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2024, 63rd Edition
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By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee
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Chapters 1 - 42
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,Chapter m1. mDisease mPrevention m& mHealth mPromotion
1. mWhich mof mthe mfollowing mbehaviors mindicates mthe mhighest mpotential mfor mspreading
minfections mamong mclients? mThe mnurse:
1) disinfects mdirty mhands mwith mantibacterial msoap.
2) allows malcohol-based mrub mto mdry mfor m10 mseconds.
3) washes mhands monly mafter mleaving meach mroom.
4) uses mcold mwater mfor mmedical masepsis.
2. mWhat mis mthe mmost mfrequent mcause mof mthe mspread mof minfection mamong minstitutionalized
patients?
1) Airborne mmicrobes mfrom mother mpatients
2) Contact mwith mcontaminated mequipment
3) Hands mof mhealthcare mworkers
4) Exposure mfrom mfamily mmembers
3. mWhich mof mthe mfollowing mnursing mactivities mis mof mhighest mpriority mfor mmaintaining
mmedical masepsis?
1) Washing mhands
2) Donning mgloves
3) Applying msterile mdrapes
4) Wearing ma mgown
4. mA mpatient minfected mwith ma mvirus mbut mwho mdoes mnot mhave many moutward msign mof mthe
mdisease mis mconsidered ma:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5. mA mpatient mis madmitted mto mthe mhospital mwith mtuberculosis. mWhich mprecautions mmust mthe
mnurse minstitute mwhen mcaring mfor mthis mpatient?
1) Droplet mtransmission
2) Airborne mtransmission
3) Direct mcontact
4) Indirect mcontact
, 6. mA mpatient mbecomes minfected mwith moral mcandidiasis m(thrush) mwhile mreceiving
mintravenous mantibiotics mto mtreat ma msystemic minfection. mWhich mtype mof minfection mhas mthe
mpatient mdeveloped?
1) Endogenous mnosocomial
2) Exogenous mnosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.The mnurse massists ma msurgeon mwith mcentral mvenous mcatheter minsertion. mWhich
maction mis mnecessary mto mhelp mmaintain msterile mtechnique?
1) Closing mthe mpatients mdoor mto mlimit mroom mtraffic mwhile mpreparing mthe msterile mfield
2) Using mclean mprocedure mgloves mto mhandle msterile mequipment
3) Placing mthe mnonsterile msyringes mcontaining mflush msolution mon mthe msterile mfield
4) Remaining m6 minches maway mfrom mthe msterile mfield mduring mthe mprocedure
m m 8.A mpatient madmitted mto mthe mhospital mwith mpneumonia mhas mbeen mreceiving mantibiotics
mfor m2 mdays. mHis mcondition mhas mstabilized, mand mhis mtemperature mhas mreturned mto mnormal.
mWhich mstage mof minfection mis mthe mpatient mmost mlikely mexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9. mA mpatient mdevelops mlocalized mheat mand merythema mover man marea mon mthe mlower mleg.
mThese mfindings mare mindicative mof mwhich msecondary mdefense magainst minfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complement mcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10. mThe mpatient msuddenly mdevelops mhives, mshortness mof mbreath, mand mwheezing mafter
mreceiving man mantibiotic. mWhich mantibody mis mprimarily mresponsible mfor mthis mpatients
mresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
11. mWhat mtype mof mimmunity mis mprovided mby mintravenous m(IV)
madministration mof mimmunoglobulin mG?
1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive
3) Humoral
4) Active
, 12. mA mpatient masks mthe mnurse mwhy mthere mis mno mvaccine mavailable mfor mthe mcommon mcold.
Which mresponse mby mthe mnurse mis mcorrect?
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1) The mvirus mmutates mtoo mrapidly mto mdevelop ma mvaccine.
2) Vaccines mare mdeveloped monly mfor mvery mserious millnesses.
3) Researchers mare mfocusing mefforts mon man mHIV mvaccine.
4) The mvirus mfor mthe mcommon mcold mhas mnot mbeen midentified.
1 m. mA mpatient mwho mhas ma mtemperature mof m101F m(38.3C) mmost mlikely mrequires:
1) acetaminophen m(Tylenol).
2) increased mfluids.
3) bedrest.
4) tepid mbath.
14. mWhy mis ma mlotion mwithout mpetroleum mpreferred mover ma mpetroleum-based mproduct mas
ma mskin mprotectant? mIt:
1) Prevents mmicroorganisms mfrom madhering mto mthe mskin.
2) Facilitates mthe mabsorption mof mlatex mproteins mthrough mthe mskin.
3) Decreases mthe mrisk mof mlatex mallergies.
4) Prevents mthe mskin mfrom mdrying mand mchaffing.
15. mFor mwhich mrange mof mtime mmust ma mnurse mwash mher mhands mbefore mworking min mthe
moperating mroom?
1) 1 mto m2 mminutes
2) 2 mto m4 mminutes
3) 2 mto m6 mminutes
4) 6 mto m10 mminutes
16. mHow mshould mthe mnurse mdispose mof mthe mbreakfast mtray mof ma mpatient mwho mrequires
mairborne misolation?
1) Place mthe mtray min ma mspecially mmarked mtrash mcan minside mthe mpatients mroom.
Place mthe mtray min ma mspecial misolation mbag mheld mby ma msecond mhealthcare mworker mat mthe
2) patients mdoor.
Return mthe mtray mwith ma mnote mto mdietary mservices mso mit mcan mbe mcleaned mand mreused mfor mthe
3) next mmeal.
Carry mthe mtray mto man misolation mtrash mreceptacle mlocated min mthe mdirty mutility mroom mand
4) dispose mof mit mthere.
1 m. mHow mmuch mliquid msoap mshould mthe mnurse muse mfor meffective mhand mwashing? mAt mleast:
1) 2 mmL
2) 3 mmL
3) 6 mmL
4) 7 mmL