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NR 283: INFECTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
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What type of infections occur in hospitals, healthcare-acquired infection and nosocomial infections
health care facilities, and doctor offices?
Select all that apply
a.Viral infection
b. Healthcare-acquired infection
c. Reservoir infection
d. Nosocomial infection
e. Bacterial infection
Which of the following individuals would A 32 year old who is immunocompromised
be at greatest risk for nosocomial
infection?
a.A 21-year old with diabetes
b.A 16-year old with pneumonia
c.A 70-year old with congestive heart
failure
d.A 32 year old who is
immunocompromised
Some infectious disease are ______ or______; communicable, contagious, noncommunicable
others are_____, but may be contracted
via contact with environmental reservoirs
or animals.
During an oral procedure, the dental Nosocomial infection
hygienist nicked the patients gum with a
sharp instrument. This allowed
streptococcus, a bacterium
normally present in the mouth, to
gain access to the blood. As a
result, the patient developed
bacterial endocarditis (an infection
of the heart). Which type of
infection is this?
a.Isolated infection
b. Focal infection
c. Chronic infection
d. Nosocomial infection
Which of the following is classified as a Redness, Heat, Pain, Swelling
local response to infection? Select all that
apply.
a.Redness
b. Fever
c. Heat
d. Swelling
e. Pain
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Which of the following would be a sign of Fever
systemic infection?
a.Redness
b. Fever
c. Diarrhea
d. Swelling
How can the cycle of infection be Increasing host resistance, Reducing the reservoir of microorganisms, blocking
broken? Select all that apply. transmission
a.Increasing host resistance
b. Reducing the reservoir of
microorganisms
c. Using large doses of antimicrobial
drugs
d. Blocking transmission
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