NURS 100
Nursing 100 WCU| assessment 1
Questions and Answers |2026
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What is included in the chain of infection?
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
2
What is an example of infectious agents?
Clostridium difficile, staphylococcus aureus
3
What is an example of a reservoir
Table and bed
4
What's an example of portal of exit?
Wound drainage, gi tract
5
What's an example of portal entry
Mouth, nose
6
A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak
Susceptible host
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Which of the following factors are examples of reservoirs in the chain of infection ?
Health care workers
Clients
Furniture
Equipment
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Person to person transmission
Direct contact transmission
9
Occurs when microorganisms first are transmitted to an object or surface, and then are
transferred to another person who touches those objects or surfaces
Indirect transmission
10
What is an example of a droplet transmission?
Coughing, sneezing, singing, and talking
11
What is an example of an airborne transmission
Tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox
12
A reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection
NURS 100
Nursing 100 WCU| assessment 1
Questions and Answers |2026
1
What is included in the chain of infection?
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
2
What is an example of infectious agents?
Clostridium difficile, staphylococcus aureus
3
What is an example of a reservoir
Table and bed
4
What's an example of portal of exit?
Wound drainage, gi tract
5
What's an example of portal entry
Mouth, nose
6
A person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses are weak
Susceptible host
NURS 100
, NURS 100
7
Which of the following factors are examples of reservoirs in the chain of infection ?
Health care workers
Clients
Furniture
Equipment
8
Person to person transmission
Direct contact transmission
9
Occurs when microorganisms first are transmitted to an object or surface, and then are
transferred to another person who touches those objects or surfaces
Indirect transmission
10
What is an example of a droplet transmission?
Coughing, sneezing, singing, and talking
11
What is an example of an airborne transmission
Tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox
12
A reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection
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