Exam 6: Infection Prevention and Control

The home health nurse is providing dietary recommendations to keep the immune system healthy.The patient demonstrates understanding by increasing which in the diet?

The nurse explains that an infection occurring in the body represents an interrelationship between the __________,__________,and __________.

The nurse is caring for several patients and determines which patient to be at the most risk for developing an infection related to a decreased anti-inflammatory response?

The nurse discusses and demonstrates proper hand hygiene to an immunocompromised patient and his wife.The nurse determines additional teaching is necessary when the patient states:

The clinic nurse offers suggestions to a patient who is planning a trip to Mexico that will help prevent a protozoan infection.The most helpful suggestion is:

The nurse uses a visual aid to demonstrate how the antibody _____ attaches to the antigen to clear the pathogen from the body.

The bacteria that are rod-shaped are classified as _________.

The nurse points out that covering the mouth and nose with a tissue for a sneeze will reduce the probability of infection being spread by the _____ route.