NR 574 ACUTE CARE PRACTICUM MIDTERM
EXAM 2026 WEEK 1 TO 4 FULL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When should blood cultures be drawn? Answer: Before antibiotics if
it does not delay treatment.
◉ What is narrowing antibiotics after cultures called? Answer: De-
escalation.
◉ What do broad-spectrum antibiotics increase the risk of? Answer: C.
difficile infection.
◉ What is the definition of community-acquired pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia acquired outside hospital or within 48 hours of admission.
◉ What is the definition of hospital-acquired pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after admission.
◉ What is the definition of ventilator-associated pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia occurring after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
, ◉ What is the common pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia?
Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae.
◉ What are the high-risk pathogens in hospital-acquired and ventilator-
associated pneumonia? Answer: MRSA and Pseudomonas.
◉ What diagnostic test is used to confirm pneumonia? Answer: Chest X-
ray.
◉ What is the definition of infective endocarditis? Answer: Infection of
the endocardial surface of the heart.
◉ What is the most common risk factor for infective endocarditis?
Answer: IV drug use.
◉ What is the most common organism in native valve endocarditis?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus.
◉ What are classic physical exam findings in endocarditis? Answer:
Murmur, petechiae, splinter hemorrhages.
◉ What are Janeway lesions? Answer: Painless lesions on palms and
soles.
EXAM 2026 WEEK 1 TO 4 FULL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When should blood cultures be drawn? Answer: Before antibiotics if
it does not delay treatment.
◉ What is narrowing antibiotics after cultures called? Answer: De-
escalation.
◉ What do broad-spectrum antibiotics increase the risk of? Answer: C.
difficile infection.
◉ What is the definition of community-acquired pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia acquired outside hospital or within 48 hours of admission.
◉ What is the definition of hospital-acquired pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after admission.
◉ What is the definition of ventilator-associated pneumonia? Answer:
Pneumonia occurring after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
, ◉ What is the common pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia?
Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae.
◉ What are the high-risk pathogens in hospital-acquired and ventilator-
associated pneumonia? Answer: MRSA and Pseudomonas.
◉ What diagnostic test is used to confirm pneumonia? Answer: Chest X-
ray.
◉ What is the definition of infective endocarditis? Answer: Infection of
the endocardial surface of the heart.
◉ What is the most common risk factor for infective endocarditis?
Answer: IV drug use.
◉ What is the most common organism in native valve endocarditis?
Answer: Staphylococcus aureus.
◉ What are classic physical exam findings in endocarditis? Answer:
Murmur, petechiae, splinter hemorrhages.
◉ What are Janeway lesions? Answer: Painless lesions on palms and
soles.
