COMMUNICABLE DISEASE NURSING
Situation: The following questions pertain to the general concepts of communicable
disease.
1. Which of the following factors should be considered by the nurse in controlling
communicable diseases?
A. Skill of the nurse in handling cases C. Knowledge of the patient
B. Chain of infection of the disease D. Available resources of the nurse
2. The best method to protect the body against infectious diseases
A. Intact skin C. Healthy diet
B. Good personal hygiene D. Physical fitness
3. The nurse must teach family to limit their contact to infected family members during this
stage of infection because patient is highly contagious on this stage of disease.
A. Incubation C. Illness
B. Prodromal D. Convalescent
4. Which of the following factors in the infection cycle serves as a basis in developing infection
control methods?
A. Agent causing infection C. Portal of entry
B. Mode of transmission D. Susceptibility of the host
5. The nurse knows that health education is relevant in the prevention of communicable
disease because it:
A. improves individuals, families, and community health
B. protects individuals, families, & communities to disease
C. prolongs life of individuals, families and communities
D. prevents disease of individuals, families and communities
6. Which of the following primary activities should be done by the nurse when handling a
contagious patient?
A. Concurrent Disinfection C. Handwashing
B. Epidemiological Investigation D. Sterilization
7. Separation of infected individuals or carriers from other individuals by placing them on
conditions that will prevent direct or indirect transmission of disease is known as?
A. Quarantine C. Terminal Disinfection
B. Isolation D. Sterilization
8. If an individual acquired resistance to disease due the presence of antibodies or cells having
specific action on microorganisms or toxins, the individual is known to have?
A. Immunity C. Infective dose
B. Pathogenicity D. Virulence
9. Medical asepsis is done by all health care personnel to:
A. prevent progress of disease C. prevent transfer of
microorganism
B. eradicate harmful microorganism D. treat disease condition
, 10. What is the best guide of the nurse in determining isolation of infected individuals?
A. Source of infection C. Mode of transmission
B. Immune status of client D. Ability of the client to do precautions
11. Infection acquired by the patient in the hospital is known as?
A. Transmission C. Isolation
B. Quarantine D. Nosocomial
12. In the control of communicable disease, the nurse used epidemiology to:
A. Determining factors that have brought the disease
B. Evaluate effectiveness of Under Five
C. Determine efficacy of garlic in preventing hypertension
D. All of the above
13. Which branch of epidemiology is concerned with determining the factors that affect the
occurrence and distribution of disease in the population?
A. Descriptive C. Analytic
B. Therapeutic D. Evaluation
14. In 2001, new strain of Polio was reported after it has been eradicated in 2000. This is a
best example of a time related occurrence?
A. Cyclical Variation C. Secular variation
B. Short-time fluctuation D. Long-time fluctuation
15. Epidemiology is directly concern with which of the following?
A. Factors influencing occurrence and distribution of disease, defects, disability or
death of groups of individuals
B. Vital health statistics
C. Environment sanitation
D. Treatment of communicable disease
16. Immunity by antibody formation during the course of a disease is
A. Active natural C. Passive natural
B. Active artificial D. Passive artificial
17. Which of the following communicable diseases have to be monitored by the nurse within 24
hours?
A. Measles B. Severe Acute Diarrhea C. AIDS D. Neonatal Tetanus
Situation: Rene, a month old infant is brought to the pediatrician.
18. Which of the following immunizations should Rene have at his age?
A. BCG, Hepa B 1 vaccine C. BCG, DPT1, OPV1, Hepa B1 vaccine
B. BCG, DPT1, OPV1 vaccine D. BCG, Hepa B 1, Measles vaccine
19. After giving BCG, which of the following statements indicates that the mother understood the
instructions given by the nurse?
A. “It is normal that she will have a wound at the site of injection”
B. “It is normal that she will have rashes lasting for 2-3 days”
C. “I will bring her immediately to the clinic if she developed fever”
Situation: The following questions pertain to the general concepts of communicable
disease.
1. Which of the following factors should be considered by the nurse in controlling
communicable diseases?
A. Skill of the nurse in handling cases C. Knowledge of the patient
B. Chain of infection of the disease D. Available resources of the nurse
2. The best method to protect the body against infectious diseases
A. Intact skin C. Healthy diet
B. Good personal hygiene D. Physical fitness
3. The nurse must teach family to limit their contact to infected family members during this
stage of infection because patient is highly contagious on this stage of disease.
A. Incubation C. Illness
B. Prodromal D. Convalescent
4. Which of the following factors in the infection cycle serves as a basis in developing infection
control methods?
A. Agent causing infection C. Portal of entry
B. Mode of transmission D. Susceptibility of the host
5. The nurse knows that health education is relevant in the prevention of communicable
disease because it:
A. improves individuals, families, and community health
B. protects individuals, families, & communities to disease
C. prolongs life of individuals, families and communities
D. prevents disease of individuals, families and communities
6. Which of the following primary activities should be done by the nurse when handling a
contagious patient?
A. Concurrent Disinfection C. Handwashing
B. Epidemiological Investigation D. Sterilization
7. Separation of infected individuals or carriers from other individuals by placing them on
conditions that will prevent direct or indirect transmission of disease is known as?
A. Quarantine C. Terminal Disinfection
B. Isolation D. Sterilization
8. If an individual acquired resistance to disease due the presence of antibodies or cells having
specific action on microorganisms or toxins, the individual is known to have?
A. Immunity C. Infective dose
B. Pathogenicity D. Virulence
9. Medical asepsis is done by all health care personnel to:
A. prevent progress of disease C. prevent transfer of
microorganism
B. eradicate harmful microorganism D. treat disease condition
, 10. What is the best guide of the nurse in determining isolation of infected individuals?
A. Source of infection C. Mode of transmission
B. Immune status of client D. Ability of the client to do precautions
11. Infection acquired by the patient in the hospital is known as?
A. Transmission C. Isolation
B. Quarantine D. Nosocomial
12. In the control of communicable disease, the nurse used epidemiology to:
A. Determining factors that have brought the disease
B. Evaluate effectiveness of Under Five
C. Determine efficacy of garlic in preventing hypertension
D. All of the above
13. Which branch of epidemiology is concerned with determining the factors that affect the
occurrence and distribution of disease in the population?
A. Descriptive C. Analytic
B. Therapeutic D. Evaluation
14. In 2001, new strain of Polio was reported after it has been eradicated in 2000. This is a
best example of a time related occurrence?
A. Cyclical Variation C. Secular variation
B. Short-time fluctuation D. Long-time fluctuation
15. Epidemiology is directly concern with which of the following?
A. Factors influencing occurrence and distribution of disease, defects, disability or
death of groups of individuals
B. Vital health statistics
C. Environment sanitation
D. Treatment of communicable disease
16. Immunity by antibody formation during the course of a disease is
A. Active natural C. Passive natural
B. Active artificial D. Passive artificial
17. Which of the following communicable diseases have to be monitored by the nurse within 24
hours?
A. Measles B. Severe Acute Diarrhea C. AIDS D. Neonatal Tetanus
Situation: Rene, a month old infant is brought to the pediatrician.
18. Which of the following immunizations should Rene have at his age?
A. BCG, Hepa B 1 vaccine C. BCG, DPT1, OPV1, Hepa B1 vaccine
B. BCG, DPT1, OPV1 vaccine D. BCG, Hepa B 1, Measles vaccine
19. After giving BCG, which of the following statements indicates that the mother understood the
instructions given by the nurse?
A. “It is normal that she will have a wound at the site of injection”
B. “It is normal that she will have rashes lasting for 2-3 days”
C. “I will bring her immediately to the clinic if she developed fever”
