Author Question: The nurse identifies which physiological barriers as helpful to defend the body from microorganisms? ... (Read 20 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse identifies which physiological barriers as helpful to defend the body from microorganisms?

1. Heavy smoking
2. Moisturizing the skin
3. Breakdown of skin
4. Voiding quantity sufficient

Question 2

An older client with gallbladder disease has had a cholecystectomy. Which factor would influence this client's susceptibility to produce an infection?

1. Active bowel sounds
2. Dry intact skin
3. Intact mucous membranes
4. Susceptibility of the client

Dunkey · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Heavy smoking does not defend the body from microorganisms; it destroys the cilia in the nose that helps to filter organisms.
Rationale 2: Moisturizing the skin can allow microorganisms to enter the body.
Rationale 3: Breakdown of the skin can allow microorganisms to enter the body.
Rationale 4: Voiding quantity sufficient is a barrier that helps the body defend itself against microorganisms. The act of voiding flushes those organisms that might try to enter the body through the urinary meatus.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Active bowel sounds would indicate the body is able to defend the body against an infection.
Rationale 2: Dry intact skin is a factor that would help the body defend against an infection.
Rationale 3: Intact mucous membranes is a factor that would help the body defend against infection.
Rationale 4: How susceptible the client is for an infection is one of the factors that influences microorganism growth. This client is 80 years old and has a surgical incision, so the first line of defense, the skin, is not intact.