Nurs 200 - Exam 2 - Chapter 27: Asepsis And Infection Control
93 Questions
| Attempts: 127
A self-designed chapter test from Fundamentals of Nursing textbook. For questions with multiple right anwers, select the best answer.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Fungi are present in
- A.
Soil
- B.
Air
- C.
Water
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2._____ is a disease state that restuls from the presence of pathogens. It occurs as a result of a cycllic process consisting of six components.
- 3.What is a disease-producing microorganism
- 4.What is the most significant and most ocmmonly ovbserved infection-causing agent in healthcare institutions?
- 5.Step one of the infection cycle is:
- 6.The second component of the infection cycle is:
- 7.The third step of the infection process is:
- 8.The fourth part of the infection cycle is:
- 9.The fifth step on the infection process:
- 10.The sixth part of the infection cycle is:
- 11.Which of the follownig is not used to categorize bacteria?
- A.
Cocci
- B.
Spirochete
- C.
Gram positive
- D.
Bacilli
- E.
Mold
- 12.Gram-_____ bacteria are stained purple because they have thick cell walls that resist decolourization.
- 13.Most bacteria are aerobic or anaerobic?
- 14.The smallest of all microorganisms, visible only with an electron microscope is a
- 15._____ of the organisms is its ability to cause disease
- 16.Bacteria that normally cause no problem but, with certain factors, may potentially be harmful are reffered to as ______.
- 17.E. coli is a
- A.
Pathogen
- B.
Normal flora
- C.
Opportunist
- D.
A and C
- E.
None of the above
- 18.____ for growth and multiplication of microorganisms is the natural habitat of the organism. It could be humans, animals, soil, food, water, milk, and inanimate objects.
- 19.Some humans are reservoirs for the infectious agent but do not exhibit any manifestations of the disease, they are called:
- 20.In humans, which of the following is not a common portals of exit or escape routes:
- A.
Respiratory tract
- B.
Gastrointestinal tract
- C.
Genitourinary tract
- D.
Breaks in the skin
- E.
Muscular system
- 21.Transmission can be through:
- A.
Direct contact
- B.
Blood
- C.
Indirect contact
- D.
Water
- E.
All of the above
- 22.Contaminated inanimate objects are
- 23.Nonhuman carriers that transmit organisms from one host ot another are known as
- 24.Lice or mosquitos can be a:
- A.
Fomite
- B.
Vector
- C.
Direct contact transmission
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 25.______ transmission is when an infected host coughs, sneezes, or talks and less than 5um