PN NUR 150 – Questions With Applicable
Solutions
PPE: DON Order pg 138 Cooper Book Correct Answer - #1
Gown, surgical mask or respirator, glove
(If eyewear or goggles are needed SEE #2 BELOW)
#2 Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
#3 RESPIRATORY Issues AIRBOURNE PREC
~ Gown, Mask, Gloves
~ Everything off BUT MASK (when DOOR CLOSED then take OFF
MASK )
***ONLY special mask and keep the room DOOR CLOSED***
***Remember to close the door if Airborne Precautions or for a
negative airflow room***
C DIFF- Everything off before leaving room
DON- gown, mask, goggles, gloves OVER gown
DOFFING- GLOVES, goggles, gown, mask
Dorsal Position Correct Answer - Supine (Flat)
Dorsal Recumbent Correct Answer - Pillow under knees
Fowlers Correct Answer - Head of bed raised up 45-60 degrees
Semi Fowlers Correct Answer - Head of bed raised up 30
degrees
Orthopenic Correct Answer - Sitting up leaning on table (90
degrees)
,Sims Correct Answer - Laying on one side with knee drawn to
chest
Prone Correct Answer - Face down
Lithotomy Correct Answer - OBGYN position. Sitting with
knees open and up near chest
Trendelenburg Correct Answer - Supine, Head in lowest
position with feet elevated
Bacterial Infection Correct Answer - One Celled organisms
without a true nucleus or cellular organelles
Treatment: Antibiotic
Viral Infection Correct Answer - Pathogen with a nucleic acid
within a protein shell
Treatment: Anti-Viral meds and vaccinations
Fungal Infection Correct Answer - Yeasts, molds, mushrooms
Treatment: Anti-Fungal
Protozoa/ Parasitic Infection Correct Answer - Found in dead
materials
Treatment: Anti-Parasitic
List 5 factors that put a person at risk for an infection Correct
Answer - 1. Chronic disease
2. Environment
3. Age; Very young, or Very old
, 4. geographic location
5. socioeconomic status
Chain of infection Correct Answer - pathogen (infectious
agent), reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of
entry, and the new host
Normal Temperature Correct Answer - 98.6
Normal Heart Rate Correct Answer - 60-80 bpm
Respirations Correct Answer - 12-20
Normal Blood Pressure Correct Answer - 120/80
Blood Pressure too high Correct Answer - hypertension
Blood pressure too low Correct Answer - hypotension
Using a blood pressure cuff that is too small may result in Correct
Answer - Falsely high readings
Using a blood pressure cuff that is too big may result in Correct
Answer - Falsely low readings
Never use the forearm for blood pressure readings Correct
Answer -
Never take blood pressure readings on the arm/ side that has
Correct Answer - 1. Cast
2. IV
3. Dialysis port
4. Mastectomy
Solutions
PPE: DON Order pg 138 Cooper Book Correct Answer - #1
Gown, surgical mask or respirator, glove
(If eyewear or goggles are needed SEE #2 BELOW)
#2 Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
#3 RESPIRATORY Issues AIRBOURNE PREC
~ Gown, Mask, Gloves
~ Everything off BUT MASK (when DOOR CLOSED then take OFF
MASK )
***ONLY special mask and keep the room DOOR CLOSED***
***Remember to close the door if Airborne Precautions or for a
negative airflow room***
C DIFF- Everything off before leaving room
DON- gown, mask, goggles, gloves OVER gown
DOFFING- GLOVES, goggles, gown, mask
Dorsal Position Correct Answer - Supine (Flat)
Dorsal Recumbent Correct Answer - Pillow under knees
Fowlers Correct Answer - Head of bed raised up 45-60 degrees
Semi Fowlers Correct Answer - Head of bed raised up 30
degrees
Orthopenic Correct Answer - Sitting up leaning on table (90
degrees)
,Sims Correct Answer - Laying on one side with knee drawn to
chest
Prone Correct Answer - Face down
Lithotomy Correct Answer - OBGYN position. Sitting with
knees open and up near chest
Trendelenburg Correct Answer - Supine, Head in lowest
position with feet elevated
Bacterial Infection Correct Answer - One Celled organisms
without a true nucleus or cellular organelles
Treatment: Antibiotic
Viral Infection Correct Answer - Pathogen with a nucleic acid
within a protein shell
Treatment: Anti-Viral meds and vaccinations
Fungal Infection Correct Answer - Yeasts, molds, mushrooms
Treatment: Anti-Fungal
Protozoa/ Parasitic Infection Correct Answer - Found in dead
materials
Treatment: Anti-Parasitic
List 5 factors that put a person at risk for an infection Correct
Answer - 1. Chronic disease
2. Environment
3. Age; Very young, or Very old
, 4. geographic location
5. socioeconomic status
Chain of infection Correct Answer - pathogen (infectious
agent), reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of
entry, and the new host
Normal Temperature Correct Answer - 98.6
Normal Heart Rate Correct Answer - 60-80 bpm
Respirations Correct Answer - 12-20
Normal Blood Pressure Correct Answer - 120/80
Blood Pressure too high Correct Answer - hypertension
Blood pressure too low Correct Answer - hypotension
Using a blood pressure cuff that is too small may result in Correct
Answer - Falsely high readings
Using a blood pressure cuff that is too big may result in Correct
Answer - Falsely low readings
Never use the forearm for blood pressure readings Correct
Answer -
Never take blood pressure readings on the arm/ side that has
Correct Answer - 1. Cast
2. IV
3. Dialysis port
4. Mastectomy
