AMSA 103 BASIC NURSING EOC TEST ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔vulnerable populations include: - ✔✔immigrants: limited healthcare access,
language barriers
poor and homeless: hazardous environments, high-risk jobs
abused populations: increased risk of substance abuse
mentally ill: often homeless or poor, at risk of abuse
older adults: increased risk of disease and healthcare concerns
✔✔Death - ✔✔cessation of all physical and chemical processes in the body
- absence of heartbeat & breathing
✔✔Stages of grief (DABDA) - ✔✔1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
✔✔physiological changes before death - ✔✔- dry mouth
- edema in extremeties
- sleeping increases
- loss of interest or appetite
- pale/bluish/mottled skin
- organ systems slowly shut down
✔✔patients have the right be caring human contact & to be treated as a person until
death (T/F) - ✔✔True!
✔✔pain is often well-treated in patients suffering from dementia or cognitive
impairments (T/F) - ✔✔False! Pain is often untreated in older adults, especially those
with dementia or cognitive impairements
, ✔✔Hospice care - ✔✔care provided for the dying (and their families) in institutions
devoted to those who are terminally ill
✔✔link one of infection - ✔✔infectious agent; pathogen causing the disease
ex. bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, helminths
✔✔link two of infection - ✔✔reservoir host; contaminated instruments allowing the
organism to survive, multiply, and await transfer
ex. people, insects, animals, water, food
✔✔link three of infection - ✔✔portal of exit; how the pathogen escapes the reservoir
host
ex. mouth, nose, eyes, ears, intestines, urinary tract
✔✔link four of infection - ✔✔modes of transmission
ex. contact, droplet, vector, vehicles
✔✔link five of infection - ✔✔portal of entry; how to pathogen gains access to a new host
✔✔link six of infection - ✔✔susceptible host; exposure of the pathogen to the
susceptible host
✔✔chain of infection - ✔✔infectious agent --> reservoir --> portal of exit --> mode of
transmission --> portal of entry --> susceptible host
✔✔aseptic technique - ✔✔practices/procedures that assist in reducing the risk for
infection
- two types: medical & surgical asepsis
✔✔cleaning - ✔✔removal of organic or inorganic material from objects and surfaces
✔✔sterilization - ✔✔process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores
✔✔disinfection - ✔✔process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
✔✔PPE (personal protective equipment) - ✔✔worn to prevent transmission of disease &
protect against exposure to pathogens
- ex. gown, mask, protective eyewear, surgical cap, shoe covers, gloves
✔✔Hand hygiene should be performed - ✔✔before gloving and immediately after
removal of gloves
✔✔In cases where TB is suspected, use a: - ✔✔HEPA respirator
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔vulnerable populations include: - ✔✔immigrants: limited healthcare access,
language barriers
poor and homeless: hazardous environments, high-risk jobs
abused populations: increased risk of substance abuse
mentally ill: often homeless or poor, at risk of abuse
older adults: increased risk of disease and healthcare concerns
✔✔Death - ✔✔cessation of all physical and chemical processes in the body
- absence of heartbeat & breathing
✔✔Stages of grief (DABDA) - ✔✔1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
✔✔physiological changes before death - ✔✔- dry mouth
- edema in extremeties
- sleeping increases
- loss of interest or appetite
- pale/bluish/mottled skin
- organ systems slowly shut down
✔✔patients have the right be caring human contact & to be treated as a person until
death (T/F) - ✔✔True!
✔✔pain is often well-treated in patients suffering from dementia or cognitive
impairments (T/F) - ✔✔False! Pain is often untreated in older adults, especially those
with dementia or cognitive impairements
, ✔✔Hospice care - ✔✔care provided for the dying (and their families) in institutions
devoted to those who are terminally ill
✔✔link one of infection - ✔✔infectious agent; pathogen causing the disease
ex. bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, helminths
✔✔link two of infection - ✔✔reservoir host; contaminated instruments allowing the
organism to survive, multiply, and await transfer
ex. people, insects, animals, water, food
✔✔link three of infection - ✔✔portal of exit; how the pathogen escapes the reservoir
host
ex. mouth, nose, eyes, ears, intestines, urinary tract
✔✔link four of infection - ✔✔modes of transmission
ex. contact, droplet, vector, vehicles
✔✔link five of infection - ✔✔portal of entry; how to pathogen gains access to a new host
✔✔link six of infection - ✔✔susceptible host; exposure of the pathogen to the
susceptible host
✔✔chain of infection - ✔✔infectious agent --> reservoir --> portal of exit --> mode of
transmission --> portal of entry --> susceptible host
✔✔aseptic technique - ✔✔practices/procedures that assist in reducing the risk for
infection
- two types: medical & surgical asepsis
✔✔cleaning - ✔✔removal of organic or inorganic material from objects and surfaces
✔✔sterilization - ✔✔process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores
✔✔disinfection - ✔✔process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
✔✔PPE (personal protective equipment) - ✔✔worn to prevent transmission of disease &
protect against exposure to pathogens
- ex. gown, mask, protective eyewear, surgical cap, shoe covers, gloves
✔✔Hand hygiene should be performed - ✔✔before gloving and immediately after
removal of gloves
✔✔In cases where TB is suspected, use a: - ✔✔HEPA respirator
