Exam 11: Interactions Between Microbes and Humans

Which of the following is an example of sequelae?

A _____ is the presence of small numbers of bacteria in the blood.

Nosocomial infections involve all the following except

Resident biota are found in/on the

The subjective evidence of disease sensed by the patient is termed a(n)

Most of the skin's resident biota are found in the uppermost,superficial layers of the epidermis.

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the questions that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 36-year-old female is bit by a raccoon and presents to the emergency department with mild trauma to her right lower extremity. Following a triage assessment, the patient’s wound is dressed. The physician verbalizes concern that the patient may have been exposed to rabies from the bite. As the RN, you provide education to the patient regarding rabies infection and its transmission. -If the patient develops rabies infection,the time from the bite to the appearance of symptoms is referred to as the

All of the following genera are considered resident biota of skin sites except

Koch's postulates are easily satisfied for viral diseases.

When an infected person is in the incubation period,that person cannot transmit the pathogen to others.

An infectious agent already existing on or in the body is called

Septicemia means that a pathogen is present and multiplying in the blood.

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, increased work of breathing, decreased oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment. -As the RN,you document the care and assessment of the patient in the chart prior to transfer to an inpatient unit.What is the most appropriate term for the clinical manifestations of disease as reported by the patient?

An animal,such as an arthropod,that transmits a pathogen from one host to another is a

A sign is

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of a 2-day history of difficulty breathing, cough, and chest pain. Upon triage assessment, the patient is found to have a fever, increased work of breathing, decreased oxygen saturation, and crackles upon auscultation of the lungs. A chest X ray reveals consolidation in the right upper lung field. The patient is diagnosed with pneumonia, initiated on oxygen therapy, and admitted for observation and treatment. -Upon admission to the inpatient unit,a respiratory sputum culture and blood culture are sent.Prior to obtaining the blood culture,you provide education to the patient.Which of the following statements,by the patient,best demonstrates understanding of the rationale for the blood culture?

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. As an RN with the infectious disease team, you are providing an education course to new graduate nurses. You provide education regarding the process of infection control and prevention. -Which of the following statements by a new nurse is accurate regarding hand washing in infection control?

What is one goal of the Human Microbiota Project?

All infectious diseases

A _____ is an infection indigenous to animals that can,on occasion,be transmitted to humans.