NSG 122 - Exam 2 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: components of the infection cycle** drag and drop test hint**
Answer: - infectious agent (virus, bacteria, fungus)
- reservoir (habitat of organism, ex: nose)
- portal of exit (how organism escapes, ex: resp tract)
- means of transmission (ex: direct contact, airborne)
- portal of entry (point where organism enters new host)
- susceptible host (person with weakened immune system)
Question: common portals of exit
Answer: - respiratory tract
- GI tract
- GU tract
- breaks in skin
- blood and tissue
Question: stages of infection** drag and drop test hint**
Answer: - pre-exposure stage
- incubation period (no signs/symptoms)
- prodromal stage (early non-specific signs/symptoms, most infectious stage)
- full stage of illness (specific signs/symptoms of disease)
- convalescent period (recovery)
Question: factors affecting host susceptibility
Answer: - age
- intact/broken skin
- gender
- stress
- race
- genetics
- general health status
- immune status
- chronic diseases
Question: 5 moments for hand hygiene (WHO)** test hint**
Answer: 1. Before touching a patient
2. Before a clean or aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After touching a patient
5. After touching patient surroundings
, Question: When to use soap and water for hand hygiene
Answer: - visibly soiled hands
- contact with C. Diff
- before eating
- after using the bathroom
- before assisting with surgical procedure
Question: when to use alcohol based hand sanitizer
Answer: - before/after patient contact
- after contact with body fluids if hands not visibly soiled
- after removing gloves
- after contact with items in patient's environment
- before donning sterile gloves
Question: when to use gloves
Answer: - changing bed linens
- contact with C. Diff patients
Question: Procedures requiring sterile technique
Answer: - insertion and care of indwelling urinary catheter
- surgical intervention & invasive procedures
- sterile dressing change
- preparing and injecting medicine
Question: risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Answer: - compromised immune system
- recent surgery
- invasive devices
- prolonged antibiotic use
- prolonged hospitalization
Question: types of isolation** test hint**
Answer: - contact (gown and gloves, ex: VRE, MRSA)
- droplet (surgical mask, ex: bacterial pneumonia)
- airborne (N95 mask, negative pressure airflow, ex: Covid, TB)
Question: sterile field rules
Answer: - do not let a sterile package become damp or wet
- open sterile packages so first edge of wrapper is away from you
- always face a sterile field
- hold all sterile items above waist level
- place sterile items in the middle of the sterile field, consider outer 1" border
"contaminated"
- do not spill any liquids, even sterile liquids, onto the sterile field
- do not cough, sneeze, or talk over the sterile field
- never reach over the sterile field
- if you know or think that the sterile field has been contaminated, dispose and start over
Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: components of the infection cycle** drag and drop test hint**
Answer: - infectious agent (virus, bacteria, fungus)
- reservoir (habitat of organism, ex: nose)
- portal of exit (how organism escapes, ex: resp tract)
- means of transmission (ex: direct contact, airborne)
- portal of entry (point where organism enters new host)
- susceptible host (person with weakened immune system)
Question: common portals of exit
Answer: - respiratory tract
- GI tract
- GU tract
- breaks in skin
- blood and tissue
Question: stages of infection** drag and drop test hint**
Answer: - pre-exposure stage
- incubation period (no signs/symptoms)
- prodromal stage (early non-specific signs/symptoms, most infectious stage)
- full stage of illness (specific signs/symptoms of disease)
- convalescent period (recovery)
Question: factors affecting host susceptibility
Answer: - age
- intact/broken skin
- gender
- stress
- race
- genetics
- general health status
- immune status
- chronic diseases
Question: 5 moments for hand hygiene (WHO)** test hint**
Answer: 1. Before touching a patient
2. Before a clean or aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After touching a patient
5. After touching patient surroundings
, Question: When to use soap and water for hand hygiene
Answer: - visibly soiled hands
- contact with C. Diff
- before eating
- after using the bathroom
- before assisting with surgical procedure
Question: when to use alcohol based hand sanitizer
Answer: - before/after patient contact
- after contact with body fluids if hands not visibly soiled
- after removing gloves
- after contact with items in patient's environment
- before donning sterile gloves
Question: when to use gloves
Answer: - changing bed linens
- contact with C. Diff patients
Question: Procedures requiring sterile technique
Answer: - insertion and care of indwelling urinary catheter
- surgical intervention & invasive procedures
- sterile dressing change
- preparing and injecting medicine
Question: risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Answer: - compromised immune system
- recent surgery
- invasive devices
- prolonged antibiotic use
- prolonged hospitalization
Question: types of isolation** test hint**
Answer: - contact (gown and gloves, ex: VRE, MRSA)
- droplet (surgical mask, ex: bacterial pneumonia)
- airborne (N95 mask, negative pressure airflow, ex: Covid, TB)
Question: sterile field rules
Answer: - do not let a sterile package become damp or wet
- open sterile packages so first edge of wrapper is away from you
- always face a sterile field
- hold all sterile items above waist level
- place sterile items in the middle of the sterile field, consider outer 1" border
"contaminated"
- do not spill any liquids, even sterile liquids, onto the sterile field
- do not cough, sneeze, or talk over the sterile field
- never reach over the sterile field
- if you know or think that the sterile field has been contaminated, dispose and start over
