NESA EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to
blood-borne pathogens. The reason for the standards is there is:
Answer:
A significant health risk associated with exposure to blood.
Question:
How is Hepatitis B transmitted?
Answer:
By sexual and/or blood-to-blood contact.
Question:
Which Hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants?
Answer:
Hepatitis C.
Question:
The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) is?
Answer:
HIV.
Question:
How are blood-borne pathogens spread? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
1. Pathogen must be present.
2. Pathogen enters through the correct entry site.
3. Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease.
4. Person is susceptible to the pathogen.
Question:
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens?
Answer:
Standard Precautions
Question:
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multi drug
resistant organisms?
Answer:
The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available antibiotics are resistant
against them.
, Question:
Prevention of multi drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate
clinical practice that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components
are part of an effective prevention plan. (Select all that apply)
Answer:
1. Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters.
2. Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients.
3. Accurate diagnosis of infectious etiologies.
4. Judicious antimicrobial selection and utilization.
Question:
Common multi drug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
Answer:
True
Question:
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or
eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections.
Answer:
True
Question:
Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug
resistant bacteria.
Answer:
True
Question:
According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment a patient has a high-risk of falling. The
patient fell while being toileted by the nursing staff. The following three classifications
best describe all types of falls according to Morse (2002):
Answer:
Anticipated Physiological Fall
Question:
The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group of new
patients. Based on the intrinsic factors present which patient should the nurse identify
as being the highest risk of fall? The patient who has:
Answer:
Decreased visual acuity, walks with a cane and has arthritis.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to
blood-borne pathogens. The reason for the standards is there is:
Answer:
A significant health risk associated with exposure to blood.
Question:
How is Hepatitis B transmitted?
Answer:
By sexual and/or blood-to-blood contact.
Question:
Which Hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants?
Answer:
Hepatitis C.
Question:
The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) is?
Answer:
HIV.
Question:
How are blood-borne pathogens spread? (Select all that apply)
Answer:
1. Pathogen must be present.
2. Pathogen enters through the correct entry site.
3. Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease.
4. Person is susceptible to the pathogen.
Question:
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens?
Answer:
Standard Precautions
Question:
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multi drug
resistant organisms?
Answer:
The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available antibiotics are resistant
against them.
, Question:
Prevention of multi drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate
clinical practice that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components
are part of an effective prevention plan. (Select all that apply)
Answer:
1. Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters.
2. Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients.
3. Accurate diagnosis of infectious etiologies.
4. Judicious antimicrobial selection and utilization.
Question:
Common multi drug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
Answer:
True
Question:
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or
eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections.
Answer:
True
Question:
Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug
resistant bacteria.
Answer:
True
Question:
According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment a patient has a high-risk of falling. The
patient fell while being toileted by the nursing staff. The following three classifications
best describe all types of falls according to Morse (2002):
Answer:
Anticipated Physiological Fall
Question:
The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group of new
patients. Based on the intrinsic factors present which patient should the nurse identify
as being the highest risk of fall? The patient who has:
Answer:
Decreased visual acuity, walks with a cane and has arthritis.
