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craiczarry

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A group of nursing students are completing a clinical shift and are ready to go to the library to study. This can occur because Isabel Hampton Robb did which of the following?
 
  a. opposed the organization of nurses
  b. established the American Red Cross
  c. believed that the nursing student was a learner, not an employee
  d. established the Frontier Nursing Service

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of contact transmission of an infectious agent?
 
  a. transmission of tuberculosis in respiratory secretions
  b. transmission of cholera in drinking water
  c. transmission of Lyme disease by a tick bite
  d. transmission of syphilis by sexual intercourse



Brummell1998

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Answer to Question 1

C
Isabel Hampton Robb was an early supporter of the rights of nursing students. She called for shorter working hours and emphasized the role of the nursing student as learner instead of employee.

Answer to Question 2

D
Direct contact is the most common portal of exit and occurs with touching, kissing, and sexual intercourse. Sources involved are skin, mucous membranes, urine, feces, reproductive tract, and blood. Droplets are also considered direct contact.



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