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dmcintosh

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on: Jul 22, 2018
When a nurse picks up a patient's contaminated tissue without gloves and fails to wash his hands sufficiently, the nurse provides for the patient's organisms to be spread by which type of transmission?
 
  A) Airborne
  B) Contact
  C) Vector
  D) Vehicle

Question 2

What is the most common patient site for development of nosocomial infections?
 
  A) Surgical wound
  B) Respiratory tract
  C) Bloodstream
  D) Urinary tract


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mcomstock09

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D


dmcintosh

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Excellent

Jsherida

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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