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NUR 216/Lab
Asepsis/Infection Control/PPE/Hygiene Lab Questions
1. What is a nosocomial infection?
a. Infection that originates in a health-care setting
b. When microorganisms spread and damage different parts of the body
c. Appear suddenly and last a short time
d. Infection that originates in the hospital
2. Any substance that serves as an intermediate means to transport and introduces an
infectious agent into a susceptible host through a suitable portal of entry is a ?
a. Vehicle
b. Carrier
c. Vector
d. Compromised host
3. Inflammation is a local and nonspecific defensive response of the tissues to an injurious
or infectious agent. Which of the following are signs of inflammation? (select all that
apply)
a. Redness
b. Pain
c. Heat
d. Pallor
e. Swelling
4. The correct order for the three stages of the inflammatory response are:
a. Vascular and cellular response; reparative phase; exudate production
b. Exudate production; vascular regeneration; reparative phase
c. Vascular and cellular response; exudate production; reparative phase
d. Reparative phase; vascular and cellular response; exudate production
5. You are receiving an admission from the ER who they suspect to have active
tuberculosis. What type of precautions will this patient be on?
a. Standard
b. Contact
c. Droplet
d. Airborne
6. Which of the following people are at highest risk for developing a latex allergy?
a. Kindergarten teacher
b. Hair dresser
c. Construction worker
d. Bank teller
NUR 216/Lab
Asepsis/Infection Control/PPE/Hygiene Lab Questions
1. What is a nosocomial infection?
a. Infection that originates in a health-care setting
b. When microorganisms spread and damage different parts of the body
c. Appear suddenly and last a short time
d. Infection that originates in the hospital
2. Any substance that serves as an intermediate means to transport and introduces an
infectious agent into a susceptible host through a suitable portal of entry is a ?
a. Vehicle
b. Carrier
c. Vector
d. Compromised host
3. Inflammation is a local and nonspecific defensive response of the tissues to an injurious
or infectious agent. Which of the following are signs of inflammation? (select all that
apply)
a. Redness
b. Pain
c. Heat
d. Pallor
e. Swelling
4. The correct order for the three stages of the inflammatory response are:
a. Vascular and cellular response; reparative phase; exudate production
b. Exudate production; vascular regeneration; reparative phase
c. Vascular and cellular response; exudate production; reparative phase
d. Reparative phase; vascular and cellular response; exudate production
5. You are receiving an admission from the ER who they suspect to have active
tuberculosis. What type of precautions will this patient be on?
a. Standard
b. Contact
c. Droplet
d. Airborne
6. Which of the following people are at highest risk for developing a latex allergy?
a. Kindergarten teacher
b. Hair dresser
c. Construction worker
d. Bank teller
