NR 283 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Infection vs. Inflammation.
Answer: infection:
results from microbial action agents,
illness, or injury
damages to tissue and cells
inflammation:
protective response
condition resulting from irritation
pain, heat, redness by causes, such as ischemia, allergy,
irritants, and thermal injury.
◉ Clinical manifestations of fever(pyrexia).
Answer: flushing warm skin
increase blood flow
increase fluid requirement
elevated body temp
, ◉ What are the stages of infection?.
Answer: incubation.
prodromal (early symptoms stage: fatigue).
acute (peak of manifestations)
decline.
recovery or convalescent.
◉ Elderly client risk factors/ changes with aging.
Answer: decreased sense of hearing, vision, taste, and smell as well
as decreased sensation of temperature are all effects of aging.
Infections are more common in older adults because of impaired
circulation, a decreased immune response, slower tissue repair,
fragile skin, and mucosal barriers.
◉ Standard precautions to prevent infection transmission.
Answer: proper handwashing, cleaning of the environment,
sterilization of instruments, disinfectants, and antiseptics.
The infection cycle can be broken by reducing the reservoir of
microorganisms, blocking transmission, and increasing host
resistance.
◉ What do secondary infections lead to?.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Infection vs. Inflammation.
Answer: infection:
results from microbial action agents,
illness, or injury
damages to tissue and cells
inflammation:
protective response
condition resulting from irritation
pain, heat, redness by causes, such as ischemia, allergy,
irritants, and thermal injury.
◉ Clinical manifestations of fever(pyrexia).
Answer: flushing warm skin
increase blood flow
increase fluid requirement
elevated body temp
, ◉ What are the stages of infection?.
Answer: incubation.
prodromal (early symptoms stage: fatigue).
acute (peak of manifestations)
decline.
recovery or convalescent.
◉ Elderly client risk factors/ changes with aging.
Answer: decreased sense of hearing, vision, taste, and smell as well
as decreased sensation of temperature are all effects of aging.
Infections are more common in older adults because of impaired
circulation, a decreased immune response, slower tissue repair,
fragile skin, and mucosal barriers.
◉ Standard precautions to prevent infection transmission.
Answer: proper handwashing, cleaning of the environment,
sterilization of instruments, disinfectants, and antiseptics.
The infection cycle can be broken by reducing the reservoir of
microorganisms, blocking transmission, and increasing host
resistance.
◉ What do secondary infections lead to?.
