Nesa exam questions and answers 2024
answered correctly!!!
OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to
blood-borne pathogens. The reason for the standards is there is: CORRECT
ANSWERS A significant health risk associated with exposure to blood.
How is Hepatitis B transmitted? CORRECT ANSWERS By sexual and/or blood-to-blood
contact.
Which hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants? CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis
C
The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is: CORRECT
ANSWERS Human immunodeficiency virus
How are blood-borne pathogens spread? Select All That Apply: 4 CORRECT
ANSWERS Pathogen must be present
Person is susceptible to the pathogen
Pathogen enters through the correct entry site
Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens? CORRECT
ANSWERS Standard precautions
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multidrug
resistant organism? CORRECT ANSWERS The microorganisms have become so
resistant that no available antibiotics are effective against them.
Prevention of multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate
clinical practices that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components
are part of an effective prevention plan? Select all that apply. 4 CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients
Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters
Judicious anti-microbial selection and utilization
Accurate diagnosis of infections etiologies
Common multidrug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). CORRECT ANSWERS
True
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or
eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
, Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug
resistant bacteria. CORRECT ANSWERS True
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. By definition, how would this fall be
classified? CORRECT ANSWERS Anticipated physiological fall
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 for fall? The patient who has: CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased visual
acuity, walks with a cane, and has arthritis
The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the patient's extrinsic risks
for falls. Which nurse intervention could the nurse plan to reduce the patient's extrinsic
fall risk? Select all that apply. 6 CORRECT ANSWERS Availability of needed assistive
devices
Lighting in the patient's room
Proper use of assistive devices
Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower
Condition of the floor surfaces
Type and condition of footwear
When developing a risk management plan, take into account that there is no single risk
factor or single approach solution. The plan must be multi-disciplinary and multi-factorial
in approach and must be tailored to the individual. Which fall prevention program is
most likely to be effective? One which: CORRECT ANSWERS Encompasses a number
of different interventions and targets multiple risk factors
One is benefit of implementing a standardized fall risk assessment at the time of
admission? CORRECT ANSWERS All necessary fall prevention resources that target
the specific risk factors can be implemented early.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), what is the purpose of Standard
Precautions? Choose the BEST answer. CORRECT ANSWERS Protect healthcare
practitioners and patients from the spread of infections
What are the components of Standard Precautions? Select all that apply 3 CORRECT
ANSWERS Personal protective equipment
Safe handling of potentially contaminated equipment and surfaces in the patient
environment
Hand hygiene
What is the difference between standard precautions and transmission precautions?
Transmission precautions are: CORRECT ANSWERS Used when the routes of
transmission are not completely interrupted by standard precautions alone.
answered correctly!!!
OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to
blood-borne pathogens. The reason for the standards is there is: CORRECT
ANSWERS A significant health risk associated with exposure to blood.
How is Hepatitis B transmitted? CORRECT ANSWERS By sexual and/or blood-to-blood
contact.
Which hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants? CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis
C
The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is: CORRECT
ANSWERS Human immunodeficiency virus
How are blood-borne pathogens spread? Select All That Apply: 4 CORRECT
ANSWERS Pathogen must be present
Person is susceptible to the pathogen
Pathogen enters through the correct entry site
Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens? CORRECT
ANSWERS Standard precautions
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multidrug
resistant organism? CORRECT ANSWERS The microorganisms have become so
resistant that no available antibiotics are effective against them.
Prevention of multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate
clinical practices that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components
are part of an effective prevention plan? Select all that apply. 4 CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients
Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters
Judicious anti-microbial selection and utilization
Accurate diagnosis of infections etiologies
Common multidrug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). CORRECT ANSWERS
True
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or
eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
, Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug
resistant bacteria. CORRECT ANSWERS True
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. By definition, how would this fall be
classified? CORRECT ANSWERS Anticipated physiological fall
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 for fall? The patient who has: CORRECT ANSWERS Decreased visual
acuity, walks with a cane, and has arthritis
The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the patient's extrinsic risks
for falls. Which nurse intervention could the nurse plan to reduce the patient's extrinsic
fall risk? Select all that apply. 6 CORRECT ANSWERS Availability of needed assistive
devices
Lighting in the patient's room
Proper use of assistive devices
Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower
Condition of the floor surfaces
Type and condition of footwear
When developing a risk management plan, take into account that there is no single risk
factor or single approach solution. The plan must be multi-disciplinary and multi-factorial
in approach and must be tailored to the individual. Which fall prevention program is
most likely to be effective? One which: CORRECT ANSWERS Encompasses a number
of different interventions and targets multiple risk factors
One is benefit of implementing a standardized fall risk assessment at the time of
admission? CORRECT ANSWERS All necessary fall prevention resources that target
the specific risk factors can be implemented early.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), what is the purpose of Standard
Precautions? Choose the BEST answer. CORRECT ANSWERS Protect healthcare
practitioners and patients from the spread of infections
What are the components of Standard Precautions? Select all that apply 3 CORRECT
ANSWERS Personal protective equipment
Safe handling of potentially contaminated equipment and surfaces in the patient
environment
Hand hygiene
What is the difference between standard precautions and transmission precautions?
Transmission precautions are: CORRECT ANSWERS Used when the routes of
transmission are not completely interrupted by standard precautions alone.
