2025 NUR 150 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Patient centered care - CORRECT ANSWER -
Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and valuesBa
nd ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
Ohio Nurse Practice Act - CORRECT ANSWER -A government agency creatterm-
124ed by Ohio law to regulate the practice of nursing in Ohio for the safety of the public
HIPAAB- CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAABPrivacy Rule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Law that regulates the use and disclosure of patients' protected health information (PHI)
Protected Health Information (PHI) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any information aboutBhealth status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be lin
ked to an individual. This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of a patient's medical recor
d or paymentBhistory
Infection prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -
The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease
Cycle of infection (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER -term-
124A chain of events necessary for an organism to survive and to continue to grow, multiply, and possibl
y do injury to human life.
Cycle of infection - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infectious agent > reservoir > portal of exit > means of transmission > portal of entry > susceptible host
Types of infectious agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
Bacterial infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antibiotics
,Viral infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antivirals, or needs to run its course
Fungal infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antifungal medications
Protoza infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antiprotoza medications
What are CAUTI infections? - CORRECT ANSWER -A catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common infections a person can contract in
the hospital causes from an indwelling catheter
What is the most important risk factor causes getting a CAUTI infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Prolonged use of the urinary catheter
How can we prevent CAUTI infections? - CORRECT ANSWER -I. Appropriate Urinary Catheter Use
II. Proper Techniques for Urinary Catheter Insertion
III. Proper Techniques for Urinary Catheter Maintenance
What is a reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER -Environment that supports organism growth
Types of reservoirs - CORRECT ANSWER -Animal, human, environmental sources
Portals of exit - CORRECT ANSWER -Any open area on the patient's body
Examples of portals of exit - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, skin, blood
Mode of transmission - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific ways in which microorganisms travel from the reservoir to the susceptible host
, Vector - CORRECT ANSWER -Living carrier of infectious diseases
Fomite - CORRECT ANSWER -Inanimate object that harbors and transmits pathogens
Portal of entry - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter
Examples of portal of entry - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mucous membrane, GI tract, respiratory tract, broken skin
Host - CORRECT ANSWER -An organism on which a parasite lives.
Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWER -
The quality of performing at a high level and conducting oneself with purpose and pride
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER -
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
The temperature reading obtained by placing the thermometer in the patient's mouth under the tongue
Oral temperature range in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -98.6
Temporal temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -Temperature taken over the temporal area
Temporal temperature range in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -98.6
Auxiliary temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
Temperature taken within the auxiliary space (armpit), least accurate
Auxiliary temperature in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -97.6
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Patient centered care - CORRECT ANSWER -
Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and valuesBa
nd ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
Ohio Nurse Practice Act - CORRECT ANSWER -A government agency creatterm-
124ed by Ohio law to regulate the practice of nursing in Ohio for the safety of the public
HIPAAB- CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAABPrivacy Rule - CORRECT ANSWER -
Law that regulates the use and disclosure of patients' protected health information (PHI)
Protected Health Information (PHI) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any information aboutBhealth status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that can be lin
ked to an individual. This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of a patient's medical recor
d or paymentBhistory
Infection prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -
The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease
Cycle of infection (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER -term-
124A chain of events necessary for an organism to survive and to continue to grow, multiply, and possibl
y do injury to human life.
Cycle of infection - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infectious agent > reservoir > portal of exit > means of transmission > portal of entry > susceptible host
Types of infectious agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
Bacterial infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antibiotics
,Viral infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antivirals, or needs to run its course
Fungal infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antifungal medications
Protoza infection treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Antiprotoza medications
What are CAUTI infections? - CORRECT ANSWER -A catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common infections a person can contract in
the hospital causes from an indwelling catheter
What is the most important risk factor causes getting a CAUTI infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Prolonged use of the urinary catheter
How can we prevent CAUTI infections? - CORRECT ANSWER -I. Appropriate Urinary Catheter Use
II. Proper Techniques for Urinary Catheter Insertion
III. Proper Techniques for Urinary Catheter Maintenance
What is a reservoir? - CORRECT ANSWER -Environment that supports organism growth
Types of reservoirs - CORRECT ANSWER -Animal, human, environmental sources
Portals of exit - CORRECT ANSWER -Any open area on the patient's body
Examples of portals of exit - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, skin, blood
Mode of transmission - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific ways in which microorganisms travel from the reservoir to the susceptible host
, Vector - CORRECT ANSWER -Living carrier of infectious diseases
Fomite - CORRECT ANSWER -Inanimate object that harbors and transmits pathogens
Portal of entry - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter
Examples of portal of entry - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mucous membrane, GI tract, respiratory tract, broken skin
Host - CORRECT ANSWER -An organism on which a parasite lives.
Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWER -
The quality of performing at a high level and conducting oneself with purpose and pride
Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER -
The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
The temperature reading obtained by placing the thermometer in the patient's mouth under the tongue
Oral temperature range in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -98.6
Temporal temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -Temperature taken over the temporal area
Temporal temperature range in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -98.6
Auxiliary temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -
Temperature taken within the auxiliary space (armpit), least accurate
Auxiliary temperature in Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER -97.6
