TESTBANKFORCURRENTMEDICALDIAGNOSISAND

TESTBANKFORCURRENTMEDICALDIAGNOSISAND

TREATMENT2023/202462NDEDITIONBYBYMAXINE

PAPADAKIS

Testbank-CURRENTMedicalDiagnosis andTreatment-latest2023/2024 Chapter1.DiseasePrevention&HealthPromotion 1.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorsindicatesthehighestpotentialforspreadinginfections

amongclients?Thenurse:

1)disinfectsdirtyhandswithantibacterialsoap.2)allowsalcohol-basedrubtodryfor10seconds.3)washeshandsonlyafterleavingeachroom.4)usescoldwaterformedicalasepsis.

2.Whatisthemostfrequentcauseofthespreadofinfectionamonginstitutionalized patients?1)Airbornemicrobesfromotherpatients 2)Contactwithcontaminatedequipment 3)Handsofhealthcareworkers 4)Exposurefromfamilymembers 3.Whichofthefollowingnursingactivitiesisofhighestpriorityformaintainingmedical asepsis?1)Washinghands 2)Donninggloves 3)Applyingsteriledrapes 4)Wearingagown 4.Apatientinfectedwithavirusbutwhodoesnothaveanyoutwardsignofthediseaseis

considereda:

1)pathogen.2)fomite.3)vector.4)carrier.

5.Apatientisadmittedtothehospitalwithtuberculosis.Whichprecautionsmustthenurse institutewhencaringforthispatient?1)Droplettransmission 2)Airbornetransmission 3)Directcontact 4)Indirectcontact

6.Apatientbecomesinfectedwithoralcandidiasis(thrush)whilereceivingintravenous antibioticstotreatasystemicinfection.Whichtypeofinfectionhasthepatientdeveloped?1)Endogenousnosocomial 2)Exogenousnosocomial 3)Latent 4)Primary 7.Thenurseassistsasurgeonwithcentralvenouscatheterinsertion.Whichactionis necessarytohelpmaintainsteriletechnique?1)Closingthepatientsdoortolimitroomtrafficwhilepreparingthesterilefield 2)Usingcleanprocedureglovestohandlesterileequipment 3)Placingthenonsterilesyringescontainingflushsolutiononthesterilefield 4)Remaining6inchesawayfromthesterilefieldduringtheprocedure ____8.Apatientadmittedtothehospitalwithpneumoniahasbeenreceivingantibioticsfor2 days.Hisconditionhasstabilized,andhistemperaturehasreturnedtonormal.Whichstageof infectionisthepatientmostlikelyexperiencing?1)Incubation 2)Prodromal 3)Decline 4)Convalescence 5) 8.

9.Apatientdevelopslocalizedheatanderythemaoveranareaonthelowerleg.These findingsareindicativeofwhichsecondarydefenseagainstinfection?1)Phagocytosis 2)Complementcascade 3)Inflammation 4)Immunity 10.Thepatientsuddenlydevelopshives,shortnessofbreath,andwheezingafterreceiving anantibiotic.Whichantibodyisprimarilyresponsibleforthispatientsresponse?1)IgA 2)IgE 3)IgG 4)IgM 11.Whattypeofimmunityisprovidedbyintravenous(IV)administrationof immunoglobulinG?1)Cell-mediated 2)Passive 3)Humoral 4)Active

12.Apatientasksthenursewhythereisnovaccineavailableforthecommoncold.Which responsebythenurseiscorrect?1)Thevirusmutatestoorapidlytodevelopavaccine.2)Vaccinesaredevelopedonlyforveryseriousillnesses.3)ResearchersarefocusingeffortsonanHIVvaccine.4)Thevirusforthecommoncoldhasnotbeenidentified.

1.Apatientwhohasatemperatureof101F(38.3C)mostlikelyrequires:

1)acetaminophen(Tylenol).2)increasedfluids.3)bedrest.4)tepidbath.

14.Whyisalotionwithoutpetroleumpreferredoverapetroleum-basedproductasaskin

protectant?It:

1)Preventsmicroorganismsfromadheringtotheskin.2)Facilitatestheabsorptionoflatexproteinsthroughtheskin.3)Decreasestheriskoflatexallergies.4)Preventstheskinfromdryingandchaffing.

15.Forwhichrangeoftimemustanursewashherhandsbeforeworkingintheoperating room?1)1to2minutes 2)2to4minutes 3)2to6minutes 4)6to10minutes 16.Howshouldthenursedisposeofthebreakfasttrayofapatientwhorequiresairborne isolation?1)Placethetrayinaspeciallymarkedtrashcaninsidethepatientsroom.Placethetrayinaspecialisolationbagheldbyasecondhealthcareworkeratthe 2)patientsdoor.Returnthetraywithanotetodietaryservicessoitcanbecleanedandreusedforthe 3)nextmeal.Carrythetraytoanisolationtrashreceptaclelocatedinthedirtyutilityroomand 4)disposeofitthere.

1.Howmuchliquidsoapshouldthenurseuseforeffectivehandwashing?Atleast:

1)2mL 2)3mL 3)6mL 4)7mL