Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 40- Introduction to Microbiology
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | A nurse educator in a healthcare facility is caring for clients with infectious and communicable diseases. The nurse educator is reviewing with a group of nursing students the importance of understanding pathogenic microorganisms. What would be the best response by a nursing student as the most important aspect of nursing care that makes it vital for a nurse to understand pathogenic microorganisms? | |
| A) | To prevent the spread of diseases caused by microorganisms | |
| B) | To know which microorganisms cause which infectious diseases | |
| C) | To classify different microorganisms based on their characteristics | |
| D) | To identify genus and species of different microorganisms | |
| 2. | The student nurse is reviewing that microorganisms possess many characteristics of larger cells. The nurse educator asks the group of student nurses about the characteristics of microorganisms. What is the best response by a student nurse that describes the characteristic of irritability of a microorganism? | |
| A) | The ability to utilize nutrients | |
| B) | The response to the environment | |
| C) | The ability to move from place to place | |
| D) | The ability to group together to form colonies | |
| 3. | Microorganisms, as with all living creatures, are categorized based on a variety of physical and biological characteristics. The nurse is assessing a client and discovers that ring-shaped lesions on the client’s arms and symptoms of athlete’s foot. The nurse knows that in order to treat these conditions properly, treatment is based on the type of microorganism. What is the type of microorganism that is the causative agent of these infections? | |
| A) | Algae | |
| B) | Fungi | |
| C) | Yeast | |
| D) | Mold | |
| 4. | Microorganisms, as with all living creatures, are categorized based on a variety of physical and biological characteristics. The nurse is assessing a client and discovers a white growth in the client’s mouth and on the tongue. The nurse knows that in order to treat this condition properly, treatment is based on the type of microorganism. What is the type of microorganism that is the causative agent of these infections? | |
| A) | Algae | |
| B) | Fungi | |
| C) | Yeast | |
| D) | Mold | |
| 5. | Microorganisms grow when the number of them at an individual site increases. A nurse in a local healthcare facility is caring for a client with a bacterial infection. Which is an environment factor related to the growth of microorganism that the nurse should be aware of when caring for a client infected by a microorganism? | |
| A) | Lack of oxygen because most microorganisms do not require oxygen for growth | |
| B) | A key ingredient in microbial growth is the presence of inorganic nutrients | |
| C) | Microorganisms require water or moisture to grow | |
| D) | Generally, microorganisms survive in acidic environments | |
Answer Key
| 1. | A |
| 2. | B |
| 3. | B |
| 4. | C |
| 5. | C |
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