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The nurse is aware that an antiviral medication is most effective when given during which phase of the infectious process? A) Prodromal stage B) Incubation period C) Full stage of illness D) Convalescent period - Answer A) Prodromal stage Which of the following most accurately define...

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Ch. 24 Asepsis & Infection Control Exam
1 Questions And Correct Answers.
The nurse is aware that an antiviral medication is most effective when given during which phase of the
infectious process?

A)

Prodromal stage

B)

Incubation period

C)

Full stage of illness

D)

Convalescent period - Answer A)

Prodromal stage



Which of the following most accurately defines an infection?

A)

An illness resulting from living in an unclean environment

B)

The result of lack of knowledge about food preparation

C)

A disease resulting from pathogens in or on the body

D)

An acute or chronic illness resulting from traumatic injury - Answer C)

A disease resulting from pathogens in or on the body



A client who has had abdominal surgery develops an infection in the wound while still hospitalized.
Which of the following agents is most likely the cause of the infection?

A)

, Virus

B)

Bacteria

C)

Fungi

D)

Spores - Answer B)

Bacteria



A nurse caring for a client who has gas gangrene knows that this infection originated in which of the
following reservoirs?

A)

Other people

B)

Food

C)

Soil

D)

Animals - Answer C)

Soil



A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells the nurse, "I am so angry with the nurse
practitioner because he would not give me any antibiotics." What would be the most accurate response
by the nurse?

A)

"Antibiotics have no effect on viruses."

B)

"Let me talk to him and see what we can do."

C)

"Why do you think you need an antibiotic?"

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