The nurse is caring for a client with a protozoan infection. The nurse instructs the client that the growing stage of a protozoan is termed a:
1. worm.
2. trophozoite.
3. vector.
4. cyst.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A worm is a helminth.
Rationale 2: The growing stage of a protozoan is a trophozoite.
Rationale 3: A vector is a transmitter of organisms.
Rationale 4: Cysts are developed to protect an organism and are not part of the growing stage.
Global Rationale: The active, growing stage during which the organism feeds, often at the expense of its host, is the trophozoite stage. A worm is a helminth. A vector is a transmitter of organisms. Cysts are developed to protect an organism and are not part of the growing stage.
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