NURSING 6001 EXAM 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Infection - ....ANSWER ...-disease state resulting from pathogens in or on
the body
health promotion and nursing assessment - ....ANSWER ...-nurses assess
health-promotion activities
introduce screening questions
collaboration
body's defense against infection - ....ANSWER ...-body's normal flora
inflammatory response
immune response
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,factors affecting host susceptibility - ....ANSWER ...-intact skin and mucous
membranes
normal ph levels
body's white blood cells
age, sex, race, hereditary factors
immunization, natural or acquired
fatigue, climate, nutritional and general health status
stress
use of invasive or indwelling medical device
nosocomial infections - ....ANSWER ...-use of invasive medical devices
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,antibiotic-resistant organisms developed in hospitals
components of infection - ....ANSWER ...-infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
means of transmission
portals of entry
susceptible host
pathogens - ....ANSWER ...-disease-producing microorganism
bacteria - ....ANSWER ...-the most significant and most commonly observed
infection-causing agents
cocci, bacilli, or spirochetes
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, gram-positive - ....ANSWER ...-have a thick cell wall that resists
decolorization and are stained violet
gram-negative - ....ANSWER ...-have chemically more complex cell was and
can be decolorized by alcohol thus they do not stain
virus - ....ANSWER ...-is the smallest of all microorganism, visible only with
an electron microscope
fungi - ....ANSWER ...-plant like organisms that also can cause infection, are
present in the air soil and water
parasites - ....ANSWER ...-are organisms that live on or in a host and rely on
it for nourishment
virulence - ....ANSWER ...-it's ability to cause disease
an organisms potential to produce disease depends on a variety of factors -
....ANSWER ...-number of organism
virulence
competence of the person's immune system
length and intimacy of the contact between the person and the microorganism
Colonization - ....ANSWER ...-presence of an organism residing in an
individual's body with no clinical signs of infection
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Infection - ....ANSWER ...-disease state resulting from pathogens in or on
the body
health promotion and nursing assessment - ....ANSWER ...-nurses assess
health-promotion activities
introduce screening questions
collaboration
body's defense against infection - ....ANSWER ...-body's normal flora
inflammatory response
immune response
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
,factors affecting host susceptibility - ....ANSWER ...-intact skin and mucous
membranes
normal ph levels
body's white blood cells
age, sex, race, hereditary factors
immunization, natural or acquired
fatigue, climate, nutritional and general health status
stress
use of invasive or indwelling medical device
nosocomial infections - ....ANSWER ...-use of invasive medical devices
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,antibiotic-resistant organisms developed in hospitals
components of infection - ....ANSWER ...-infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
means of transmission
portals of entry
susceptible host
pathogens - ....ANSWER ...-disease-producing microorganism
bacteria - ....ANSWER ...-the most significant and most commonly observed
infection-causing agents
cocci, bacilli, or spirochetes
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, gram-positive - ....ANSWER ...-have a thick cell wall that resists
decolorization and are stained violet
gram-negative - ....ANSWER ...-have chemically more complex cell was and
can be decolorized by alcohol thus they do not stain
virus - ....ANSWER ...-is the smallest of all microorganism, visible only with
an electron microscope
fungi - ....ANSWER ...-plant like organisms that also can cause infection, are
present in the air soil and water
parasites - ....ANSWER ...-are organisms that live on or in a host and rely on
it for nourishment
virulence - ....ANSWER ...-it's ability to cause disease
an organisms potential to produce disease depends on a variety of factors -
....ANSWER ...-number of organism
virulence
competence of the person's immune system
length and intimacy of the contact between the person and the microorganism
Colonization - ....ANSWER ...-presence of an organism residing in an
individual's body with no clinical signs of infection
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