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According to the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Code of Ethics (2001), community health nurses must align themselves ith !u"lic health !rograms that !romote and !reserve the health of !o!ulations "y influencing# A. $ocioeconomic issues %. &sychosocial issues C. $ociocultural issues '. 'evelo!mental issues 2. An e(am!le of )social health) ithin a grou! in a community includes# A. A neigh"orhood "loc* !arty %. A food "an* in a local church C. A community yard sale '. A school fundraiser for the "and +. ,illian -ald and her associates ere successful in addressing health and disease in the immigrant community "y# A. Collective !olitical activity to im!rove social and environmental conditions %. Administering "edside clinical nursing to immigrants and their families C. .eaching the immigrant family mem"ers to deliver care in the home '. /"taining and administering medication to the immigrants 0. &u"lic health efforts focus on !revention and !romotion of !o!ulation health. .he local level structures !rovide direct services to communities through community and !ersonal health services. An e(am!le of a community health service is# A. -ell infant care %. $td treatment C. 1nsafe housing '. 2amily !lanning 3. A client "rings her child to the clinic for immuni4ations !rior to the child "eginning school. .his action is an e(am!le of hich ty!e of disease !revention5 A. 6nitial !revention %. &rimary !revention C. $econdary !revention '. .ertiary !revention 7. 8ealthy &eo!le 2010 contains 079 o":ectives that are divided into 2; focus areas. /ne of the "road goals of this document is to# A. Achieve access to !reventive services of all Americans %. 6ncrease <uality and years of healthy life C. =educe health dis!arities among Americans '. 6ncrease inde!endence of older Americans 9. 6n !roviding !renatal care to adolescents, a nurse ho utili4es the ANA's (American Nurses Association) definition of community health ill# A. 'etermine the teen !regnancy rate in the community %. Assess community teen nutrition resources C. -or* !olitically to ma*e nutritious foods availa"le '. 2ocus on each family in a caseload

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;. .he grou! that strives to im!rove the health of all the !u"lic "y !romoting healthy lifestyles, !reventing disease and in:ury, and !rotecting the health of communities is# A. 8?/s %. 8os!itals C. &u"lic health '. 6nsurance com!anies @. 6ndicators of >>>>>>>>>>>>>> illustrate the health status of a community andAor !o!ulation changes in mortality reflect a num"er of social, economic, health service and related trends. A. ?ortality %. ?or"idity C. &revalence '. None of the a"ove 10. . A child has a "ar*ing cough at night. .he nurse should instruct the mother to# a. ta*e the child to the E= immediately ". .a*e the child into the "athroom, turn on the sho er, and let the room fill ith steam. c. notify the !ediatrician immediately d. give the child and oral dose of corticosteroid .he child is e(!eriencing laryngeal s!asm (often associated ith crou!) and needs humidification of the air ay, hich can "e accom!lished "y ta*ing the child into the "athroom, closing the door, and turning on the sho er's hot ater faucet. .he steam from the sho er ill hel! decrease the sym!toms. 6t is not necessary to notify the !hysician. A tri! to the E= ould "e indicated if the child ere having sym!toms of acute e!iglottitis, hich can "e a lifeBthreatening condition "ecause of air ay "loc*age from inflammation and edema of the e!iglottis. 6f a child demonstrates sym!toms associated ith e!iglottitis, not crou! (increased drooling, stridor, tachy!nea), the mother should notify the !ediatrician immediately and call emergency medical services to trans!ort the child to the hos!ital, "ecause intu"ation is often necessary. /ral steroid medication is not indicated in this situation. 11. 6n com!aring ancient aggregates to those in the !resent time, they are similar in that# A. Communities of !eo!le continue to live in close !ro(imity in hich disease or illness can "e easily s!read %. &eo!le domesticate animals, and they live in close !ro(imity to their herds C. All countries no have ela"orate ater systems in order to !revent crossB contamination of ater su!!lies '. Communities or aggregates are not affected "y si4e, density, and relationshi! to the environment 12. 6n hich of the follo ing historical stages ould !eo!le have had an increased ris* of contracting salmonella, anthra(, CBfever, or tu"erculosis from the !ro(imity of domesticated animals and herds5 A. 8unting and gathering stage %. $ettled village stage C. &reBindustrial cities stage '. 6ndustrial cities stage
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1+. 6nfectious diseases continue to result in death in many nonB estern countries "ecause# A. ?igratory !atterns of !eo!le from estern countries increase the incidence of infectious disease in nonB estern countries %. .he incidence of infections disease is higher among lo Bincome aggregates such as those found in nonB estern countries C. 6nfectious diseases rarely develo! hen countries ado!t estern customs and health !romotion '. -estern diseases rarely emerge hen cultures transition into ur"an environments 10. ?odern community health nursing re<uires the nurse to >>>>>>>>>>>>>, em!o ers !eo!le to understand and address their health issues and disease. A. &ractice from a !o!ulation focus %. Ado!t a medical model of care C. =eturn to earlier models of !revention '. 2ocus on the individual and family hich

13. .he goal of using theory to guide community health nursing !ractice is to# A. 6ncrease the "ody of nursing research and evidenceB"ased community health nursing !ractice %. &rovide uniformity in community health nursing !ractice C. 6m!rove community health nursing !ractice '. Dalidate traditional community health nursing "eliefs 17. A microsco!ic a!!roach to the community health !ro"lem of childhood o"esity ould focus on# A. =e<uesting an o"ese child and his or her !arent com!lete a 20Bhour food diary %. Analy4ing aggregate %?6s of schoolBage children in a school C. Advocating for a change in health !olicy related to school lunches '. E(!loring changing cultural changes and societal values related to activity 19. -hich of the follo ing theories is "ased u!on the assum!tion that individual needs and related activities are the focus of nursing care5 A. /remEs $elfBCare 'eficit .heory %. .he 8ealth %elief ?odel C. ?ilioEs 2rame or* '. Critical $ocial .heory 1;. A community health nurse e(!lores a grou! of teenagers' "eliefs a"out the seriousness of eating disorders and their related susce!ti"ility. .he nurse is a!!lying !rinci!les from hich theory5 A. /remEs $elfBCare 'eficit .heory %. .he 8ealth %elief ?odel C. ?ilioEs 2rame or* '. Critical $ocial .heory 1@. .he "elief that health deficits result from an im"alance "et een the !o!ulation's health needs and its healthBsustaining resources is the !remise of hich theory5 A. /remEs $elfBCare 'eficit .heory %. 8ealth %elief ?odel
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?ilioEs 2rame or* Critical $ocial .heory

20. .he community health nurse is teaching a !renatal class and includes the societal cost of fetal alcohol syndrome in one of the educational sessions. .he nurse is demonstrating an understanding of# A. /remEs $elfBCare 'eficit .heory %. .he 8ealth %elief ?odel C. ?ilioEs 2rame or* '. Critical $ocial .heory 21. -hich of the follo ing nurse leaders formulated the first theoryB"ased conce!tual model for nursing care5 A. Dirginia 8enderson %. ,illian -ald C. 2lorence Nightingale '. ?ary ?ahoney 22. -hich of the follo ing statements is not related to the thin*ing u!stream model of community health nursing !ractice are true5 $elect all that a!!ly. A. 6t is a conce!tual model to assist the nurse in community health !lanning. %. 6t hel!s to focus the time, energy, and !rogrammatic resources availa"le to community health nursing clients. C. 6t focuses the nurse on shortBterm, individual "ased nursing interventions. '. 6t focuses the nurse on longBterm, "igger !icture issues related to community health !ractice such as social :ustice or !o er. 2+. .he use of theory in !o!ulationBfocused community health nursing encourages hich of the follo ing5 $elect all that a!!ly. A. A reactive a!!roach to care %. A !roactive a!!roach to care C. 'evelo!ment of !o!ulationBfocused !rograms '. 'evelo!ment of individualBfocused health !rotocols for community use 20. .he nurse or*ing in the community is a are that there are different models for studying the e!idemiology of a health condition in a !o!ulation. /ne model of investigation of the interrelationshi!s and characteristics of disease is the e!idemiological triangle. .his model analy4es hich three elements5 A. Dirus, immunity, and host %. Agent, host, and environment C. %acteria, virulence, and environment '. Dirus, "acteria, and fungus 23. -hen chronic disease "ecame a more im!ortant cause of death in develo!ed countries, different e!idemiological models ere develo!ed to study the many factors involved in the develo!ment of these health conditions. /ne such model is listed "elo . A. &oint !revalence study %. E!idemiologic triangle C. -e" of causation '. CauseBandBeffect study

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27. .he community health nurse !artici!ating in !lanning !rograms for the coming year considers incidence rates to "etter understand the needs of the community. An incidence rate is a ty!e of mor"idity rate. -hich statement "elo is most accurate5 A. Ne cases of a disease or condition in a community over a !eriod of time are included in incidence rates. %. All e(isting cases of a disease or condition in a community over a !eriod of time are included in incidence rates. C. 6ncidence rate refers to the num"er of cases at a given !oint in time in a community. '. .he term incidence rate refers to the !ercentage of deaths in a s!ecific !eriod of time from a s!ecific cause. 29. An e!idemic is occurring in a !u"lic health nurse's community and the nurse is or*ing ith the e!idemiologist and other health !rofessionals see*ing to identify the causative agent. -hich !hrase "elo "est descri"es such efforts5 A. Cohort study %. 'escri!tive e!idemiology C. &oint !revalence study '. Analytic e!idemiology 2;. .he community nurse is revie ing health statistics in order to gain a "etter understanding of !o!ulation needs. Crude rates are availa"le for several health occurrences. -hich of the statements "elo accurately descri"es crude rates5 A. 6n calculating a crude rate, the numerator is the si4e of the !o!ulation at ris*. %. 6n calculating a crude rate, average !o!ulation si4e may "e used as denominator. C. .he denominator in a crude rate re!resents the !o!ulation at ris* for the event. '. Crude rates are used fre<uently "ecause they avoid "ias in inter!retation. 2@. .he !ercentage of deaths resulting from a s!ecific cause !rovides the nurse ith information a"out areas in hich !u"lic health !rograms might ma*e significant contri"utions in reducing death. $elect the statistic often used for this !ur!ose. A. &ro!ortionate mortality rate %. Crude death rate C. Age ad:usted death rate '. $tandardi4ed mortality rate +0. .he health literature accessed "y the community health nurse often addresses the !ro"a"ility of an adverse event. -hich term "elo refers to the li*elihood that healthy !eo!le e(!osed to a s!ecific factor ill e(!erience a s!ecific health condition5 A. &revalence %. &otential C. =is* '. Attrition +1. .hrough e!idemiological investigations effective !revention measures are often identified. -hen the nurse is engaged in !roviding !revention for the community "efore disease has develo!ed, the !revention activities meet the definition for hich level of !revention5 A. &rimary %. $econdary
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+2. .he !u"lic health nurse is or*ing ith a s!ecific !o!ulation and is !re!aring to !artici!ate in a descri!tive e!idemiology study. -hich of the statements "elo a!!ly to descri!tive e!idemiology5 $elect all that a!!ly. A. 'escri!tive e!idemiology see*s not to ans er <uestions a"out the amount of disease in a given !o!ulation. %. 'escri!tive e!idemiology see*s to ans er <uestions a"out the cause of disease in a given !o!ulation. C. 'escri!tive e!idemiology see*s to ans er <uestions a"out the cure for disease in a given !o!ulation. '. 'escri!tive e!idemiology see*s to ans er <uestions a"out the distri"ution of disease in a given !o!ulation. ++. /ne dimension of a community, a grou!, is called# A. Aggregate of !eo!le %. ,ocation in s!ace and time C. $ocial system '. Census tract hich loo*s at !ersonal characteristics and ris*s of

+0. -hich of the follo ing grou!s is an e(am!le of a community of solution5 A grou!# A. .hat lives ithin a s!ecific geogra!hical location %. Concerned ith the increase in teenage suicides C. -ith the same ethnic "ac*ground '. 6n hich all mem"ers en:oy hi*ing +3. -hich of the follo ing sources of information a"out a community's health ould give the community health nurse information a"out "irths, deaths, and marriages and aid in !roviding indicators of !o!ulation gro th or reduction5 A. Census data %. Dital statistics C. National 8ealth $urvey data '. $urveys on su":ects of government interest +7. A community health nurse in the assessment !hase of the nursing !rocess conducted research to identify the distri"ution !attern of "reast cancer ithin a !o!ulation and the associated ris* factors. .his is called# A. $tatistical analysis %. Needs assessment C. Census collection '. E!idemiology +9. /ne of the first ste!s in community assessment may involve the community health nurse driving or al*ing through an area and ma*ing o"servations a"out such things as environmental layout and location of agencies, hos!itals, industries, and so forth. .his is called a(n)# A. Census survey %. Needs survey C. 6nformant survey
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+;. -hich of the follo ing methods of gathering data is most effective for remote and vulnera"le segments of a community and for those communities ith underdevelo!ed o!inions5 A. 6ntervie ing community informants %. Community forum C. 2ocus grou!s '. .ele!hone surveys +@. .he second ste! in the community assessment !rocess for community health nurses involves# A. -riting a community diagnosis %. Evaluating the outcomes C. Collecting assessment data '. &lanning community interventions 00. -hen riting a community diagnosis, the community health nurse notes that the )among) !hrase# A. 6s a synthesis of all assessment data %. 6s the su!!orting data C. $!ecifies the aggregate that ill "enefit from the nurseEs !lan '. 'escri"es the cause of the health !ro"lem and directs focus of interventions 01. E!idemiologic data can "e useful in the !lanning !hase of the community assessment !rocess "ecause it# A. 8el!s discover the !atterns of health and illness distri"ution in a !o!ulation %. 8el!s construct "enchmar*s to gauge achievement of !rogram o":ectives C. 6dentifies the aggregate at ris* '. E(!lains the nature of the health !ro"lem 02. A !u"lic health nurse can render an effective nursing care during home visit ith essential and indis!ensa"le e<ui!ment that contains "asic medication, articles hich are necessary for giving care. -hat is this e<ui!ment5 A. "ag techni<ue %. /% "ag C. &u"lic health "ag '. %& a!!aratus 0+. 1!on arriving !atientEs home, !lace the "ag on the ta"le or flat surface lined ith a clean !a!er and !ut "ags handle or stra! "eneath the "ag. -hat is the rationale for this5 A. to !rotect the "ag from getting et. %. .o !rotect the "ag from getting contaminated C. .o !rotect the "ag from getting e(!osed to heat '. All of the a"ove 00. .he &8N "ag should "e cleaned often, the su!!lies are re!laced and ready for use anytime, it contains all of the follo ing e(ce!t# A. hand to el, soa! in a soa! dish and a!ron %. thermometer, force! and "andage scissors C. "reast !um!, s!hygmomanometer, stethosco!e '. "etadine solution, ammonia and alcohol
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03. ?rs. A is a !ost !artum !atient for !erineal care !rocedure, !osition for her5 A. lithotomy !osition %. dorsal recum"ent C. su!ine !osition '. a and "

hat is the a!!ro!riate

07. ?r. =., 17 year old, came to the health center ith a com!laint of difficulty of "reathing due to !hlegm. As !art of the nurseEs intervention, hat is the !ro!er !osition to facilitate res!iration allo ing ma(imum chest e(!ansion5 A. fo lerEs !osition %. high fo lerEs !osition C. ortho!neic !osition '. none of the a"ove 09. ?rs. F normally delivered her youngest "a"y at home assisted "y a registered mid ife, hat is the !osition assumed during delivery5 A. lithotomy !osition %. dorsal recum"ent C. su!ine !osition '. none of the a"ove 0;. A client ho has "een recently diagmosed ith &.% calls the clienmic "ecause her urine is reddish orange in color . she is ta*ing 6N8, !yra4inamide and rifam!icin. An a!!ro!riate nursing res!onse ould "e# A. these rae sym!toms of urinary tract infection , drin* !lenty of fluids %. this is an e(!ected effected of the rifam!icin. C. this may "e an indication of liver toi(icity, styo! the medication. '. there is something rong ith the medicationG you should see a !hysician immediately. 0@. -hat sym!toms ould the nurse e(!ect to o"serve in a 1@ month old client diagnosis of crou! or laryngotracheo"ronc:itis5 A. !redominant stridor on ins!iration %. !redominant e(!iratory hee4es C. high fever '. slo res!iratory rate 30. -hat is the finding on the nurse assessment that is often associated diagnosis of !neumonia5 A. diminished "reath sounds %. use of thoracic muscles C. hematemesis in the morning '. dry hac*ing cough at night ith a

ith the

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31. A client ith active &.% is admitted to the hos!ital. .he nurse client for hat indications of active disease !rocess5 A. cough, lo grade fever and night s eats %. tachy!nea, oliguria and night s eats C. u!!er "ody rash , night s eats and coughing '. dys!nea, !leural edema and lac* of a!!etite

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32. .he nurse is chec*ing a coB or*erEs .% s*in test. .he forearm has a raised red area a"out 11mm in diameter after 92 hours. hat is the "est inter!retation of this s*in test5 A. the s*in reaction is negative %. there is an allergy to the serum C. active .% is !resent '. !ositive anti"ody res!onse to .% "acillus 3+. .he nurse caring for a client ho develo!s a urinary tract infection during hos!itali4ation e(!lains that the infection is li*ely a A. conse<uence of "acteremia. %. nosocomial infection. C. viral infection. '. nidus formation. AN$# " Nosocomial (hos!italBac<uired) infections are those ac<uired through some as!ect of treatment in the facility. 30. .he nurse e(!laining an infection to a client ith the flu ould descri"e an infection as a. an inflammatory res!onse to an irritant. ". a defect in the immune system. c. a !arasitic relationshi! "et een an organism and host. d. a hy!ersensitivity reaction "et een a human antigen and a "iologic agent. AN$# c 6nfection is a !rocess "y hich an organism esta"lishes a !arasitic relationshi! ith its host. 33. A client has "een e(!osed to an infectious organism "ut has no clinical manifestations of disease. .he nurse cautions the client that this !eriod of time is the a. cell ga!. ". immune res!onse. c. latent !eriod. d. infection curve. AN$# c .he !eriod hen a !athogen is re!licating "ut "efore it can "e shed from the host is called the latent period. 37. .he nurse caring for a client infected ith methicillinBresistant Staphylococcus aureus (?=$A) should a. !lace the client in !rotective isolation.
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". encourage transfer to a longBterm care facility. c. !re!are the client environment for "ody su"stance isolation (%$6) !recautions. d. encourage the client to increase fluid consum!tion. AN$# c %$6 !recautions are used to treat all moist and !otentially infectious "ody su"stances as if they ere contaminated. .he nurse uses gloves and dis!oses of moist material as a!!ro!riate. 39. A notation on a clientEs health record notes that she has a su"clinical infection. .he nurse assessing this client ould e(!ect a. clinical manifestations of the disease that are not as dramatic as usual. ". fever ith no elevation in the hite "lood cell count. c. re!orts of fatigue and lassitude after the infection. d. no systemic manifestations of disease. AN$# d An asym!tomatic !athologic res!onse is called a subclinical infection. 3;. 2or a client thought to "e in the !eriod of communica"ility for influen4a, the nurse ill focus the interventions on a. !rotecting the client from influen4a. ". ensuring that the client does not infect others. c. su!!orting the clientEs immune system. d. evaluating the clientEs res!onse to the organism. AN$# " .he time !eriod hen an organism can "e shed is called the period of communicability. 3@. .he nurse e(!lains to a client ith vancomycinBresistant Enterococcus (D=E) that resistant organisms evolve "y a. mutation of the !athogen. ". the hostEs ea*ened immune system. c. re!eated nosocomial infections. d. untreated infections in the !ast. AN$# a =esistant organisms evolve through changes in their 'NA from longBterm and fre<uent e(!osure to anti"iotics. 70. .he nurse managing the care of a client ith he!atitis A develo!s a !lan to eliminate common vehicle transmission "y a. instructing the client to "lo the nose vigorously. ". having the clientEs !a!er dishes treated as Hha4ardous.I c. !lacing the client in a room for s!ecial res!iratory isolation. d. ashing the client ith a germicidal soa!. AN$# " Common vehicle transmission involves contracting an infectious organism from a contaminated source, such as food, ater, medications, or devices. 71. .he client ho has mononucleosis tells the nurse he is H!retty sure 6 got the *issing disease from my girlfriend.I .he nurse e(!lains that this mode of transmission, although !leasant, is called a. direct. ". indirect. c. !assive.
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d. se(ual. AN$# a 'irect transmission means the organism moves from an infected !erson (or carrier) to a noninfected !erson through direct contact "et een their "ody surfaces. 72. .he nurse assesses a clientEs systemic manifestations of fever and malaise as the line of defense *no n as a. !rimary. ". secondary. c. !artial. d. com!lete. AN$# " $econdary (inflammatory !rocess) and tertiary (immune res!onse) lines of defense share several !hysiologic com!onents, including the immune system, leu*ocytes, and a multitude of !roteins and en4ymes. 7+. .he home health nurse is teaching universal !recautions to the ife of a client ith influen4a and !ressure ulcers as a ay to avoid e(!osure to infectious disease. .he ife sho s that she understands the instructions hen she a. a!!lies an anti"iotic cream to the clientEs infected !ressure ulcer. ". s!rays the rim of the clientEs "ed!an ith a disinfectant "efore the client uses it. c. minimi4es the amount of time s!ent administering direct care to the client. d. ears gloves hen she discards the tissues in hich the client has s!it. AN$# d 1niversal, or standard, !recautions a!!ly to nonBintact s*in, mucous mem"ranes, "lood, and all "ody fluids, secretions, and e(cretions e(ce!t s eat. 70. .he nurse *no s the measure that ill "e least effective in !revention of infection in an ;;ByearBold oman hos!itali4ed for a hi! fracture is a. dee! "reathing. ". fre<uent turning. c. encouraging fluids. d. inserting a 2oley catheter. AN$# d 1rinary tract infections (1.6s) are the most common of all nosocomial infections, and a"out ;0J stem from urethral catheteri4ation. 73. .he nurse caring for a client ith a minor "urn infection ill o"serve the ty!e of !recautions *no n as a. enteric !recautions. ". strict isolation. c. universal !recautions. d. contact isolation. AN$# d %$6 !recautions are follo ed for all dressing and moist material from an infected clientG these items are treated as Hha4ardous.I 77. =evie ing an assignment, the nurse identifies the client ho should "e !laced under air"orne !recautions as the a. 22ByearBold man ith ame"ic dysentery. ". +0ByearBold man ith ,yme disease.
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c. 70ByearBold oman ith tu"erculosis. d. +2ByearBold oman ith he!atitis %. AN$# c Air"orne !recautions are designed to reduce the ris* of transmission of !athogens on air"orne dro!let nuclei. 6n addition to universal and transmission !recautions, the Centers for 'isease Control and &revention (C'C) has issued s!ecial guidelines to !revent nosocomial transmission of tu"erculosis. 79. .he nurse assesses for surgical ound infection !articularly closely in the client ho has undergone a. hysterectomy. ". re!air of a !erforated "o el. c. craniotomy for tumor removal. d. tonsillectomy. AN$# " .he !erforated "o el ould e(!ose the entire a"domen to Escherichia coli, a "acterial organism in the colon. 7;. .he nurse can "est instruct a client to avoid the ac<uisition of hoo* orm "y a. teaching the client good handB ashing techni<ue. ". encouraging the client to ear shoes outdoors. c. advising the client to drin* only "ottled ater hen traveling. d. advising the client not to eat ra !or* !roducts. AN$# " 8oo* orm eggs are shed in feces, "ut hoo* orm larvae enter through the s*in of a !erson al*ing "arefoot in soil containing hatched eggs. 7@. .he nurse is e(!laining defense mechanisms to a client and uses the re!resentative "arrier e(am!le in the first line of defense *no n as a. antigenBanti"ody reaction. ". cellBmediated immunity. c. inflammatory res!onse. d. !8 of vaginal secretions. AN$# d 2irstBline defenses include !hysical and chemical "arriers and the "odyEs o n natural flora. .he chemical com!osition of "ody secretions such as tears and s eat, together ith the !8 of saliva, vaginal secretions, urine, and digestive :uices, further !revents or inhi"its gro th of organisms. 90. .he nurse is teaching a grou! of clients a"out ays that infections are transmitted. .he comment made "y one of the clients that sho s the need for further instruction is a. H%ugs are common vectors of diseases.I ". H6ndirect transmission of a disease re<uires a vehicle to transmit the organism.I c. H.he vehicle of transmission for an organism that causes diseases is al ays a living vector.I d. H.he host environment can either allo an organism to survive or not.I AN$# c

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/rganisms can have more than one route of transmission from the reservoir to the ne host. 6n fact, transmission can occur as contact, dro!let, air"orne, common vehicle, or vector transmission. 91. .he nurse, in com!liance ith the 1@@1 =ecommendations for 6mmuni4ation of 8ealthcare -or*ers "y the C'C, ill have received a. a tetanus "ooster every year. ". yello fever immuni4ation. c. a threeBdose series of he!atitis % vaccine. d. immuni4ation against cholera. AN$# c .he 1@@1 C'C recommendations for he!atitis % immuni4ation of highBris* individuals, including health care !rofessionals, includes a com!lete series of three doses ithin 7 months. 92. .he nurse gives diligent catheter care to the clients in a nursing home "ecause the nurse is a are that "acteria can migrate into the "ladder in a. 3 hours. ". 10 hours. c. 20 hours. d. + days. AN$# c %acteria introduced into the urinary collection system can migrate to the "ladder in 20 to 0; hours.

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