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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN THE COMMUNITY NR442 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Which infectious disease intervention best Healthcare workers are required to have a tuberculosis (TB) skin test or chest x-ray
represents the use of secondary .
prevention?
A community health nurse wants to Cigarette smoking cessation education
develop activities and programs for a Prenatal classes
local community that are aimed at primary Influenza vaccinations
level prevention. Which of the
following activities or programs should
the nurse
consider? Select all that apply.
A client is using a primary prevention A client receives a tetanus booster every 10 years.
strategy to avoid getting an infectious
disease. Which of the following actions is
the client most likely to take?
Infectious Agent: examples are prions, viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa. They
act differently from one another, depending on their characteristics and how they
interact with their human hosts.
Reservoir: places where pathogens live and multiply. It may be a human, another
animal, or part of the environment, such as water or food supply.
Portal of Entry: places where pathogens can enter their hosts: respiratory
passages, gastrointestinal tract, mucous membranes, genitourinary tract, eyes,
Chain of Infection
blood vessels, or skin.
Portal of Exit: places where the pathogens exit their hosts: respiratory secretions
(coughing or sneeze droplets), feces, blood, semen, vaginal secretions, saliva and
emesis, and skin lesion exudates (draining wounds).
Mode of Transmission: it can be either direct or indirect contact.
Host Susceptibility: qualities such as general health status, personal behaviors,
and immunization status will determine if the host will develop an infection.
Click to identify whether the pathogen is Airborne: measles
considered airborne, vector-borne, or Vector-borne: malaria, lyme disease
direct contact. Select only one answer for Direct contact: sexually transmitted infections, infectious mononucleosis
each row.
Which best describes why clinical areas To decrease transmission by fomites
are so careful to ensure sanitization of
surfaces and equipment between each
client visit?
A case of severe acute respiratory Quarantine the ill person and use isolation techniques when providing care.
syndrome (SARS) was diagnosed based
on signs of illness at a tourist site in China.
Which priority action should be taken
to prevent the spread of this illness
and
protect the tourism revenue that
supports the Chinese economy?
A local health department nurse Treating each infected person with the appropriate pharmaceutical agent
noticed an increase in the number of
clients being treated for a sexually
transmitted infection (STI). Which is the
first step in preventing the further
spread of an STI?
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN THE COMMUNITY NR442 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Which infectious disease intervention best Healthcare workers are required to have a tuberculosis (TB) skin test or chest x-ray
represents the use of secondary .
prevention?
A community health nurse wants to Cigarette smoking cessation education
develop activities and programs for a Prenatal classes
local community that are aimed at primary Influenza vaccinations
level prevention. Which of the
following activities or programs should
the nurse
consider? Select all that apply.
A client is using a primary prevention A client receives a tetanus booster every 10 years.
strategy to avoid getting an infectious
disease. Which of the following actions is
the client most likely to take?
Infectious Agent: examples are prions, viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa. They
act differently from one another, depending on their characteristics and how they
interact with their human hosts.
Reservoir: places where pathogens live and multiply. It may be a human, another
animal, or part of the environment, such as water or food supply.
Portal of Entry: places where pathogens can enter their hosts: respiratory
passages, gastrointestinal tract, mucous membranes, genitourinary tract, eyes,
Chain of Infection
blood vessels, or skin.
Portal of Exit: places where the pathogens exit their hosts: respiratory secretions
(coughing or sneeze droplets), feces, blood, semen, vaginal secretions, saliva and
emesis, and skin lesion exudates (draining wounds).
Mode of Transmission: it can be either direct or indirect contact.
Host Susceptibility: qualities such as general health status, personal behaviors,
and immunization status will determine if the host will develop an infection.
Click to identify whether the pathogen is Airborne: measles
considered airborne, vector-borne, or Vector-borne: malaria, lyme disease
direct contact. Select only one answer for Direct contact: sexually transmitted infections, infectious mononucleosis
each row.
Which best describes why clinical areas To decrease transmission by fomites
are so careful to ensure sanitization of
surfaces and equipment between each
client visit?
A case of severe acute respiratory Quarantine the ill person and use isolation techniques when providing care.
syndrome (SARS) was diagnosed based
on signs of illness at a tourist site in China.
Which priority action should be taken
to prevent the spread of this illness
and
protect the tourism revenue that
supports the Chinese economy?
A local health department nurse Treating each infected person with the appropriate pharmaceutical agent
noticed an increase in the number of
clients being treated for a sexually
transmitted infection (STI). Which is the
first step in preventing the further
spread of an STI?
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2
