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Chapter 16 - Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis (Study Guide) with Complete Solutions define: antimicrobial - Answer️️ -kills or suppresses growth of microorganisms define: antiseptic - Answer️️ -chemical compound used on skin or tissue to inhibit growth of microorganisms define: asepsis - Answer️️ -freedom from pathogenic microorganisms define: contaminate - Answer️️ -make unclean define: debris - Answer️️ -dead tissue or foreign...

Chapter 16: Infection Prevention and Control: Protective Mechanisms and Asepsis Study Guide with Complete Solutions 1. When a patient in the ambulatory clinic is diagnosed as having pneumococcal pneumonia, the nurse is aware that this infection: a. is viral and will not respond to antibiotics. b. is bacterial and should respond to treatment with antibiotics. c. is fungal and is caused by the alteration of the normal flora of the lung. d. is resultant from a resistant organism and ext...

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The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia with a new nurse in orientation. Which of the following statements by the new nurse would indicate an understanding of the nature of this condition? A. "An infectious disease like pneumonia may not pose a risk to others." B. "We need to isolate the patient in a negative pressure room." C. "The patient will not be able to return home." D. "Clinical signs and symptoms are not present in pneumonia." - ANSWER- A. "An infectious disease...

Infection Prevention and Control Test Questions With All Complete Solutions What is infection? - CORRECT ANSWER- Infection is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease. Entry and multiplication of organism result in disease. Colonization occurs when a microorganism invades but does not cause infection Symptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms of infection Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- clinica...

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a respiratory infection. The nurse understands that an infection occurs in a cycle and involves several elements. What are the elements in the chain of infection? Select all that apply. - ANSWER- An infectious agent The source of pathogen growth A susceptible host A patient is suspected of having malaria. Which mode of transmission spreads malaria? - ANSWER- Vector Which microorganism exits through a man's urethral meatus during sexual contact? -...