Test Bank For Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 2026, 63rd Edition
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By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee
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Chapters 1 - 42I I I
,ChapterI1.IDiseaseIPreventionI&IHealthIPromotion
1.IWhichIofItheIfollowingIbehaviorsIindicatesItheIhighestIpotentialIforIspreadingIinfectionsIamongI
clients?ITheInurse:
1) disinfectsIdirtyIhandsIwithIantibacterialIsoap.
2) allowsIalcohol-basedIrubItoIdryIforI10Iseconds.
3) washesIhandsIonlyIafterIleavingIeachIroom.
4) usesIcoldIwaterIforImedicalIasepsis.
2.IWhatIisItheImostIfrequentIcauseIofItheIspreadIofIinfectionIamongIinstitutionalized
patients?
1) AirborneImicrobesIfromIotherIpatients
2) ContactIwithIcontaminatedIequipment
3) HandsIofIhealthcareIworkers
4) ExposureIfromIfamilyImembers
3.IwhichIofItheIfollowingInursingIactivitiesIisIofIhighestIpriorityIforImaintainingImedical
asepsis?
1) WashingIhands
2) DonningIgloves
3) ApplyingIsterileIdrapes
4) WearingIaIgown
4.IAIpatientIinfectedIwithIaIvirusIbutIwhoIdoesInotIhaveIanyIoutwardIsignIofItheIdiseaseIisIcon
sideredIa:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5.IAIpatientIisIadmittedItoItheIhospitalIwithItuberculosis.IWhichIprecautionsImustItheInurseIin
stituteIwhenIcaringIforIthisIpatient?
1) DropletItransmission
2) AirborneItransmission
3) DirectIcontact
,4) IndirectIcontact
, 6.IAIpatientIbecomesIinfectedIwithIoralIcandidiasisI(thrush)IwhileIreceivingIintravenousIan
tibioticsItoItreatIaIsystemicIinfection.IWhichItypeIofIinfectionIhasItheIpatientIdeveloped?
1) EndogenousInosocomial
2) ExogenousInosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.TheInurseIassistsIaIsurgeonIwithIcentralIvenousIcatheterIinsertion.IWhichIactionIisIn
ecessaryItoIhelpImaintainIsterileItechnique?
1) ClosingItheIpatientsIdoorItoIlimitIroomItrafficIwhileIpreparingItheIsterileIfield
2) UsingIcleanIprocedureIglovesItoIhandleIsterileIequipment
3) PlacingItheInonsterileIsyringesIcontainingIflushIsolutionIonItheIsterileIfield
4) RemainingI6IinchesIawayIfromItheIsterileIfieldIduringItheIprocedure
I I 8.AIpatientIadmittedItoItheIhospitalIwithIpneumoniaIhasIbeenIreceivingIantibioticsIforI2Idays.
IHisIconditionIhasIstabilized,IandIhisItemperatureIhasIreturnedItoInormal.IWhichIstageIofIinfectio
nIisItheIpatientImostIlikelyIexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9.IAIpatientIdevelopsIlocalizedIheatIandIerythemaIoverIanIareaIonItheIlowerIleg.ITheseIfin
dingsIareIindicativeIofIwhichIsecondaryIdefenseIagainstIinfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) ComplementIcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10.ITheIpatientIsuddenlyIdevelopsIhives,IshortnessIofIbreath,IandIwheezingIafterIreceivingIa
nIantibiotic.IWhichIantibodyIisIprimarilyIresponsibleIforIthisIpatientsIresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
I I I I I I I I I I
By Maxine Papadakis, Stephen Mcphee
I I I I
Chapters 1 - 42I I I
,ChapterI1.IDiseaseIPreventionI&IHealthIPromotion
1.IWhichIofItheIfollowingIbehaviorsIindicatesItheIhighestIpotentialIforIspreadingIinfectionsIamongI
clients?ITheInurse:
1) disinfectsIdirtyIhandsIwithIantibacterialIsoap.
2) allowsIalcohol-basedIrubItoIdryIforI10Iseconds.
3) washesIhandsIonlyIafterIleavingIeachIroom.
4) usesIcoldIwaterIforImedicalIasepsis.
2.IWhatIisItheImostIfrequentIcauseIofItheIspreadIofIinfectionIamongIinstitutionalized
patients?
1) AirborneImicrobesIfromIotherIpatients
2) ContactIwithIcontaminatedIequipment
3) HandsIofIhealthcareIworkers
4) ExposureIfromIfamilyImembers
3.IwhichIofItheIfollowingInursingIactivitiesIisIofIhighestIpriorityIforImaintainingImedical
asepsis?
1) WashingIhands
2) DonningIgloves
3) ApplyingIsterileIdrapes
4) WearingIaIgown
4.IAIpatientIinfectedIwithIaIvirusIbutIwhoIdoesInotIhaveIanyIoutwardIsignIofItheIdiseaseIisIcon
sideredIa:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
5.IAIpatientIisIadmittedItoItheIhospitalIwithItuberculosis.IWhichIprecautionsImustItheInurseIin
stituteIwhenIcaringIforIthisIpatient?
1) DropletItransmission
2) AirborneItransmission
3) DirectIcontact
,4) IndirectIcontact
, 6.IAIpatientIbecomesIinfectedIwithIoralIcandidiasisI(thrush)IwhileIreceivingIintravenousIan
tibioticsItoItreatIaIsystemicIinfection.IWhichItypeIofIinfectionIhasItheIpatientIdeveloped?
1) EndogenousInosocomial
2) ExogenousInosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
7.TheInurseIassistsIaIsurgeonIwithIcentralIvenousIcatheterIinsertion.IWhichIactionIisIn
ecessaryItoIhelpImaintainIsterileItechnique?
1) ClosingItheIpatientsIdoorItoIlimitIroomItrafficIwhileIpreparingItheIsterileIfield
2) UsingIcleanIprocedureIglovesItoIhandleIsterileIequipment
3) PlacingItheInonsterileIsyringesIcontainingIflushIsolutionIonItheIsterileIfield
4) RemainingI6IinchesIawayIfromItheIsterileIfieldIduringItheIprocedure
I I 8.AIpatientIadmittedItoItheIhospitalIwithIpneumoniaIhasIbeenIreceivingIantibioticsIforI2Idays.
IHisIconditionIhasIstabilized,IandIhisItemperatureIhasIreturnedItoInormal.IWhichIstageIofIinfectio
nIisItheIpatientImostIlikelyIexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.
9.IAIpatientIdevelopsIlocalizedIheatIandIerythemaIoverIanIareaIonItheIlowerIleg.ITheseIfin
dingsIareIindicativeIofIwhichIsecondaryIdefenseIagainstIinfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) ComplementIcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
10.ITheIpatientIsuddenlyIdevelopsIhives,IshortnessIofIbreath,IandIwheezingIafterIreceivingIa
nIantibiotic.IWhichIantibodyIisIprimarilyIresponsibleIforIthisIpatientsIresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
