NSG 122 EXAM 2 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027

NSG 122 EXAM 2 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: Infectious agent
Answer: bacteria, viruses, fungi

Question: Portal of exit
Answer: a way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been
growing

Question: Reservoirs of infection
Answer: Natural habitat of the organism

Question: Means of transmission
Answer: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route

Question: Infection cycle Steps
Answer: 1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Means of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host

Question: Portal of entry
Answer: Part of the body where organisms enter

Question: Susceptible host
Answer: a person likely to get an infection or disease

Question: Transmission barriers
Answer: help prevent the transporting of pathogens from the infected person to the general
environment.

Question: Common Portals of Exit
Answer: -Respiratory
-Gastrointestinal
-Genitourinary tracts
-Breaks in skin
-Blood and tissue

Question: Most common infectious agent
Answer: bacteria, virus, fungi

,Question: bacteria
Answer: most significant and most prevalent in hospital settings

Question: virus
Answer: smallest of all microorganisms; can be seen only by using an electron microscope

Question: Fungi
Answer: Plant-like organisms present in air, soil, and water

Question: Stages of Infection
Answer: Incubation period
Prodromal stage
Full stage illness
Convalescent period

Question: Incubation period
Answer: organism growing and multiplying

Question: Prodromal stage
Answer: person is most infectious

Question: Full stage illness
Answer: Presence of specific signs and symptoms of disease

Question: Convalescent period
Answer: Recovery from the infection

Question: Hand hygiene
Answer: is the priority intervention for decreasing the spread of infection.

Question: Prodromal Stage
Answer: During which stage of infection is the patient most contagious

Question: Body's Defense Against Infection
Answer: -Normal flora in the body
-Inflammatory response
-Immune response

Question: Cardinal Sign of Acute Infection
Answer: -Redness
-Heat
-Swelling
-Pain
-Loss of function

, Question: Data Indicating Infection
Answer: -Elevated white blood cells count from 5,00-10,000
-Increase in specific types of white blood cells
-Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
-Presence of pathogen in urine, blood, sputum, or draining cultures

Question: Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
Answer: is spread by direct contact, so use of a gown to prevent contact with the client or
client-
contaminated items is appropriate

Question: Four categories Responsible for Majority of Hospital-Acquired
Infections
Answer: -Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
-Surgical site infection (SSI)
-Central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
-Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

Question: Types of Hospital Acquired Infections
Answer: -Bloodstream Infection
-Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
-UTI

Question: Transmission Based Precautions
Answer: -Airborne
-Droplet
-Contact

Question: Airborne examples
Answer: -TB
-Varicella (Chicken pox)
-Rubeola (Measles)

Question: Droplet Examples
Answer: -Flu
-Meningitis
-Mumps
-Pneumonia

Question: Contact Example
Answer: -Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
-Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
-C.Diff