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,Chapterm1.mDiseasemPreventionm&mHealthmPromotion


1.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmbehaviorsmindicatesmthemhighestmpotentialmformspreadingminfe
ctionsmamongmclients?mThemnurse:
1) disinfectsmdirtymhandsmwithmantibacterialmsoap.
2) allowsmalcohol-basedmrubmtomdrymform10mseconds.
3) washesmhandsmonlymaftermleavingmeachmroom.
4) usesmcoldmwatermformmedicalmasepsis.
2.mWhatmismthemmostmfrequentmcausemofmthemspreadmofminfectionmamongminstitutio
nalizedmpatients?
1) Airbornemmicrobesmfrommothermpatients
2) Contactmwithmcontaminatedmequipment
3) Handsmofmhealthcaremworkers
4) Exposuremfrommfamilymmembers

3.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmnursingmactivitiesmismofmhighestmprioritymformmaintainingm
medicalmasepsis?
1) Washingmhands
2) Donningmgloves
3) Applyingmsterilemdrapes
4) Wearingmamgown

4.mAmpatientminfectedmwithmamvirusmbutmwhomdoesmnotmhavemanymoutwardmsignmofmthemd
iseasemismconsideredma:
1) pathogen.
2) fomite.
3) vector.
4) carrier.

5.mAmpatientmismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmtuberculosis.mWhichmprecautionsmmustmth
emnurseminstitutemwhenmcaringmformthismpatient?
1) Dropletmtransmission
2) Airbornemtransmission
3) Directmcontact
4) Indirectmcontact

, 6.mAmpatientmbecomesminfectedmwithmoralmcandidiasism(thrush)mwhilemreceivingmintrav
enousmantibioticsmtomtreatmamsystemicminfection.mWhichmtypemofminfectionmhasmthempatientm
developed?
1) Endogenousmnosocomial
2) Exogenousmnosocomial
3) Latent
4) Primary

7.Themnursemassistsmamsurgeonmwithmcentralmvenousmcatheterminsertion.mWhichmact
ionmismnecessarymtomhelpmmaintainmsterilemtechnique?
1) Closingmthempatientsmdoormtomlimitmroommtrafficmwhilempreparingmthemsterilemfield
2) Usingmcleanmproceduremglovesmtomhandlemsterilemequipment
3) Placingmthemnonsterilemsyringesmcontainingmflushmsolutionmonmthemsterilemfield
4) Remainingm6minchesmawaymfrommthemsterilemfieldmduringmthemprocedure
m m 8.Ampatient madmittedmto mthemhospitalmwithmpneumoniamhasmbeen mreceivingmantibioticsm
form2mdays.mHismconditionmhasmstabilized,mandmhismtemperaturemhasmreturnedmtomnormal.mW
hichmstagemofminfectionmismthempatientmmostmlikelymexperiencing?
1) Incubation
2) Prodromal
3) Decline
4) Convalescence
5) 8.

9.mAmpatientmdevelopsmlocalizedmheatmandmerythemamovermanmareamonmthemlowermleg
.mThesemfindingsmaremindicativemofmwhichmsecondarymdefensemagainstminfection?
1) Phagocytosis
2) Complementmcascade
3) Inflammation
4) Immunity

10.mThempatientmsuddenlymdevelopsmhives,mshortnessmofmbreath,mandmwheezingmaftermrec
eivingmanmantibiotic.mWhichmantibodymismprimarilymresponsiblemformthismpatientsmresponse?
1) IgA
2) IgE
3) IgG
4) IgM

11.mWhatmtypemofmimmunitymismprovidedmbymintravenousm(IV)madministrati
onmofmimmunoglobulinmG?
1) Cell-mediated
2) Passive

, 3) Humoral
4) Active