Community health Ch 8
communicable diseases
Exam Questions with
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, 1. A nurse working in a community clinic noticed an unusually large number of patients with a specific
type of influenza. The nurse knew that the disease was running rampant in other parts of the country,
making it ____.
A. A pandemic
B. An endemic
C. An epidemic
D. Both 1 and 2 - Correct Answer: C
2. A nurse who treated a patient with a severe respiratory infection incorporates which of the following
preventive measures to ensure the disease will not spread to others?
A. Use personal protection equipment (PPE)
B. Wash hands frequently
C. Proper cleaning of patient areas
D. All of the above - Correct Answer: D
3. When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand three key factors
about the disease, including:
A. The infectious agents that cause disease
B. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another
C. Who is at risk for becoming infected
D. All of the above - Correct Answer: D
4. A nurse starting a new job in a pediatric clinic is reviewing a list of infectious diseases he or she might
encounter in her patients. Which of these are included on her list?
A. Chickenpox
B. Tuberculosis (TB)
C. Influenza
D. Mumps - Correct Answer: Influenza
communicable diseases
Exam Questions with
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, 1. A nurse working in a community clinic noticed an unusually large number of patients with a specific
type of influenza. The nurse knew that the disease was running rampant in other parts of the country,
making it ____.
A. A pandemic
B. An endemic
C. An epidemic
D. Both 1 and 2 - Correct Answer: C
2. A nurse who treated a patient with a severe respiratory infection incorporates which of the following
preventive measures to ensure the disease will not spread to others?
A. Use personal protection equipment (PPE)
B. Wash hands frequently
C. Proper cleaning of patient areas
D. All of the above - Correct Answer: D
3. When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand three key factors
about the disease, including:
A. The infectious agents that cause disease
B. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another
C. Who is at risk for becoming infected
D. All of the above - Correct Answer: D
4. A nurse starting a new job in a pediatric clinic is reviewing a list of infectious diseases he or she might
encounter in her patients. Which of these are included on her list?
A. Chickenpox
B. Tuberculosis (TB)
C. Influenza
D. Mumps - Correct Answer: Influenza
