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NUR 333 CH.28 Exam Questions And Correct AnswersIf an infectious disease is capable of being directly communicated from one person to
another, it is a:
A) Susceptible host.
B) Communicable disease.
C) Port of entry to a host.
D) Port of exit from the reservoir. - Answer Communicable disease.
Which is the most likely means of transmitting infection between patients?
A) Exposure to another patient's cough
B) Sharing equipment among patients
C) Disposing of soiled linen in a shared linen bag
D) Contact with a health care worker's hands - Answer Contact with a health care
worker's hands
Identify the stage of illness at which a patient develops from nonspecific signs to
exhibiting signs and symptoms specific to a type of infection.
A) Illness stage
B) Convalescence
C) Prodromal stage
D) Incubation period - Answer Prodromal stage
Which of the following is the best method of interrupting the chain of infection?
A) Hand hygiene
B) Wearing gloves
C) Isolation of the patients
, D) Patients are accommodated in single rooms - Response Hand hygiene
A family member is caring for a family member with an infected lesion on the leg. What
would you instruct the family member to do after caring for the patient and touching
contaminated equipment or body substance?
A) Put on gloves prior to eating or preparing food.
B) Put all soiled materials in a plastic bag and then put that bag into another plastic bag.
C) Request the family member check with the doctor about the necessity for
immunization.
D) Perform hand hygiene after care and/or handling of contaminated equipment or
material. -Answer Perform hand hygiene after care and/or handling of contaminated
equipment or material.
Isolation-Pulmonary Tuberculosis A patient is placed in isolation with a diagnosis of
pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient seems hostile and the nurse identifies this as an
expected response to the isolation. Which is the best intervention
A) Put the patient in a quiet, dark room to reduce agitation.
B) Take few precautions not to upset the patient.
C) Explain the need for isolation procedures and provide meaningful stimulation.
D) Restrict visits from family and other caregivers to prevent the possible spread of
infection. - Answer Explain the need for isolation procedures and provide meaningful
stimulation.
The nurse wears a gown when:
A) The patient does not have good hygiene.
B) Medication administration is being facilitated by the nurse.
C) The patient has AIDS or hepatitis.
D) One of the tasks that the nurse intends to perform may splash blood or body fluids
onto his or her clothes. -Answer One of the tasks that the nurse intends to perform may
splash blood or body fluids onto his or her clothes.
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