ATI LPN
Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 14 : Medical Asepsis and Infection Control Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match the following pathogens with their descriptions: Fungi
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fungi, which can be unicellular or multicellular, often enter through skin breaks, causing infections like athlete's foot or candidiasis.
Question 2 of 5
Match the following pathogens with their descriptions: Helminths
Correct Answer: F
Rationale: Helminths are parasitic worms, such as tapeworms or roundworms, that often inhabit the human digestive tract.
Question 3 of 5
Match the following pathogens with their descriptions: Bacteria
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms classified by shapes like cocci, bacilli, and spirilla.
Question 4 of 5
Streptococcus type A can cause which of the following illnesses?
Correct Answer: A,C,G
Rationale: Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) causes strep throat, scarlet fever, and can lead to complications like rheumatic fever, which damages heart valves. Ear infections, gas gangrene, and diarrhea are caused by other pathogens.
Question 5 of 5
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a bacterium transmitted by ticks.