NUR 326 Test 1

NUR 326 Test 1
1. Painless chancres or ulcerated lesions are associated with which systemic disease?
Answer
Syphilis
2. The six elements necessary for infection include a causative organism, a reservoir of
available organisms, a portal or mode of exit from the reservoir, a mode of transmission from
reservoir to host, a susceptible host, and
Answer
mode of entry into the host.
3. Which term describes the time interval after primary infection when a mi- croorganism lives
within the host without producing clinical evidence?
Answer
La- tency
4. When a hospitalized client isin contact precautions, which action is neces- sary?
Answer
The client should be placed in a private room when possible
5. An instructor is teaching a group of students about the incidence of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) and those that must be reported by law.The in- structor determines that the
students have understood the information when they state that which STI must be reported?
Answer
Syphilis
6. Which of the following medications are used to suppress viral load of the HSV-2 infection?
Answer
Acyclovir (Zovirax)
7. Patients who have had pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are prone to which of the following
complications?
Answer
Ectopic pregnancy
8. The infection control nurse collects data that indicates an increase in the number of clients in
the hospital with multidrug-resistant infections. What priority education should healthcare
providers receive?
Answer
Hand hygiene
9. The nurse is caring for a client with an abscess on his back.The nurse observes purulent
drainage coming from the abscess.What type ofspecimen does the nurse anticipate the physician
will order to determine the type of bacteria present in the exudate?