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NURS 3280 EXAM 2 | 196 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2025
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NURS 3280 EXAM 2 | 196 COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE 2025
_________________________________: Invasion and multiplication of
microorganisms in body tissues - ANSWER Infection
____________________________________________: Result of local cellular
injury - ANSWER Infection
___________________________________________: Caused by competitive
metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication, or antigen-antibody response. -
ANSWER Infection
______________________________________________: An infection with
obvious observable or detectable symptoms - ANSWER Clinical infection
_______________________________________________:An infection with few or
no obvious symptoms - ANSWER Subclinical infections
___________________________________________________:Ability to cause
disease - ANSWER Virulence
________________________________________________:Presence of
microorganisms, with no clinical signs or symptoms - ANSWER Colonization
,___________________________________________:Disease transmissible from
host to host. - ANSWER Communicable disease
___________________________________________________Process that
eliminates many pathogens, with the exception of bacterial spores, from
inanimate objects - ANSWER Disinfection
_____________________________________________________:The complete
elimination or destruction of all microorganisms, including spores - ANSWER
Sterilization
Pathogen categories - ANSWER viruses, bacteria, fungi,parasites
________________________________ immunity: •First line of defense
•Present at birth, nonspecific - ANSWER Innate
_________________________________ immunity: •Second line of defense
•Develops later in life, specific - ANSWER Acquired
infection and vaccination are examples of
_______________________________________ immunity ( type of acquired
immunity) - ANSWER Active
maternal antibodies and monoclonal antibodies are examples of
____________________________________________ immunity (type of acquired
immunity) - ANSWER Passive
,Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE) are exampled of what kind of altered
immunity? - ANSWER Autoimmunity
True or False: Hypersensitivity is a type of altered immunity - ANSWER True
Medications and disease processes are an example of what type(s) of altered
immunity? - ANSWER Immunodeficient/Immunosuppression
Under classification of infections, for the Location aspect, what are three
categories of infection? - ANSWER Localized
Disseminated
Systemic
Under classification of infections, for the duration aspect, what are two categories
of infection? - ANSWER Acute
Chronic
Transmission: Microorganisms spread _______________________ or
_______________________________. - ANSWER directly
indirectly
Primary prevention of transmission of
microorganisms:________________________________________________ -
ANSWER Hand hygiene
Modes of Transmission: _______________________________________:
, Via direct / indirect contact with the infected person or object contaminated with
the pathogen.
E.g. MRSA, VRE, C Diff - ANSWER Contact
Modes of Transmission: _______________________________________:
With a spray or splash via coughing, sneezing.
E.g. Influenza, pertussis - ANSWER Droplet
Modes of Transmission: _______________________________________:
Via air and inhaled into the respiratory tract of the susceptible host.
E.g. Tuberculosis (TB), Varicella, Measles - ANSWER Airborne
Modes of Transmission: _______________________________________:
From an animal or insect to a human. - ANSWER Vector-borne
Basic precautions including
•Hand hygiene
•Disposable gloves
•Safe injection practices
•Safe handling of soiled linen & equipment,
Are used for which patients? - ANSWER All
________________________________ precautions
•Private room or co-hort with same organism.
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