Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
PPE
equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace
injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards -
correct answer ✅equipment that helps protect employees from
serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with
workplace hazards
Sterilization
cleaning measure that destroys all microorganisms, including
pathogens -
correct answer ✅cleaning measure that destroys all
microorganisms, including pathogens
Disinfection
a process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens; it reduces the
pathogen count to a level that is considered not infectious -
correct answer ✅a process that destroys most, but not all,
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
pathogens; it reduces the pathogen count to a level that is
considered not infectious
Blood borne pathogens
microorganisms found in human blood, body fluid, draining
wounds, and mucous membranes that cause infection and disease
in humans -
correct answer ✅microorganisms found in human blood, body
fluid, draining wounds, and mucous membranes that cause
infection and disease in humans
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that have developed resistance to
the antibiotic methicillin -
correct answer ✅bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that have
developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin
myocardial infarction (MI)
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive
enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked; also called a
heart attack -
correct answer ✅a condition that occurs when the heart muscle
does not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked;
also called a heart attack
Cyanotic
pertaining to a blue or purple discoloration due to deoxygenated
blood -
correct answer ✅pertaining to a blue or purple discoloration due
to deoxygenated blood
emesis
the act of vomiting -
correct answer ✅the act of vomiting
Dyspnea
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
difficulty breathing -
correct answer ✅difficulty breathing
causative agent
a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease -
correct answer ✅a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease
susceptible host
an uninfected person who could get sick -
correct answer ✅an uninfected person who could get sick
reservoir
a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies -
correct answer ✅a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
PPE
equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace
injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards -
correct answer ✅equipment that helps protect employees from
serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with
workplace hazards
Sterilization
cleaning measure that destroys all microorganisms, including
pathogens -
correct answer ✅cleaning measure that destroys all
microorganisms, including pathogens
Disinfection
a process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens; it reduces the
pathogen count to a level that is considered not infectious -
correct answer ✅a process that destroys most, but not all,
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
pathogens; it reduces the pathogen count to a level that is
considered not infectious
Blood borne pathogens
microorganisms found in human blood, body fluid, draining
wounds, and mucous membranes that cause infection and disease
in humans -
correct answer ✅microorganisms found in human blood, body
fluid, draining wounds, and mucous membranes that cause
infection and disease in humans
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that have developed resistance to
the antibiotic methicillin -
correct answer ✅bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that have
developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin
myocardial infarction (MI)
,Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive
enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked; also called a
heart attack -
correct answer ✅a condition that occurs when the heart muscle
does not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked;
also called a heart attack
Cyanotic
pertaining to a blue or purple discoloration due to deoxygenated
blood -
correct answer ✅pertaining to a blue or purple discoloration due
to deoxygenated blood
emesis
the act of vomiting -
correct answer ✅the act of vomiting
Dyspnea
, Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basics 6th Edition Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
difficulty breathing -
correct answer ✅difficulty breathing
causative agent
a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease -
correct answer ✅a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease
susceptible host
an uninfected person who could get sick -
correct answer ✅an uninfected person who could get sick
reservoir
a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies -
correct answer ✅a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies
