A Nursing Student Is Working on a Surgical Unit in the Hospital.Included

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nursing student is working on 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

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Definitions:

Medical Model

A framework for understanding illnesses and disorders by identifying them as medical conditions with specific symptoms and treatments.

Thomas Szasz

A Hungarian-American psychiatrist known for his criticisms of psychiatry and the moral and scientific foundations of the concept of mental illness.

Moral Judgement

The process of determining the rightness or wrongness of actions based on ethical principles or social norms.

Abnormal Behaviour

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