NUR 426 Com Health Exam 3
Curricular Questions
A nurse working in a community clinic noticed an unusually large number of patients
with a specific type of influenza. The nurse knew that this was occurring in other states
as well, making it ___.
1. A pandemic
2. Endemic
3. An epidemic
4. Both options 1 and 2 - answer3. An epidemic
When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand
three key factors about the disease, including ___.
1. The infectious agent causing the pneumonia
2. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another
3. Who is at risk for becoming infected
4. All of the above - answer1. The infectious agent causing the pneumonia.
2. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another.
3. Who is at risk for becoming infected.
*4. All of the above is correct.
Each fall, a public health nurse (PHN) working with older adult checks the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) flu report that tracks trends across the
country, knowing that influenza usually peaks in ___ and again in ___.
1. December; February
2. October; March
3. December; April
4. September; February - answer1. December; February
Infectious agents such as bacteria or viruses have certain characteristics that can
influence their ability to cause infection. One of these characteristics refers to the
capacity of the agent to enter a host and multiply within the host. This is referred to as
___.
1. Pathogenicity
2. Infectivity
3. Virulence
4. Toxigenicity - answer2. Infectivity
, PHNs are involved in protecting the population at large from the spread of infectious
agents. They must be able to identify elements of the cycle of communicable disease
transmission in their patients, including all of the following except ___.
1. Reservoir
2. Portal of entry
3. Susceptible host
4. Antibiotics effective against the agent - answer4. Antibiotics effective against the
agent
When a mother breastfeeds her infant, there is a transfer of antibodies that help to
prevent infection and build the immune systems of the newborn. This is an example of:
1. Passive immunity
2. Active immunity
3. Cellular immunity
4. Innate immune system - answer1. Passive immunity
While studying communicable diseases, a PHN learns that the main objective is to
control the spread of disease by ___.
1. Changing the environment
2. Activating the agent
3. Increasing host resistance
4. Both options 1 and 3 - answer4. Both options 1 and 3 (changing the environment and
increasing host resistance)
A nurse who works in a long-term care facility notices that a patient is reported to have
Staphylococcus aureus in the patient's nasal cavity but does not have an active
infection. This is referred to as ___.
1. Convalescent carrier
2. Incubatory carrier
3. Colonization
4. Reservoir - answer3. Colonization
A nurse treats a patient with Lyme disease and notes that ___ act as vectors and
transmits the agent from its reservoir to its host.
1. Hookworms
2. Arthropods
3. Protozoa
4. Viruses - answer2. Arthropods
A public health nurse (PHN) is asked by the hospital administration to find out why there
are so many pediatric asthma patients coming to the emergency department (ED) for
Curricular Questions
A nurse working in a community clinic noticed an unusually large number of patients
with a specific type of influenza. The nurse knew that this was occurring in other states
as well, making it ___.
1. A pandemic
2. Endemic
3. An epidemic
4. Both options 1 and 2 - answer3. An epidemic
When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand
three key factors about the disease, including ___.
1. The infectious agent causing the pneumonia
2. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another
3. Who is at risk for becoming infected
4. All of the above - answer1. The infectious agent causing the pneumonia.
2. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another.
3. Who is at risk for becoming infected.
*4. All of the above is correct.
Each fall, a public health nurse (PHN) working with older adult checks the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) flu report that tracks trends across the
country, knowing that influenza usually peaks in ___ and again in ___.
1. December; February
2. October; March
3. December; April
4. September; February - answer1. December; February
Infectious agents such as bacteria or viruses have certain characteristics that can
influence their ability to cause infection. One of these characteristics refers to the
capacity of the agent to enter a host and multiply within the host. This is referred to as
___.
1. Pathogenicity
2. Infectivity
3. Virulence
4. Toxigenicity - answer2. Infectivity
, PHNs are involved in protecting the population at large from the spread of infectious
agents. They must be able to identify elements of the cycle of communicable disease
transmission in their patients, including all of the following except ___.
1. Reservoir
2. Portal of entry
3. Susceptible host
4. Antibiotics effective against the agent - answer4. Antibiotics effective against the
agent
When a mother breastfeeds her infant, there is a transfer of antibodies that help to
prevent infection and build the immune systems of the newborn. This is an example of:
1. Passive immunity
2. Active immunity
3. Cellular immunity
4. Innate immune system - answer1. Passive immunity
While studying communicable diseases, a PHN learns that the main objective is to
control the spread of disease by ___.
1. Changing the environment
2. Activating the agent
3. Increasing host resistance
4. Both options 1 and 3 - answer4. Both options 1 and 3 (changing the environment and
increasing host resistance)
A nurse who works in a long-term care facility notices that a patient is reported to have
Staphylococcus aureus in the patient's nasal cavity but does not have an active
infection. This is referred to as ___.
1. Convalescent carrier
2. Incubatory carrier
3. Colonization
4. Reservoir - answer3. Colonization
A nurse treats a patient with Lyme disease and notes that ___ act as vectors and
transmits the agent from its reservoir to its host.
1. Hookworms
2. Arthropods
3. Protozoa
4. Viruses - answer2. Arthropods
A public health nurse (PHN) is asked by the hospital administration to find out why there
are so many pediatric asthma patients coming to the emergency department (ED) for
