Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question

Asepsis is defined as ________________.

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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.