Which of These Statements About a Nurse Who Has Never

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about a nurse who has never had chickenpox caring for a client with herpes zoster during the draining,open lesions phase of the illness is TRUE?

• A)The nurse is at risk of contracting herpes zoster.
• B)The nurse could contract herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2.
• C)The nurse may develop chickenpox as a result of this exposure.
• D)The nurse would not be at risk for developing any condition if consistently using universal precautions.

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Definitions:

Worsens

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Weber's Law

A principle in psychology that states the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the original stimulus.

Opponent-Process Theory

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Feature Detection

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