Boost your study prep and guarantee an A+ on your nursing fundamentals guide. This
comprehensive resource features 122 verified questions and precise answers perfectly tailored to
help students at Galen College of Nursing ace their Health, Illness, & Stress and Fundamentals
modules.
Product Overview
This document contains an extensive bank of 122 actual exam questions with detailed, rigorously
vetted answers. It is the ultimate time-saving tool designed to help you bypass endless textbook
reading and get straight to the exact concepts and rationales you will be tested on.
Key Topics Covered
You will be thoroughly tested and prepared on fundamental nursing concepts, including:
• The Nursing Process: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
• Patient Safety & Infection Control: Standard precautions, fall prevention, and safe
patient handling.
• Vital Signs & Assessment: Normal ranges, factors affecting readings, and proper
measurement techniques.
• Health, Illness, & Stress: General adaptation syndrome, coping mechanisms, and holistic
care.
• Basic Care & Comfort: Hygiene, positioning, pain management goal-writing, and skin
integrity.
Why Choose This Study Guide?
• 122 Vetted Questions: Covers every major competency required for your first
fundamentals exam.
• Verified Correct Answers: Each question includes detailed, clear rationales so you truly
understand the "why" behind every answer.
1
, • Instant Access: Available immediately as a digital download so you can study right away.
• Proven Results: Created by high-performing students and rated 5-stars by peers.
Quiz_________________?
4 basic physiologic needs -
ANSWER
Food
Water
Air
Rest
Quiz_________________?
4 most common drug resistant organisms -
ANSWER
-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
-Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
-Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL) pneumonia (Klebiella pneumonia or E.
Coli)
-Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
Quiz_________________?
Acceptance Stage -
ANSWER
Acknowledge illness and take measures to become well
2
, Quiz_________________?
Acute illness -
ANSWER
Develops suddenly and resolves in a short time
ie: Flu, Appendicitis
Quiz_________________?
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) Symptoms -
ANSWER
-Initial: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
-Later: loss of appetite, fatigue, skin damage, hair loss, seizures, coma, death
Quiz_________________?
Adaptation -
ANSWER
The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure
ie: Exercise and good nutrition when you develop diabetes
Quiz_________________?
Alarm Stage -
ANSWER
-The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the person experiences a burst
of energy that aids in dealing with the stressful situation.
-Hormonal release mobilizes body's defense mechanisms
3
, -Temp increase, malaise, appetite loss
Quiz_________________?
Artificially acquired immunity -
ANSWER
Immunity that results from a vaccination that contain dead or inactive viruses or their
toxins; Hep B, Flu, Measles
Quiz_________________?
Artificially acquired passive immunity -
ANSWER
Injection of antibodies derived from infected people or animals to fight off the infection; Hep
A
Quiz_________________?
Bacteria -
ANSWER
-single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus
-Classified by: oxygen needs, gram staining, shape
-Reproduce every few minutes for up to several weeks
Quiz_________________?
Body Defenses (3) -
ANSWER
First line: Skin
4
comprehensive resource features 122 verified questions and precise answers perfectly tailored to
help students at Galen College of Nursing ace their Health, Illness, & Stress and Fundamentals
modules.
Product Overview
This document contains an extensive bank of 122 actual exam questions with detailed, rigorously
vetted answers. It is the ultimate time-saving tool designed to help you bypass endless textbook
reading and get straight to the exact concepts and rationales you will be tested on.
Key Topics Covered
You will be thoroughly tested and prepared on fundamental nursing concepts, including:
• The Nursing Process: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
• Patient Safety & Infection Control: Standard precautions, fall prevention, and safe
patient handling.
• Vital Signs & Assessment: Normal ranges, factors affecting readings, and proper
measurement techniques.
• Health, Illness, & Stress: General adaptation syndrome, coping mechanisms, and holistic
care.
• Basic Care & Comfort: Hygiene, positioning, pain management goal-writing, and skin
integrity.
Why Choose This Study Guide?
• 122 Vetted Questions: Covers every major competency required for your first
fundamentals exam.
• Verified Correct Answers: Each question includes detailed, clear rationales so you truly
understand the "why" behind every answer.
1
, • Instant Access: Available immediately as a digital download so you can study right away.
• Proven Results: Created by high-performing students and rated 5-stars by peers.
Quiz_________________?
4 basic physiologic needs -
ANSWER
Food
Water
Air
Rest
Quiz_________________?
4 most common drug resistant organisms -
ANSWER
-Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
-Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
-Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL) pneumonia (Klebiella pneumonia or E.
Coli)
-Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
Quiz_________________?
Acceptance Stage -
ANSWER
Acknowledge illness and take measures to become well
2
, Quiz_________________?
Acute illness -
ANSWER
Develops suddenly and resolves in a short time
ie: Flu, Appendicitis
Quiz_________________?
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) Symptoms -
ANSWER
-Initial: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
-Later: loss of appetite, fatigue, skin damage, hair loss, seizures, coma, death
Quiz_________________?
Adaptation -
ANSWER
The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure
ie: Exercise and good nutrition when you develop diabetes
Quiz_________________?
Alarm Stage -
ANSWER
-The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the person experiences a burst
of energy that aids in dealing with the stressful situation.
-Hormonal release mobilizes body's defense mechanisms
3
, -Temp increase, malaise, appetite loss
Quiz_________________?
Artificially acquired immunity -
ANSWER
Immunity that results from a vaccination that contain dead or inactive viruses or their
toxins; Hep B, Flu, Measles
Quiz_________________?
Artificially acquired passive immunity -
ANSWER
Injection of antibodies derived from infected people or animals to fight off the infection; Hep
A
Quiz_________________?
Bacteria -
ANSWER
-single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus
-Classified by: oxygen needs, gram staining, shape
-Reproduce every few minutes for up to several weeks
Quiz_________________?
Body Defenses (3) -
ANSWER
First line: Skin
4
