The nurse, reviewing modes of transmission of microorganisms, realizes that an example of contact transmission of an infectious agent would be transmission of:
a. tuberculosis in respiratory secretions.
b. cholera in drinking water.
c. Lyme disease by a tick bite.
d. syphilis by sexual intercourse.
Question 2
The nurse, planning an educational program for high school students, realizes that a major risk for injury among adolescents is:
a. disease.
b. abduction by strangers.
c. substance abuse.
d. bicycle injuries.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Responsibilities of the nurse manager
Contact dermatitis resulting from poison ivy.
Pathogenic Microorganisms and Resulting Diseases
Nurse measuring the recumbent height of a toddler
Signal Transmission at a Chemical Synapse