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NSG 3600 EXAM 1 2026(NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
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Describe nursing interventions used to break the chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER The
6 points in the chain of infection: the infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission,
portal of entry, and susceptible host.



Nurses can break the chain by washing hands, staying up to date on vaccines, covering coughs and
sneezes, using necessary PPE, and practicing asepsis.



QUESTION : Identify situations in which hand hygiene is indicated. - CORRECT ANSWER
Moment 1 - Before touching a patient

Moment 2 - Before a clean or aseptic procedure

Moment 3 - After a body fluid exposure risk

Moment 4 - After touching a patient

Moment 5 - After touching patient surroundings



QUESTION : Describe strategies for implementing CDC guidelines for standard and transmission-based
precautions when caring for patients. - CORRECT ANSWER • Transmission-based precautions:
CDC precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be
transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions

• The 2007 guidelines include a directive to don personal protective equipment (PPE) when entering
the room of a patient on contact or droplet precautions. These categories recognize that a disease may
have multiple routes of transmission.

• The three types of transmission-based precautions (airborne, droplet, or contact) may be used alone
or in combination, but always in addition to standard precautions.



QUESTION : Differentiate recommended techniques for medical and surgical asepsis. - CORRECT
ANSWER • Asepsis is the absence of infection (microbes). We are responsible for always working
towards asepsis


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• Medical asepsis- clean technique.

• Surgical asepsis- sterile technique



QUESTION : Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Initial
Assessment- - CORRECT ANSWER • Initial (Comprehensive) Assessment- performed shortly
after the patient is admitted to a health care agency or service.

o The purpose of this assessment is to establish a complete database for problem identification and
care planning. The nurse collects data concerning all aspects of the patient's health, establishing
priorities for ongoing focused assessments and creating a reference baseline for future comparison.



QUESTION : Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Focused
Assessment- - CORRECT ANSWER nurse gathers data about a specific problem that has
already been identified.

o Questions include: what are your signs and symptoms? When did they start? Were you doing
anything different than usual when they started? What makes them better? Worse? Are you taking
anything for your symptoms?

o This is where we use OPQRSTU (onset, palliative factors, quality of signs/symptoms, region, severity,
timing, understanding)



QUESTION : Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Follow-Up
Assessment- - CORRECT ANSWER one that is conducted at regular intervals during care of the
patient. Focuses on identified health problems to monitor positive or negative changes and evaluate
the effectiveness of interventions.



QUESTION : Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Emergency
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER performed when a physiologic or psychological crisis
presents to identify life-threatening problems.



QUESTION : Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments.Time-Lapsed
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - scheduled to compare a patient's current status to the
baseline data obtained earlier.

o Patients in residential settings (ex: nursing homes) are scheduled for periodic assessments.




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