NURS 170 EXAM 3 COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM WITH ALL
175 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST VERSION 2024.
What are symptoms of sepsis? - ANSWER-change in mental status, fast and shallow breathing, sweating,
dizziness, and shivering
What are the 6 links in the chain of infection? - ANSWER-1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
What are risk factors of Infectoin - ANSWER-age, compromised immune system, smoking, chronic stress,
poor nutrition, and genetics
Primary defenses of the body - ANSWER-physical barriers: skin, mucous membranes, salvia, tears, and
stomach acid
Secondary defenses of the body - ANSWER-white blood cells, inflammation, fever, phagocytosis, and
compliment system proteins
Tertiary defenses of the body - ANSWER-adaptive immune system, B and T cells
What are risk factors of sepsis - ANSWER-over the age of 65, infancy, low immune system response,
chronic illness, hospital stays, devices in the body, antibiotics, and corticosteroids
What are complications of sepsis - ANSWER-vital organs don't receive enough blood which causes
atypical blood clotting resulting in small clots or burst blood vessels that damage or destroy tissue
, What is pneumonia? - ANSWER-an infection in the air sacs of the lungs in one or both lungs
symptoms of pneumonia - ANSWER-chest pain with breathing or coughing, change in mental status (over
65 years old), phlegm, fatigue, fever, lower body temperature, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness
of breath
community-acquired pneumonia - ANSWER-most common, is caught outside of hospitals and is caused
by bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi, and viruses
hospital-acquired pneumonia - ANSWER-more dangerous due to bacterial resistance, most commonly
occurs to patients with a ventilator
aspiration pneumonia - ANSWER-occurs after inhaling food, drink, saliva, or vomit into the lungs
risk factors of pneumonia - ANSWER-highest risk populations= 2 or younger and 65 or older
being hospitalized, chronic illness, smoking, and suppressed immune system
complications of pneumonia - ANSWER-bacteremia, difficulty breathing, pleural effusion, and lung
abscess
how to diagnose pneumonia - ANSWER-blood test, chest x-ray, pulse ox, sputum test, CT scan, and
pleural fluid culture
Donning and Doffing for contact precautions - ANSWER-Donning= hand hygiene, gown, gloves
Doffing= gloves, gown, hand hygiene
Donning and Doffing for droplet precautions - ANSWER-Donning= hand hygiene, gown, mask, goggles,
gloves
Doffing= gloves, goggles, gown, mask, hand hygiene
175 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST VERSION 2024.
What are symptoms of sepsis? - ANSWER-change in mental status, fast and shallow breathing, sweating,
dizziness, and shivering
What are the 6 links in the chain of infection? - ANSWER-1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
What are risk factors of Infectoin - ANSWER-age, compromised immune system, smoking, chronic stress,
poor nutrition, and genetics
Primary defenses of the body - ANSWER-physical barriers: skin, mucous membranes, salvia, tears, and
stomach acid
Secondary defenses of the body - ANSWER-white blood cells, inflammation, fever, phagocytosis, and
compliment system proteins
Tertiary defenses of the body - ANSWER-adaptive immune system, B and T cells
What are risk factors of sepsis - ANSWER-over the age of 65, infancy, low immune system response,
chronic illness, hospital stays, devices in the body, antibiotics, and corticosteroids
What are complications of sepsis - ANSWER-vital organs don't receive enough blood which causes
atypical blood clotting resulting in small clots or burst blood vessels that damage or destroy tissue
, What is pneumonia? - ANSWER-an infection in the air sacs of the lungs in one or both lungs
symptoms of pneumonia - ANSWER-chest pain with breathing or coughing, change in mental status (over
65 years old), phlegm, fatigue, fever, lower body temperature, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness
of breath
community-acquired pneumonia - ANSWER-most common, is caught outside of hospitals and is caused
by bacteria, mycoplasma, fungi, and viruses
hospital-acquired pneumonia - ANSWER-more dangerous due to bacterial resistance, most commonly
occurs to patients with a ventilator
aspiration pneumonia - ANSWER-occurs after inhaling food, drink, saliva, or vomit into the lungs
risk factors of pneumonia - ANSWER-highest risk populations= 2 or younger and 65 or older
being hospitalized, chronic illness, smoking, and suppressed immune system
complications of pneumonia - ANSWER-bacteremia, difficulty breathing, pleural effusion, and lung
abscess
how to diagnose pneumonia - ANSWER-blood test, chest x-ray, pulse ox, sputum test, CT scan, and
pleural fluid culture
Donning and Doffing for contact precautions - ANSWER-Donning= hand hygiene, gown, gloves
Doffing= gloves, gown, hand hygiene
Donning and Doffing for droplet precautions - ANSWER-Donning= hand hygiene, gown, mask, goggles,
gloves
Doffing= gloves, goggles, gown, mask, hand hygiene
