NUR 300 QUIZ UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
IOM 6 aims - CORRECT ANSWER Safe
Effective (good outcomes)
Patient centered
Timely
Efficient
Equality
QSEN 6 competencies - CORRECT ANSWER Patient centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
EBP
QI
Safety
Informatics
Colonization - CORRECT ANSWER Disease state that results from the presence of
pathogens in or on the body
Potential for disease from organism - CORRECT ANSWER -Number of organisms
-Virulence (how strong they are)
-Immune system (if immune system is compromised those bacteria can invade and it is a lot
easier because defenses are down)
-Length and closeness of the contact between the person and the organism
Reservoir - CORRECT ANSWER where pathogens live and grow
,Transmissions based precautions - CORRECT ANSWER things that we touch
Chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Hand hygiene, sterilization, antibiotic
-RESOVOIR: where pathogens live and grow
-transmission based precautions
-PORTAL OF EXIT FROM RESOVOIR- ways it gets out like coughing, vomit, drainage from
skin
-MEANS OF TRANSMISSIOM: things that we touch
-PORTALS OF ENTRY: same as portals of exit
-SUSEPTICBLE HOST: if we are stressed, not taking vitamins, not sleeping
Incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER organsims growing and multiplying
Prodromal stage - CORRECT ANSWER person is most infectious, vague, ad nonspecific
signs of disease (point where other people can get it from you)
Full stage of illness - CORRECT ANSWER presence of specific sings and symptoms of
disease
Convalescent period - CORRECT ANSWER recovery from the infection
Health Care-Associated Infections - CORRECT ANSWER Results from delivery of health
services in a health care facility
Nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER specific to the hosptial
Types of HAI infection - CORRECT ANSWER Iatrogenic- from a procedure
Exogenous-from microorganisms outside the individual
, Endogenous- when the patient's flora becomes altered and an overgrowth results
Major sites for HAI infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical or traumatic wounds- most
common is MERSA
-Urinary and respiratory tracts
-Bloodstream
-Pneumonia
Signs and Symptoms
- Localized - CORRECT ANSWER things you can see
Redness
Swelling
Drainage
Color
Amount- more drainage there is, more infection there is
Warmth
Pain
Signs and Symptoms
- Systemic - CORRECT ANSWER inside the body
Fever
Fatigue
Swollen lymph nodes
Malaise- feeling tired, overall not feeling well
Questions and CORRECT Answers
IOM 6 aims - CORRECT ANSWER Safe
Effective (good outcomes)
Patient centered
Timely
Efficient
Equality
QSEN 6 competencies - CORRECT ANSWER Patient centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
EBP
QI
Safety
Informatics
Colonization - CORRECT ANSWER Disease state that results from the presence of
pathogens in or on the body
Potential for disease from organism - CORRECT ANSWER -Number of organisms
-Virulence (how strong they are)
-Immune system (if immune system is compromised those bacteria can invade and it is a lot
easier because defenses are down)
-Length and closeness of the contact between the person and the organism
Reservoir - CORRECT ANSWER where pathogens live and grow
,Transmissions based precautions - CORRECT ANSWER things that we touch
Chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Hand hygiene, sterilization, antibiotic
-RESOVOIR: where pathogens live and grow
-transmission based precautions
-PORTAL OF EXIT FROM RESOVOIR- ways it gets out like coughing, vomit, drainage from
skin
-MEANS OF TRANSMISSIOM: things that we touch
-PORTALS OF ENTRY: same as portals of exit
-SUSEPTICBLE HOST: if we are stressed, not taking vitamins, not sleeping
Incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER organsims growing and multiplying
Prodromal stage - CORRECT ANSWER person is most infectious, vague, ad nonspecific
signs of disease (point where other people can get it from you)
Full stage of illness - CORRECT ANSWER presence of specific sings and symptoms of
disease
Convalescent period - CORRECT ANSWER recovery from the infection
Health Care-Associated Infections - CORRECT ANSWER Results from delivery of health
services in a health care facility
Nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER specific to the hosptial
Types of HAI infection - CORRECT ANSWER Iatrogenic- from a procedure
Exogenous-from microorganisms outside the individual
, Endogenous- when the patient's flora becomes altered and an overgrowth results
Major sites for HAI infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical or traumatic wounds- most
common is MERSA
-Urinary and respiratory tracts
-Bloodstream
-Pneumonia
Signs and Symptoms
- Localized - CORRECT ANSWER things you can see
Redness
Swelling
Drainage
Color
Amount- more drainage there is, more infection there is
Warmth
Pain
Signs and Symptoms
- Systemic - CORRECT ANSWER inside the body
Fever
Fatigue
Swollen lymph nodes
Malaise- feeling tired, overall not feeling well
