CNUR 103 QUIZ #1 CHAPTERS 1–3 REVIEW | COMPLETE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Define holistic care - ANS ✔✔Caring for the whole person and the environment they are in.
What aspects are included in holistic care? - ANS ✔✔- Body
- Mind
- Emotion
- Spirit
- Environment
How can nurses provide holistic care? - ANS ✔✔Self-care: Being mindful of personal health,
boundaries, knowledge, and resilience.
What components of health are included in holistic health care? - ANS ✔✔- Health promotion
- Health maintenance
- Health education
- Illness prevention
Define asepsis - ANS ✔✔Not contaminated.
Define medical asepsis - ANS ✔✔- Hand hygiene is number one
- AKA "clean technique"
- Reduces the number of pathogens
- Used in administration of enemas, meds, etc.
Define surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔- Eliminates all pathogens
, - AKA "sterile technique"
- Used in dressing changes, catherizations, etc.
Define routine practices - ANS ✔✔- Basic precautions taken by a healthcare provider to prevent
infections from occurring
- Helps to break the chain of infection
Define chain of infection - ANS ✔✔How microorganisms are transmitted.
What aspects are included in the chain of infection - ANS ✔✔- Infectious agent
- Reservoir
- Portal of exit
- Vehicle
- Portal of entry
- Susceptibility
Define transient flora - ANS ✔✔Normal but affects susceptible people.
Define infectious agent - ANS ✔✔Microorganisms which can be removed through scrubbing and
antibacterial agents.
Define reservoir - ANS ✔✔- An environment that supports the microorganisms life to remain as
is or multiply
- Someone may be colonized but not infected, AKA carrier
Define portal of exit - ANS ✔✔- How the microorganism leaves the host
- Commonly mucous membranes, wounds, blood, and body fluids
QUESTIONS & EXAM PREP 2026/2027
Define holistic care - ANS ✔✔Caring for the whole person and the environment they are in.
What aspects are included in holistic care? - ANS ✔✔- Body
- Mind
- Emotion
- Spirit
- Environment
How can nurses provide holistic care? - ANS ✔✔Self-care: Being mindful of personal health,
boundaries, knowledge, and resilience.
What components of health are included in holistic health care? - ANS ✔✔- Health promotion
- Health maintenance
- Health education
- Illness prevention
Define asepsis - ANS ✔✔Not contaminated.
Define medical asepsis - ANS ✔✔- Hand hygiene is number one
- AKA "clean technique"
- Reduces the number of pathogens
- Used in administration of enemas, meds, etc.
Define surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔- Eliminates all pathogens
, - AKA "sterile technique"
- Used in dressing changes, catherizations, etc.
Define routine practices - ANS ✔✔- Basic precautions taken by a healthcare provider to prevent
infections from occurring
- Helps to break the chain of infection
Define chain of infection - ANS ✔✔How microorganisms are transmitted.
What aspects are included in the chain of infection - ANS ✔✔- Infectious agent
- Reservoir
- Portal of exit
- Vehicle
- Portal of entry
- Susceptibility
Define transient flora - ANS ✔✔Normal but affects susceptible people.
Define infectious agent - ANS ✔✔Microorganisms which can be removed through scrubbing and
antibacterial agents.
Define reservoir - ANS ✔✔- An environment that supports the microorganisms life to remain as
is or multiply
- Someone may be colonized but not infected, AKA carrier
Define portal of exit - ANS ✔✔- How the microorganism leaves the host
- Commonly mucous membranes, wounds, blood, and body fluids
