NUR 152 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NUR 152
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Approximately how much fluids does a patient take in per day - ✔✔2500-3000mL
600-800 mL in an 8 hour shift
What degree should bath water be - ✔✔105 F
Which side of the body should clothing be removed from first? - ✔✔strong side
which side of the body should clothes be put on to first? - ✔✔weak side
How often do you need a new order for non-violent/soft restraints? - ✔✔every 24 hours
how often do you need a new order for violent/hard restraints? - ✔✔every 4 hours
How often should you check on a patient in non-violent/soft restraints? - ✔✔every 30 minutes
how often should you release non-violent/soft restraints to allow the patient to have rom, use the
bathroom, check for circulation, etc - ✔✔every 2 hours
How often should you check on a patient in violent/hard restraints? - ✔✔every 15 minutes
can be done by a sitter, however, nurse still must check on the patient HOURLY
specimen collection - ✔✔most important step in the recovery of pathogenic organisms responsible for
infectious diseases
When should specimen be collected? - ✔✔in the acute phase of the disease, before antibiotics are
started
what is a 24 hour urine sample used for - ✔✔to check kidney function
point of care urine test - ✔✔performed with dip stick
colors compared to bottle
checks for things like pH, glucose, blood, etc
why is stool collected - ✔✔for both screening and diagnostic purposes
Guaiac fecal occult blood test - ✔✔aka hemoccult test
checks for hidden blood in the stool
, how is septum collected - ✔✔expelled material from the respiratory passages
wound cultures - ✔✔never slide down
use multiple swabs to avoid contamination
blood cultures - ✔✔obtained to identify disease causing organisms in the blood
type bottles per set
aerobic and anaerobic
chain of infection - ✔✔infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
reservoir - ✔✔where it grows/lives/multiplies
portal of exit - ✔✔pathogen must exit reservoir for the infection to spread via coughing, sneezing, etc
mode of transmission - ✔✔direct of indirect contact with pathogen
droplet, airborne, vector
portal of entry - ✔✔how the pathogen enters the body
mouth, eyes, nares cuts/scrapes, etc
susceptible host - ✔✔person who is at risk for infection because of inadequate defense against invading
pathogen
stages of infection - ✔✔incubation, prodromal, illness, decline, convalescence
incubation - ✔✔pathogen gains entry into host and begins to multiply, no symptoms present
prodromal - ✔✔first appearance of vague symptoms
illness - ✔✔disease reaches highest point of development, signs and symptoms help characterize the
disease, when you would go see a doctor
decline - ✔✔patients immune defense (and any medical therapies) begin to successfully reduce the
number of pathogenic microbes, signs and symptoms begin to subside
covalescence - ✔✔tissue repair and the return to heath, pathogen mostly eliminated, symptoms vanish
primary body defenses - ✔✔barriers such as intact skin and mucous membranes
includes skin, mucous membranes of the respiratory tree, tears, saliva, stomach acid, mucous
membranes of the GU tract
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Approximately how much fluids does a patient take in per day - ✔✔2500-3000mL
600-800 mL in an 8 hour shift
What degree should bath water be - ✔✔105 F
Which side of the body should clothing be removed from first? - ✔✔strong side
which side of the body should clothes be put on to first? - ✔✔weak side
How often do you need a new order for non-violent/soft restraints? - ✔✔every 24 hours
how often do you need a new order for violent/hard restraints? - ✔✔every 4 hours
How often should you check on a patient in non-violent/soft restraints? - ✔✔every 30 minutes
how often should you release non-violent/soft restraints to allow the patient to have rom, use the
bathroom, check for circulation, etc - ✔✔every 2 hours
How often should you check on a patient in violent/hard restraints? - ✔✔every 15 minutes
can be done by a sitter, however, nurse still must check on the patient HOURLY
specimen collection - ✔✔most important step in the recovery of pathogenic organisms responsible for
infectious diseases
When should specimen be collected? - ✔✔in the acute phase of the disease, before antibiotics are
started
what is a 24 hour urine sample used for - ✔✔to check kidney function
point of care urine test - ✔✔performed with dip stick
colors compared to bottle
checks for things like pH, glucose, blood, etc
why is stool collected - ✔✔for both screening and diagnostic purposes
Guaiac fecal occult blood test - ✔✔aka hemoccult test
checks for hidden blood in the stool
, how is septum collected - ✔✔expelled material from the respiratory passages
wound cultures - ✔✔never slide down
use multiple swabs to avoid contamination
blood cultures - ✔✔obtained to identify disease causing organisms in the blood
type bottles per set
aerobic and anaerobic
chain of infection - ✔✔infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
reservoir - ✔✔where it grows/lives/multiplies
portal of exit - ✔✔pathogen must exit reservoir for the infection to spread via coughing, sneezing, etc
mode of transmission - ✔✔direct of indirect contact with pathogen
droplet, airborne, vector
portal of entry - ✔✔how the pathogen enters the body
mouth, eyes, nares cuts/scrapes, etc
susceptible host - ✔✔person who is at risk for infection because of inadequate defense against invading
pathogen
stages of infection - ✔✔incubation, prodromal, illness, decline, convalescence
incubation - ✔✔pathogen gains entry into host and begins to multiply, no symptoms present
prodromal - ✔✔first appearance of vague symptoms
illness - ✔✔disease reaches highest point of development, signs and symptoms help characterize the
disease, when you would go see a doctor
decline - ✔✔patients immune defense (and any medical therapies) begin to successfully reduce the
number of pathogenic microbes, signs and symptoms begin to subside
covalescence - ✔✔tissue repair and the return to heath, pathogen mostly eliminated, symptoms vanish
primary body defenses - ✔✔barriers such as intact skin and mucous membranes
includes skin, mucous membranes of the respiratory tree, tears, saliva, stomach acid, mucous
membranes of the GU tract
