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Which of the following most accurately defines an infection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) an illness resulting from living in an unclean environment
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B) the result of lack of knowledge about food preparation
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C) a disease resulting from pathogens in or on the body
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D) an acute or chronic illness resulting from traumatic injury -
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correct answer✔✔C ||\\||\\
A patient who has had abdominal surgery develops an infection
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in the wound while still hospitalized. Which of the following
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agents is most likely the cause of the infection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) virus ||\\||\\
B) bacteria ||\\||\\
C) fungi ||\\||\\
D) spores - correct answer✔✔B
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A nurse caring for a patient who has gas gangrene knows that
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this infection originated in which of the
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,following reservoirs? ||\\||\\
A) other people
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B) food ||\\||\\
C) soil ||\\||\\
D) animals - correct answer✔✔C
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A patient with an upper respiratory infection (common cold)
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tells the nurse, I am so angry with the
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nurse practitioner because he would not give me any ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
antibiotics. What would be the most accurate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
response by the nurse? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) Antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
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B) Let me talk to him and see what we can do.
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C) Why do you think you need an antibiotic?
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D) I know what you mean; you need an antibiotic. - correct
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answer✔✔A
A woman tests positive for the human immunodeficiency virus
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antibody but has no symptoms. She is ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
considered a carrier. What component of the infection cycle ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
does the woman illustrate? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,A) a reservoir ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) an infectious agent
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C) a portal of exit
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D) a portal of entry - correct answer✔✔A
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A man on an airplane is sitting by a woman who is coughing and
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sneezing. If she has an infection, what ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is the most likely means of transmission from the woman to the
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man?
A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) vectors ||\\||\\
D) airborne route - correct answer✔✔D
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A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is diagnosed with
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mononucleosis, commonly called the kissing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disease. The nurse explains that the organisms causing this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disease were transmitted by: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) direct contact.
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B) indirect contact.
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, C) airborne route.
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D) vectors. - correct answer✔✔A
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Of all possible nursing interventions to break the chain of
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infection, which is the most effective? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) administering medications
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B) providing good skin care
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C) practicing hand hygiene
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D) wearing gloves at all times - correct answer✔✔C
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A nurse teaches a rural community group how to avoid
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contracting West Nile virus by using approved ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
insect repellant and wearing proper coverings when outdoors.
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By what means is the pathogen involved
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in West Nile virus transmitted?
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A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) airborne route
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D) vectors - correct answer✔✔D
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Questions exam with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Which of the following most accurately defines an infection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) an illness resulting from living in an unclean environment
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B) the result of lack of knowledge about food preparation
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C) a disease resulting from pathogens in or on the body
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D) an acute or chronic illness resulting from traumatic injury -
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correct answer✔✔C ||\\||\\
A patient who has had abdominal surgery develops an infection
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in the wound while still hospitalized. Which of the following
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agents is most likely the cause of the infection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) virus ||\\||\\
B) bacteria ||\\||\\
C) fungi ||\\||\\
D) spores - correct answer✔✔B
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A nurse caring for a patient who has gas gangrene knows that
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this infection originated in which of the
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,following reservoirs? ||\\||\\
A) other people
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B) food ||\\||\\
C) soil ||\\||\\
D) animals - correct answer✔✔C
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A patient with an upper respiratory infection (common cold)
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tells the nurse, I am so angry with the
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nurse practitioner because he would not give me any ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
antibiotics. What would be the most accurate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
response by the nurse? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) Antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
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B) Let me talk to him and see what we can do.
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C) Why do you think you need an antibiotic?
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D) I know what you mean; you need an antibiotic. - correct
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answer✔✔A
A woman tests positive for the human immunodeficiency virus
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antibody but has no symptoms. She is ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
considered a carrier. What component of the infection cycle ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
does the woman illustrate? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,A) a reservoir ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) an infectious agent
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C) a portal of exit
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D) a portal of entry - correct answer✔✔A
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A man on an airplane is sitting by a woman who is coughing and
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
sneezing. If she has an infection, what ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is the most likely means of transmission from the woman to the
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man?
A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) vectors ||\\||\\
D) airborne route - correct answer✔✔D
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A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is diagnosed with
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mononucleosis, commonly called the kissing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disease. The nurse explains that the organisms causing this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
disease were transmitted by: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) direct contact.
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B) indirect contact.
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, C) airborne route.
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D) vectors. - correct answer✔✔A
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Of all possible nursing interventions to break the chain of
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infection, which is the most effective? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) administering medications
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B) providing good skin care
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C) practicing hand hygiene
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D) wearing gloves at all times - correct answer✔✔C
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A nurse teaches a rural community group how to avoid
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contracting West Nile virus by using approved ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
insect repellant and wearing proper coverings when outdoors.
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By what means is the pathogen involved
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in West Nile virus transmitted?
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A) direct contact
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B) indirect contact
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C) airborne route
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D) vectors - correct answer✔✔D
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