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Chapterg1.gDiseasegPreventiong&gHealthgPromotion
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1.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbehaviorsgindicatesgtheghighestgpotentialgforgspreadingginfectio
nsgamonggclients?gThegnurse:
1) disinfectsgdirtyghandsgwithgantibacterialgsoap.
2) allowsgalcohol-basedgrubgtogdrygforg10gseconds.
3) washesghandsgonlygaftergleavinggeachgroom.
4) usesgcoldgwatergforgmedicalgasepsis.
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2.gWhatgisgthegmostgfrequentgcausegofgthegspreadgofginfectiongamongginstitutionalize
dgpatients?
1) Airbornegmicrobesgfromgothergpatients
2) Contactgwithgcontaminatedgequipment
3) Handsgofghealthcaregworkers
4) Exposuregfromgfamilygmembers
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3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggnursinggactivitiesgisgofghighestgprioritygforgmaintaininggmedic
algasepsis?
1) Washingghands
2) Donningggloves
3) Applyinggsterilegdrapes
4) Wearinggaggown
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4.gAgpatientginfectedgwithgagvirusgbutgwhogdoesgnotghaveganygoutwardgsigngofgthegdiseaseg
isgconsideredga:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
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5.gAgpatientgisgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgwithgtuberculosis.gWhichgprecautionsgmustgthegnur
seginstitutegwhengcaringgforgthisgpatient?
1) Dropletgtransmission
2) Airbornegtransmission
3) Directgcontact
4) Indirectgcontact
, 6.gAgpatientgbecomesginfectedgwithgoralgcandidiasisg(thrush)gwhilegreceivinggintraveno
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usgantibioticsgtogtreatgagsystemicginfection.gWhichgtypegofginfectionghasgthegpatientgdeveloped
?
1) Endogenousgnosocomial
2) Exogenousgnosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
ggggggggg7.gAgpatientgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgwithgpneumoniaghasgbeengreceivinggantibioticsgfo
rg2gdays.gHisgconditionghasgstabilized,gandghisgtemperatureghasgreturnedgtognormal.gWhichgsta
gegofginfectiongisgthegpatientgmostglikelygexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
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8.gThegnursegassistsgagsurgeongwithgcentralgvenousgcatheterginsertion.gWhichgactiong
isgnecessarygtoghelpgmaintaingsterilegtechnique?
1) Closinggthegpatientsgdoorgtoglimitgroomgtrafficgwhilegpreparinggthegsterilegfield
2) Usinggcleangproceduregglovesgtoghandlegsterilegequipment
3) Placinggthegnonsterilegsyringesgcontaininggflushgsolutiongongthegsterilegfield
4) Remainingg6ginchesgawaygfromgthegsterilegfieldgduringgthegprocedure
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9.gAgpatientgdevelopsglocalizedgheatgandgerythemagovergangareagongtheglowergleg.gThe
segfindingsgaregindicativegofgwhichgsecondarygdefensegagainstginfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complementgcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
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10.gThegpatientgsuddenlygdevelopsghives,gshortnessgofgbreath,gandgwheezinggaftergreceivin
ggangantibiotic.gWhichgantibodygisgprimarilygresponsiblegforgthisgpatientsgresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
g
11.gWhatgtypegofgimmunitygisgprovidedgbygintravenousg(IV)gadministrationg
ofgimmunoglobulingG?
1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive
3) Humoral
,4) Active
, g
12.gAgpatientgasksgthegnursegwhygtheregisgnogvaccinegavailablegforgthegcommongcold.gWhi
chgresponsegbygthegnursegisgcorrect?
1) Thegvirusgmutatesgtoograpidlygtogdevelopgagvaccine.
2) Vaccinesgaregdevelopedgonlygforgverygseriousgillnesses.
3) ResearchersgaregfocusinggeffortsgongangHIVgvaccine.
4) Thegvirusgforgthegcommongcoldghasgnotgbeengidentified.
1 .gAgpatientgwhoghasgagtemperaturegofg101Fg(38.3C)gmostglikelygrequires:
1) acetaminopheng(Tylenol).
2) increasedgfluids.
3) bedrest.
4) tepidgbath.
g 14.gWhygisgaglotiongwithoutgpetroleumgpreferredgovergagpetroleum-
basedgproductgasgagskingprotectant?gIt:
1) Preventsgmicroorganismsgfromgadheringgtogthegskin.
2) Facilitatesgthegabsorptiongofglatexgproteinsgthroughgthegskin.
3) Decreasesgthegriskgofglatexgallergies.
4) Preventsgthegskingfromgdryinggandgchaffing.
g
15.gForgwhichgrangegofgtimegmustgagnursegwashgherghandsgbeforegworkinggingthegoperati
nggroom?
1) 1gtog2gminutes
2) 2gtog4gminutes
3) 2gtog6gminutes
4) 6gtog10gminutes
g
16.gHowgshouldgthegnursegdisposegofgthegbreakfastgtraygofgagpatientgwhogrequiresgairbor
negisolation?
1) Placegthegtraygingagspeciallygmarkedgtrashgcanginsidegthegpatientsgroom.
Placegthegtraygingagspecialgisolationgbaggheldgbygagsecondghealthcaregworkergatgt
2) hegpatientsgdoor.
Returngthegtraygwithgagnotegtogdietarygservicesgsogitgcangbegcleanedgandgreusedgforgthegn
3) extgmeal.
Carrygthegtraygtogangisolationgtrashgreceptacleglocatedgingthegdirtygutilitygroomgan
4) dgdisposegofgitgthere.
1 .gHowgmuchgliquidgsoapgshouldgthegnursegusegforgeffectiveghandgwashing?gAtgleast:
1) 2gmL
2) 3gmL
3) 6gmL
4) 7gmL
CURRENT MedicalDiagnosis
Diagnosis and
g
g
Treatment
and Treatment g
g
g
g g
g g
20202019
Test Testbank/Studyguide
Bank/Complete Guide
g gg g
Chapterg1.gDiseasegPreventiong&gHealthgPromotion
g
1.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbehaviorsgindicatesgtheghighestgpotentialgforgspreadingginfectio
nsgamonggclients?gThegnurse:
1) disinfectsgdirtyghandsgwithgantibacterialgsoap.
2) allowsgalcohol-basedgrubgtogdrygforg10gseconds.
3) washesghandsgonlygaftergleavinggeachgroom.
4) usesgcoldgwatergforgmedicalgasepsis.
g
2.gWhatgisgthegmostgfrequentgcausegofgthegspreadgofginfectiongamongginstitutionalize
dgpatients?
1) Airbornegmicrobesgfromgothergpatients
2) Contactgwithgcontaminatedgequipment
3) Handsgofghealthcaregworkers
4) Exposuregfromgfamilygmembers
g
3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggnursinggactivitiesgisgofghighestgprioritygforgmaintaininggmedic
algasepsis?
1) Washingghands
2) Donningggloves
3) Applyinggsterilegdrapes
4) Wearinggaggown
g
4.gAgpatientginfectedgwithgagvirusgbutgwhogdoesgnotghaveganygoutwardgsigngofgthegdiseaseg
isgconsideredga:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.
g
5.gAgpatientgisgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgwithgtuberculosis.gWhichgprecautionsgmustgthegnur
seginstitutegwhengcaringgforgthisgpatient?
1) Dropletgtransmission
2) Airbornegtransmission
3) Directgcontact
4) Indirectgcontact
, 6.gAgpatientgbecomesginfectedgwithgoralgcandidiasisg(thrush)gwhilegreceivinggintraveno
ggggggggg
usgantibioticsgtogtreatgagsystemicginfection.gWhichgtypegofginfectionghasgthegpatientgdeveloped
?
1) Endogenousgnosocomial
2) Exogenousgnosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary
ggggggggg7.gAgpatientgadmittedgtogtheghospitalgwithgpneumoniaghasgbeengreceivinggantibioticsgfo
rg2gdays.gHisgconditionghasgstabilized,gandghisgtemperatureghasgreturnedgtognormal.gWhichgsta
gegofginfectiongisgthegpatientgmostglikelygexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
g
8.gThegnursegassistsgagsurgeongwithgcentralgvenousgcatheterginsertion.gWhichgactiong
isgnecessarygtoghelpgmaintaingsterilegtechnique?
1) Closinggthegpatientsgdoorgtoglimitgroomgtrafficgwhilegpreparinggthegsterilegfield
2) Usinggcleangproceduregglovesgtoghandlegsterilegequipment
3) Placinggthegnonsterilegsyringesgcontaininggflushgsolutiongongthegsterilegfield
4) Remainingg6ginchesgawaygfromgthegsterilegfieldgduringgthegprocedure
g
9.gAgpatientgdevelopsglocalizedgheatgandgerythemagovergangareagongtheglowergleg.gThe
segfindingsgaregindicativegofgwhichgsecondarygdefensegagainstginfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complementgcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity
g
10.gThegpatientgsuddenlygdevelopsghives,gshortnessgofgbreath,gandgwheezinggaftergreceivin
ggangantibiotic.gWhichgantibodygisgprimarilygresponsiblegforgthisgpatientsgresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM
g
11.gWhatgtypegofgimmunitygisgprovidedgbygintravenousg(IV)gadministrationg
ofgimmunoglobulingG?
1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive
3) Humoral
,4) Active
, g
12.gAgpatientgasksgthegnursegwhygtheregisgnogvaccinegavailablegforgthegcommongcold.gWhi
chgresponsegbygthegnursegisgcorrect?
1) Thegvirusgmutatesgtoograpidlygtogdevelopgagvaccine.
2) Vaccinesgaregdevelopedgonlygforgverygseriousgillnesses.
3) ResearchersgaregfocusinggeffortsgongangHIVgvaccine.
4) Thegvirusgforgthegcommongcoldghasgnotgbeengidentified.
1 .gAgpatientgwhoghasgagtemperaturegofg101Fg(38.3C)gmostglikelygrequires:
1) acetaminopheng(Tylenol).
2) increasedgfluids.
3) bedrest.
4) tepidgbath.
g 14.gWhygisgaglotiongwithoutgpetroleumgpreferredgovergagpetroleum-
basedgproductgasgagskingprotectant?gIt:
1) Preventsgmicroorganismsgfromgadheringgtogthegskin.
2) Facilitatesgthegabsorptiongofglatexgproteinsgthroughgthegskin.
3) Decreasesgthegriskgofglatexgallergies.
4) Preventsgthegskingfromgdryinggandgchaffing.
g
15.gForgwhichgrangegofgtimegmustgagnursegwashgherghandsgbeforegworkinggingthegoperati
nggroom?
1) 1gtog2gminutes
2) 2gtog4gminutes
3) 2gtog6gminutes
4) 6gtog10gminutes
g
16.gHowgshouldgthegnursegdisposegofgthegbreakfastgtraygofgagpatientgwhogrequiresgairbor
negisolation?
1) Placegthegtraygingagspeciallygmarkedgtrashgcanginsidegthegpatientsgroom.
Placegthegtraygingagspecialgisolationgbaggheldgbygagsecondghealthcaregworkergatgt
2) hegpatientsgdoor.
Returngthegtraygwithgagnotegtogdietarygservicesgsogitgcangbegcleanedgandgreusedgforgthegn
3) extgmeal.
Carrygthegtraygtogangisolationgtrashgreceptacleglocatedgingthegdirtygutilitygroomgan
4) dgdisposegofgitgthere.
1 .gHowgmuchgliquidgsoapgshouldgthegnursegusegforgeffectiveghandgwashing?gAtgleast:
1) 2gmL
2) 3gmL
3) 6gmL
4) 7gmL
