Wanda is a nursing student who is working for a surgical unit in ...

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Wanda is a nursing student who is working for a surgical unit in the hospital. Included in her job description is to assist in the cleaning and disinfection of equipment stored on the unit.
 
  Which of the following is the best explanation of disinfection? A. Removing organic material
  B. Removing inorganic material
  C. Eliminating almost all pathogenic organisms
  D. Destroying all forms of microbial life

Question 2

A 43-year-old grocery store clerk does not have a family health care provider. She has had a sore throat for the past week and recently began running a fever. Her husband takes her to the local community hospital's emergency room for treatment.
 
  This is an example of what level of care? A. Continuing care
  B. Restorative care
  C. Primary care
  D. Tertiary care

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Answer to Question 1

C
Cleaning involves removing organic material such as blood or inorganic material, such as soil from objects. Disinfection and sterilization use both physical and chemical processes. Both processes disrupt the internal functioning of microorganisms by destroying cell proteins. Disinfection eliminates almost all pathogenic organisms, with the exception of bacterial spores. Sterilization eliminates or destroys all forms of microbial life, including spores.

Answer to Question 2

D
Hospital emergency departments, urgent care centers, critical care units, and inpatient medical-surgical units are sites that provide secondary and tertiary levels of care.