozoa
5. _____ are infectious particles that have abnormally shaped
proteins
- typically affect the nervous system
- can cause a group of illnesses called transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (TSEs): prions
6. An _____ infection is an infectious disease that has
recently increased in incidence or that threatens to increase in
the immediate future (e.g. ebola) - Can originate from unknown
sources or from contact with animals, changes in known
diseases, or biological warfare: emerging
7. Advances in the development of medications and
vaccines has led to the near eradication of some infections
but the infective agents can _____ under the right conditions
(e.g. polio, pertussis)
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- In part due to people not receiving recommended vaccines:
reemerge
8. _____ occurs when pathogenic organisms change in ways that
decrease
the ability of a drug (or a family of drugs) to treat disease
- microorganisms are highly adaptable
- can acquire new DNA/RNA or can produce enzymes that
inactivate the drug: resistance
9. Healthcare professionals have contributed to microorganisms
becoming drug-_____ by:
(1) giving antibiotics for viral infections
(2) succumbing to patient pressure to prescribe unnecessary
antibiotic therapy
(3) using inadequate drug regimens to treat infections
(4) using broad-spectrum or combination agents for infections
that should be treated with first-line medications: resistant
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, 10. Patients have contributed to microorganisms becoming drug-
_____ by:
(1) skipping doses
(2) not taking antibiotics for the full duration of prescribed
therapy
(3) saving unused antibiotics "in case I need them later.": resistant
11. Health care-associated infections (aka ______ infections) are
acquired because of exposure to microorganisms in a health care
setting
- Often transmitted from patient to patient through direct contact
-- e.g. central line, catheter, pneumonia, C-Diff: nosocomial
12. True/False: Infections in older adults often have atypical
manifestations, such as cognitive and behavioral changes,
before the emergence of fever, pain, or changes in laboratory
values ’ therefore do not rely on the presence of fever to
indicate infection in older adults (because many have lower
NUR 206
NUR 206/ NUR206 EXAM 1: COMMUNITY
NURSING| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) (2025/ 2026 U PDATE)
1. A _____ is a simple infectious particle that consists of a small
amount of genetic material (either ribonucleic acid [RNA] or
deoxyribonucleic acid
[DNA]) and a protein envelope
- Not cellular ’ no antibiotics for viruses
- Can only reproduce after releasing their genetic material into the
cell of another living organism: virus
2. _____ are organisms that similar to plants, but they lack
chlorophyll - lead to mycoses
- Pathogenic _____ cause infections that are usually localized but
can become disseminated in an immunocompromised person:
fungi
3. A _____ is a fungal infection/ fungal disease: mycosis
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,4. A _____ is a single-cell, animal-like microorganism that
normally lives in soil and bodies of water, yet can cause
infection: protozoa
5. _____ are infectious particles that have abnormally shaped
proteins
- typically affect the nervous system
- can cause a group of illnesses called transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (TSEs): prions
6. An _____ infection is an infectious disease that has
recently increased in incidence or that threatens to increase in
the immediate future (e.g. ebola) - Can originate from unknown
sources or from contact with animals, changes in known
diseases, or biological warfare: emerging
7. Advances in the development of medications and
vaccines has led to the near eradication of some infections
but the infective agents can _____ under the right conditions
(e.g. polio, pertussis)
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- In part due to people not receiving recommended vaccines:
reemerge
8. _____ occurs when pathogenic organisms change in ways that
decrease
the ability of a drug (or a family of drugs) to treat disease
- microorganisms are highly adaptable
- can acquire new DNA/RNA or can produce enzymes that
inactivate the drug: resistance
9. Healthcare professionals have contributed to microorganisms
becoming drug-_____ by:
(1) giving antibiotics for viral infections
(2) succumbing to patient pressure to prescribe unnecessary
antibiotic therapy
(3) using inadequate drug regimens to treat infections
(4) using broad-spectrum or combination agents for infections
that should be treated with first-line medications: resistant
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, 10. Patients have contributed to microorganisms becoming drug-
_____ by:
(1) skipping doses
(2) not taking antibiotics for the full duration of prescribed
therapy
(3) saving unused antibiotics "in case I need them later.": resistant
11. Health care-associated infections (aka ______ infections) are
acquired because of exposure to microorganisms in a health care
setting
- Often transmitted from patient to patient through direct contact
-- e.g. central line, catheter, pneumonia, C-Diff: nosocomial
12. True/False: Infections in older adults often have atypical
manifestations, such as cognitive and behavioral changes,
before the emergence of fever, pain, or changes in laboratory
values ’ therefore do not rely on the presence of fever to
indicate infection in older adults (because many have lower
