PSW CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● pathogens and non-pathogens
Answer: micro-organisms consist of
●● harmful and cause infection
Answer: pathogens
●● do not cause infection
Answer: non-pathogens
●● symptoms,what client tells us
Answer: subjective data
●● sign, what we see
Answer: objective data
●● heart muscle contraction ,top line with blood pressure
Answer: systole
,●● heart muscle relaxation,bottom line with blood pressure
Answer: diastole
●● systole 180 over diastole 80
first sound (S) of heartbeat till it stops (D)
Answer: blood pressure rate
●● 12-20 respirations per minute
Answer: average respiratory rate
●● adults 60-100
infant 120-160
toddler 90-140
preschooler 80-110
school aged children 75-100
adolescent 60-100
Answer: pulse rate
●● do at rest
if not at rest wait 1/2 hour
Answer: vital signs
,●● hypertension-high blood pressure
Answer: HTN
●● chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
Answer: copd
●● 15-20 seconds
start once you lather
Answer: wash hands
●● mouth (oral) 36-37.5c
ear (tympanic) 35.8-38.0c
armpit (axillary) 34.7-37.3c
rectum (rectal) 35.5-38c
Answer: temperatures
●● can destroy the pathogen
Answer: immune system
●● having protection against a certain disease
Answer: immunity
, ●● grow in dark reservoirs(hosts) that are warm and dark
need h2o,nourishment,o2
destroyed by heat or light
grow best at body temperature
Answer: micro-organisms need
●● microbes that naturally live and grow in the body
Answer: normal flora
●● a disease resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the
body
common illness like colds,flu,chicken pox are common infections
Answer: infection is
●● hepatitis,pneumonia,tuberculosis,aids
Answer: communicable diseases
●● involves the whole body
Answer: systemic infection
●● fever and chills
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● pathogens and non-pathogens
Answer: micro-organisms consist of
●● harmful and cause infection
Answer: pathogens
●● do not cause infection
Answer: non-pathogens
●● symptoms,what client tells us
Answer: subjective data
●● sign, what we see
Answer: objective data
●● heart muscle contraction ,top line with blood pressure
Answer: systole
,●● heart muscle relaxation,bottom line with blood pressure
Answer: diastole
●● systole 180 over diastole 80
first sound (S) of heartbeat till it stops (D)
Answer: blood pressure rate
●● 12-20 respirations per minute
Answer: average respiratory rate
●● adults 60-100
infant 120-160
toddler 90-140
preschooler 80-110
school aged children 75-100
adolescent 60-100
Answer: pulse rate
●● do at rest
if not at rest wait 1/2 hour
Answer: vital signs
,●● hypertension-high blood pressure
Answer: HTN
●● chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
Answer: copd
●● 15-20 seconds
start once you lather
Answer: wash hands
●● mouth (oral) 36-37.5c
ear (tympanic) 35.8-38.0c
armpit (axillary) 34.7-37.3c
rectum (rectal) 35.5-38c
Answer: temperatures
●● can destroy the pathogen
Answer: immune system
●● having protection against a certain disease
Answer: immunity
, ●● grow in dark reservoirs(hosts) that are warm and dark
need h2o,nourishment,o2
destroyed by heat or light
grow best at body temperature
Answer: micro-organisms need
●● microbes that naturally live and grow in the body
Answer: normal flora
●● a disease resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the
body
common illness like colds,flu,chicken pox are common infections
Answer: infection is
●● hepatitis,pneumonia,tuberculosis,aids
Answer: communicable diseases
●● involves the whole body
Answer: systemic infection
●● fever and chills
