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EXAM 1 NSG 3600 (Peds) (Latest Update
) Nursing Practice –
Children’s Health | Guide Questions and
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Galen
Describe strategies for implementing CDC guidelines for standard and transmission-based
precautions when caring for patients. - - ANS✔️--• Transmission-based precautions: CDC
precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be
transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions
• The 2007 guidelines include a directive to don personal protective equipment (PPE) when
entering the room of a patient on contact or droplet precautions. These categories recognize that
a disease may have multiple routes of transmission.
• The three types of transmission-based precautions (airborne, droplet, or contact) may be used
alone or in combination, but always in addition to standard precautions.
Differentiate recommended techniques for medical and surgical asepsis. - - ANS✔️--• Asepsis is
the absence of infection (microbes). We are responsible for always working towards asepsis
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• Medical asepsis- clean technique.
• Surgical asepsis- sterile technique
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Initial Assessment- - -
ANS✔️--• Initial (Comprehensive) Assessment- performed shortly after the patient is admitted to
a health care agency or service.
o The purpose of this assessment is to establish a complete database for problem identification
and care planning. The nurse collects data concerning all aspects of the patient's health,
establishing priorities for ongoing focused assessments and creating a reference baseline for
future comparison.
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Focused Assessment- -
- ANS✔️--nurse gathers data about a specific problem that has already been identified.
o Questions include: what are your signs and symptoms? When did they start? Were you doing
anything different than usual when they started? What makes them better? Worse? Are you
taking anything for your symptoms?
o This is where we use OPQRSTU (onset, palliative factors, quality of signs/symptoms, region,
severity, timing, understanding)
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Follow-Up
Assessment- - - ANS✔️--one that is conducted at regular intervals during care of the patient.
Focuses on identified health problems to monitor positive or negative changes and evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions.
EXAM 1 NSG 3600 (Peds) (Latest Update
) Nursing Practice –
Children’s Health | Guide Questions and
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Galen
Describe strategies for implementing CDC guidelines for standard and transmission-based
precautions when caring for patients. - - ANS✔️--• Transmission-based precautions: CDC
precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be
transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions
• The 2007 guidelines include a directive to don personal protective equipment (PPE) when
entering the room of a patient on contact or droplet precautions. These categories recognize that
a disease may have multiple routes of transmission.
• The three types of transmission-based precautions (airborne, droplet, or contact) may be used
alone or in combination, but always in addition to standard precautions.
Differentiate recommended techniques for medical and surgical asepsis. - - ANS✔️--• Asepsis is
the absence of infection (microbes). We are responsible for always working towards asepsis
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• Medical asepsis- clean technique.
• Surgical asepsis- sterile technique
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Initial Assessment- - -
ANS✔️--• Initial (Comprehensive) Assessment- performed shortly after the patient is admitted to
a health care agency or service.
o The purpose of this assessment is to establish a complete database for problem identification
and care planning. The nurse collects data concerning all aspects of the patient's health,
establishing priorities for ongoing focused assessments and creating a reference baseline for
future comparison.
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Focused Assessment- -
- ANS✔️--nurse gathers data about a specific problem that has already been identified.
o Questions include: what are your signs and symptoms? When did they start? Were you doing
anything different than usual when they started? What makes them better? Worse? Are you
taking anything for your symptoms?
o This is where we use OPQRSTU (onset, palliative factors, quality of signs/symptoms, region,
severity, timing, understanding)
Define and describe the purpose of the five types of nursing assessments. Follow-Up
Assessment- - - ANS✔️--one that is conducted at regular intervals during care of the patient.
Focuses on identified health problems to monitor positive or negative changes and evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions.
