Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question
Asepsis is defined as ________________.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Asepsis is defined as the absence of disease-causing germs. It is surgical asepsis that is defined as the absence of all microorganisms, including spores. A pathogenic infection is an invasion of the body by a pathogen, or disease-causing germ, and a urinary infection is only one type of infection.