Edition
By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee
Chapters 1 - 42
,Chapter 1. Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
1. Which of the following behaviors indicates the highest potential for spreading infections
among clients? The nurse:
1) disinfects dirty hands with antibacterial soap.
2) allows alcohol-based rub to dry for 10 seconds.
3) washes hands only after leaving each room.
4) uses cold water for medical asepsis.
2. What is the most frequent cause of the spread of infection among institutionalized
patients?
1) Airborne microbes from other patients
2) Contact with contaminated equipment
3) Hands of healthcare workers
4) Exposure from family members
3. Which of the following nursing activities is of highest priority for maintaining medical
asepsis?
1) Washing hands
2) Donning gloves
3) Applying sterile drapes
4) Wearing a gown
4. A patient infected with a virus but who does not have any outward sign of the disease
is considered a:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5. A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which precautions must the
nurse institute when caring for this patient?
1) Droplet transmission
2) Airborne transmission
3) Direct contact
4) Indirect contact
, 6. zA zpatient zbecomes zinfected zwith zoral zcandidiasis z(thrush) zwhile zreceiving
zintravenous zantibiotics zto ztreat za zsystemic zinfection. zWhich ztype zof zinfection zhas zthe
zpatient zdeveloped?
1) Endogenous znosocomial
2) Exogenous znosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.The znurse zassists za zsurgeon zwith zcentral zvenous zcatheter zinsertion. zWhich
zaction zis znecessary zto zhelp zmaintain zsterile ztechnique?
1) Closing zthe zpatients zdoor zto zlimit zroom ztraffic zwhile zpreparing zthe zsterile zfield
2) Using zclean zprocedure zgloves zto zhandle zsterile zequipment
3) Placing zthe znonsterile zsyringes zcontaining zflush zsolution zon zthe zsterile zfield
4) Remaining z6 zinches zaway zfrom zthe zsterile zfield zduring zthe zprocedure
z z 8.A zpatient zadmitted zto zthe zhospital zwith zpneumonia zhas zbeen zreceiving
zantibiotics zfor z2 zdays. zHis zcondition zhas zstabilized, zand zhis ztemperature zhas zreturned zto
znormal. zWhich zstage zof zinfection zis zthe zpatient zmost zlikely zexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9. zA zpatient zdevelops zlocalized zheat zand zerythema zover zan zarea zon zthe zlower zleg.
zThese zfindings zare zindicative zof zwhich zsecondary zdefense zagainst zinfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complement zcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10. zThe zpatient zsuddenly zdevelops zhives, zshortness zof zbreath, zand zwheezing zafter
zreceiving zan zantibiotic. zWhich zantibody zis zprimarily zresponsible zfor zthis zpatients
zresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
11. zWhat ztype zof zimmunity zis zprovided zby zintravenous z(IV)
zadministration zof zimmunoglobulin zG?
, 1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive
3) Humoral
4) Active