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NU 136/ NU136 Exam 1 – Fundamentals of Nursing Guide | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Latex allergy allergic reaction to natural rubber latex. May also be allergic to bananas, kiwi, and avocados QUESTION Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Answer: Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material. Gloves, gowns, masks, protective eyewear, shoe coverings, and hair coverings. QUESTION surgical asepsis Answer: techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms, also called sterile technique QUESTION medical asepsis Answer: practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique QUESTION Artificially acquired passive immunity Answer: injection of antibodies QUESTION Artificially acquired immunity Answer: Immunity that results from a vaccination QUESTION Naturally acquired passive immunity Answer: When mother passes antibodies to baby via breastmilk or placental blood before birth. It is temporary. QUESTION Passive acquired immunity Answer: results when a person receives protective substances produced by another human or animal. Does NOT provides lasting immunity (tetanus) QUESTION Naturally Acquired immunity Answer: Immunity that occurs when a person has contracted and is recovering from a disease. (Varicella [chickenpox]) QUESTION third line of defense Answer: immune response QUESTION Basic purposes of inflammation Answer: Neutralizes and destroys harmful agents. Limits spread to other tissues and body. Prepare damaged tissue for repair QUESTION Second line of defense Answer: inflammatory response, helps destroy the microorganisms that made it past the first line of defense QUESTION Defense mechanisms Answer: Strategies that protect us from increasing anxiety QUESTION First line of defense skin and mucous membranes

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NUl 136/l NU136l Examl 1l –l Fundamentalsl
ofl Nursingl Guidel |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Latexl allergy
Answer:
allergicl reactionl tol naturall rubberl latex.l Mayl alsol bel allergicl tol bananas,l kiwi,l andl
avocados



Q:l Personall Protectivel Equipmentl (PPE)
Answer:
Protectivel equipmentl thatl blocksl exposurel tol al pathogenl orl al hazardousl material.l
Gloves,l gowns,l masks,l protectivel eyewear,l shoel coverings,l andl hairl coverings.



Q:l surgicall asepsis
Answer:
techniquesl usedl tol destroyl alll pathogenicl organisms,l alsol calledl sterilel technique



Q:l medicall asepsis
Answer:
practicesl designedl tol reducel thel numberl andl transferl ofl pathogens;l synonyml forl cleanl
technique



Q:l Artificiallyl acquiredl passivel immunity

,Answer:
injectionl ofl antibodies



Q:l Artificiallyl acquiredl immunity
Answer:
Immunityl thatl resultsl froml al vaccination



Q:l Naturallyl acquiredl passivel immunity
Answer:
Whenl motherl passesl antibodiesl tol babyl vial breastmilkl orl placentall bloodl beforel birth.l
Itl isl temporary.



Q:l Passivel acquiredl immunity
Answer:
resultsl whenl al personl receivesl protectivel substancesl producedl byl anotherl humanl orl
animal.l Doesl NOTl providesl lastingl immunityl (tetanus)



Q:l Naturallyl Acquiredl immunity
Answer:
Immunityl thatl occursl whenl al personl hasl contractedl andl isl recoveringl froml al disease.l
(Varicellal [chickenpox])



Q:l thirdl linel ofl defense
Answer:
immunel response

, Q:l Basicl purposesl ofl inflammation
Answer:
Neutralizesl andl destroysl harmfull agents.l
Limitsl spreadl tol otherl tissuesl andl body.l
Preparel damagedl tissuel forl repair



Q:l Secondl linel ofl defense
Answer:
inflammatoryl response,l helpsl destroyl thel microorganismsl thatl madel itl pastl thel firstl linel
ofl defense



Q:l Defensel mechanisms
Answer:
Strategiesl thatl protectl usl froml increasingl anxiety



Q:l Firstl linel ofl defense
Answer:
skinl andl mucousl membranes



Q:l Portall ofl entry
Answer:
Howl thel microorganisml entersl thel body



Q:l Infection
Answer:

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