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ATI FUNDAMENTALS FOR NURSING EDITION
11.0 EXAM QUESTION BANK NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {290 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
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1. A nurse is discussing modes of transmission at a staff
education session. Which of the following should the nurse
include as examples of the direct contact mode of transmission?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Blood spurting from an arterial-wound-splashes into a nurse's
eye.
B. A nurse has a needlestick injury.
C. A mosquito bites a hiker in the woods.
D. A nurse finds a hole in their glove while handling a soiled
dressing.
E. A person fails to wash their hands after using the bathroom
and touches a client. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. A. CORRECT: When
discussing modes of transmission during a staff education
session, the nurse should include the following as direct contact
modes of transmission: blood from an arterial wound splashing
into a nurse's eye and failing to wash hands after using the
bathroom and then touching a client.
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B. Transmission from a needle or other inanimate object is
indirect transmission.
C. Transmission from an insect is vector-borne (indirect)
transmission.
D. Transmission from a soiled dressing or other inanimate object
is vehicle-borne (indirect) transmission.
E. CORRECT: When discussing modes of transmission during a
staff education session, the nurse should include the following as
direct contact modes of transmission: blood from an arterial
wound splashing into a nurse's eye and failing to wash hands
after using the bathroom and then touching a client.
2. Sort the following examples into the correct link in the chain of
infection: Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Mode of Transmission,
Susceptible Host, or Portal of Exit and Entry.
(Some examples may be used in more than one link.)
A. Virus
B. Parasite
C. Human
D. Soil
E. Food
F. Respiratory tract
G. Mucous membranes
H. Genitourinary tract
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I. Contact with an infected person
J. Droplets in the air
K. Vectors
L. Older adults
M. Immunocompromised
N. Client who is burned
O. Bacterium - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2. Infectious agent
A. Virus
B. Parasite
O. Bacterium
Reservoir
C. Human
D. Soil
E. Food
Mode of transmission
I. Contact w/ infected person
J. Droplets in the air
K. Vectors
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Susceptible host
L. Older adults
M. Immunocompromised
N. Client who is burned
Portal of exit and entry
F. Respiratory tract
G. Mucus membranes
H. Genitourinary tract
3. A nurse in a residential care facility is assessing an older adult
client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as atypical indications of infection in this client? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Urinary incontinence
B. Malaise
C. Acute confusion
D. Fever
E. Agitation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3. A, C, E. CORRECT: When
recognizing cues during the assessment of an older adult client,
the nurse should identify that urinary incontinence, acute
confusion, and agitation are atypical indications of infection in the
older adult client.
ATI FUNDAMENTALS FOR NURSING EDITION
11.0 EXAM QUESTION BANK NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {290 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
1. A nurse is discussing modes of transmission at a staff
education session. Which of the following should the nurse
include as examples of the direct contact mode of transmission?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Blood spurting from an arterial-wound-splashes into a nurse's
eye.
B. A nurse has a needlestick injury.
C. A mosquito bites a hiker in the woods.
D. A nurse finds a hole in their glove while handling a soiled
dressing.
E. A person fails to wash their hands after using the bathroom
and touches a client. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1. A. CORRECT: When
discussing modes of transmission during a staff education
session, the nurse should include the following as direct contact
modes of transmission: blood from an arterial wound splashing
into a nurse's eye and failing to wash hands after using the
bathroom and then touching a client.
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B. Transmission from a needle or other inanimate object is
indirect transmission.
C. Transmission from an insect is vector-borne (indirect)
transmission.
D. Transmission from a soiled dressing or other inanimate object
is vehicle-borne (indirect) transmission.
E. CORRECT: When discussing modes of transmission during a
staff education session, the nurse should include the following as
direct contact modes of transmission: blood from an arterial
wound splashing into a nurse's eye and failing to wash hands
after using the bathroom and then touching a client.
2. Sort the following examples into the correct link in the chain of
infection: Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Mode of Transmission,
Susceptible Host, or Portal of Exit and Entry.
(Some examples may be used in more than one link.)
A. Virus
B. Parasite
C. Human
D. Soil
E. Food
F. Respiratory tract
G. Mucous membranes
H. Genitourinary tract
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I. Contact with an infected person
J. Droplets in the air
K. Vectors
L. Older adults
M. Immunocompromised
N. Client who is burned
O. Bacterium - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2. Infectious agent
A. Virus
B. Parasite
O. Bacterium
Reservoir
C. Human
D. Soil
E. Food
Mode of transmission
I. Contact w/ infected person
J. Droplets in the air
K. Vectors
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Susceptible host
L. Older adults
M. Immunocompromised
N. Client who is burned
Portal of exit and entry
F. Respiratory tract
G. Mucus membranes
H. Genitourinary tract
3. A nurse in a residential care facility is assessing an older adult
client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as atypical indications of infection in this client? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Urinary incontinence
B. Malaise
C. Acute confusion
D. Fever
E. Agitation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 3. A, C, E. CORRECT: When
recognizing cues during the assessment of an older adult client,
the nurse should identify that urinary incontinence, acute
confusion, and agitation are atypical indications of infection in the
older adult client.
