Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 39

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Wanda is a medical assistant and the newest employee of your healthcare team. You notice that she does not wash her hands in between patients. From your microbiology background, you understand that microbes are not visible with the naked eye. As the only nurse in your small medical office, you take it upon yourself to educate Wanda on the importance of aseptic techniques.
-Viruses may also be carried from patient to patient transmitting disease,even though they differ from bacteria in that they are

• A)parasitic invertebrate animals.
• B)infectious proteins.
• C)metabolically active eukaryotes.
• D)noncellular particles.

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Definitions:

Base of the Skull

The inferior portion of the skull upon which the brain rests, consisting of several bones that include the occipital, sphenoid, and parts of the temporal bones.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the brainstem down the back, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the body.

Phrenology

The now-discredited theory that different brain areas account for specific character and personality traits, which can be “read” from bumps on the skull.

Neuroscience

The scientific study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and neural networks, to understand the biological basis of behavior, thought, and emotion.