Chapter 20: Asepsis and Infection
Control
1. Hepatitis is classified as a virus that
a. Is localized in the liver
b. Causes decreased urine
c. Results in pallor
d. Causes tissue damage
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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Some viral infections are acute and controlled by the hosts defens e
mechanisms; others spread throughout the body and cause severe tissue
damage or result in chronic illness.
2. A patient suffers from bloody diarrhea after eating at a local restaurant.
The patient has been infected with a(an)
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungi
d. Protozoa
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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, Bacteria may be transmitted through air, food, water, soil, vectors, or
sexual activit y.
3. Before and after doing aseptic techniques with a patient, the nurse should
a. Sterilize equipment
b. Appl y clean gloves
c. Replace equipment
d. Wash hands
CORRECT ANSWER: D
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Aseptic techniques, which start and end with handwashing, include the
processes of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
4. A nursing student comes to the universit y health center complaining of a
sore throat, malaise, and loss of appetite. The nurse assesses the student
and determines she has large white yellow exudates in the back of the
throat and a fever. The student is presenting with a/an
a. Infectious disease
b. Viral illness
c. Throat mass
d. Mononucleosis
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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Infectious disease refers to the pathology or pathologic events that
result from the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in a
Control
1. Hepatitis is classified as a virus that
a. Is localized in the liver
b. Causes decreased urine
c. Results in pallor
d. Causes tissue damage
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback:
Some viral infections are acute and controlled by the hosts defens e
mechanisms; others spread throughout the body and cause severe tissue
damage or result in chronic illness.
2. A patient suffers from bloody diarrhea after eating at a local restaurant.
The patient has been infected with a(an)
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungi
d. Protozoa
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
, Bacteria may be transmitted through air, food, water, soil, vectors, or
sexual activit y.
3. Before and after doing aseptic techniques with a patient, the nurse should
a. Sterilize equipment
b. Appl y clean gloves
c. Replace equipment
d. Wash hands
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback:
Aseptic techniques, which start and end with handwashing, include the
processes of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
4. A nursing student comes to the universit y health center complaining of a
sore throat, malaise, and loss of appetite. The nurse assesses the student
and determines she has large white yellow exudates in the back of the
throat and a fever. The student is presenting with a/an
a. Infectious disease
b. Viral illness
c. Throat mass
d. Mononucleosis
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Infectious disease refers to the pathology or pathologic events that
result from the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in a
