NURS 1100 EXAM #3 FLASHCARDS
QUESTIONS CORRECT SOLUTIONS
2025 UPDATE
What is active immunity? - Answers -✔✔ When your immune system makes its own
antibodies after being stimulated by an antigen
What is passive immunity? - Answers -✔✔ the short-term immunity that results from the
introduction of antibodies from another person or animal.
What does immunocompetent mean? - Answers -✔✔ capable of mounting an immune
response
What are the interventions of a hyper-responsive immune system? - Answers -✔✔
Epinephrine
Corticosteroids
Assessment of airway
Appropriate ratio of epinephrine for adolescents and adults - Answers -✔✔ 1:1,000
dilution (1mg/mL)
Normal WBC range - Answers -✔✔ 4,500-10,000
What is the dosage of the flu vaccine? - Answers -✔✔ 0.5 mL
What is Reye's syndrome? - Answers -✔✔ A rare syndrome of rapid liver degeneration
and encephalitis in children treated with aspirin during a viral infection
Types of infections - Answers -✔✔ asymptomatic
localized/systemic
colonization
What is colonization? - Answers -✔✔ the presence and growth of microorganisms within
a host but without tissue invasion or damage
What are the types of pathogens? - Answers -✔✔ bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites
local infection manifestations - Answers -✔✔ warmth
redness
exudate
pain
, swelling
systemic infection manifestations - Answers -✔✔ fever
fatigue
body aches
headache
nausea
What are the stages of infection? - Answers -✔✔ 1) incubation
2) prodromal
3) illness
4) convalescence
What are the chain of infection steps? - Answers -✔✔ 1) Agent
2) Reservoir
3)Portal of Exit
4)Mode of transmission
5)Portal of Entry
6) Susceptible host
Characteristics of the agent in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ fungi, bacteria,
viruses, parasites
Characteristics of the reservoir in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ (where the
agent is found)
animal
human
food/water
environment
Characteristics of the portal of exit in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ (where
germs escape from)
openings in the skin
saliva and mucus
stool, urine and blood
moisture and droplets
Characteristics of the mode of transmission in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔
(how agents travel)
superficial contact
sexual contact
aerosolized or droplet particulates
underprepared food
QUESTIONS CORRECT SOLUTIONS
2025 UPDATE
What is active immunity? - Answers -✔✔ When your immune system makes its own
antibodies after being stimulated by an antigen
What is passive immunity? - Answers -✔✔ the short-term immunity that results from the
introduction of antibodies from another person or animal.
What does immunocompetent mean? - Answers -✔✔ capable of mounting an immune
response
What are the interventions of a hyper-responsive immune system? - Answers -✔✔
Epinephrine
Corticosteroids
Assessment of airway
Appropriate ratio of epinephrine for adolescents and adults - Answers -✔✔ 1:1,000
dilution (1mg/mL)
Normal WBC range - Answers -✔✔ 4,500-10,000
What is the dosage of the flu vaccine? - Answers -✔✔ 0.5 mL
What is Reye's syndrome? - Answers -✔✔ A rare syndrome of rapid liver degeneration
and encephalitis in children treated with aspirin during a viral infection
Types of infections - Answers -✔✔ asymptomatic
localized/systemic
colonization
What is colonization? - Answers -✔✔ the presence and growth of microorganisms within
a host but without tissue invasion or damage
What are the types of pathogens? - Answers -✔✔ bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites
local infection manifestations - Answers -✔✔ warmth
redness
exudate
pain
, swelling
systemic infection manifestations - Answers -✔✔ fever
fatigue
body aches
headache
nausea
What are the stages of infection? - Answers -✔✔ 1) incubation
2) prodromal
3) illness
4) convalescence
What are the chain of infection steps? - Answers -✔✔ 1) Agent
2) Reservoir
3)Portal of Exit
4)Mode of transmission
5)Portal of Entry
6) Susceptible host
Characteristics of the agent in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ fungi, bacteria,
viruses, parasites
Characteristics of the reservoir in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ (where the
agent is found)
animal
human
food/water
environment
Characteristics of the portal of exit in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔ (where
germs escape from)
openings in the skin
saliva and mucus
stool, urine and blood
moisture and droplets
Characteristics of the mode of transmission in the chain of infection: - Answers -✔✔
(how agents travel)
superficial contact
sexual contact
aerosolized or droplet particulates
underprepared food
