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NURS 142 MIDTERM EXAM / QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+.
What should one include in a professional introduction? - (answers)1. Your title
(student nurse)
2. Your name
3. Your pronouns (depending on the situation)
What are ADL's and examples? - (answers)Daily activities that are necessary skills
to take care of oneself. This may include ambulating, dressing, toileting, hygiene
and eating.
What are IADL's and examples? - (answers)They are instrumental activities of
daily living. These activities are necessary to be part of society. Examples include
taking medications, preparing meals, shopping, using a phone and doing laundry.
What is involved in a risk assessment? - (answers)One must assess the client and
environment for safety concerns BEFORE working with the client. This may
include making sure the bed rails are appropriate, the bed is at its lowest setting,
and positive patient ID.
What qualities do positive patient-nurse experiences possess? - (answers)1.
Consent
2. Truth
3. Empathy
4. Communication
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5. Confidence
6. Boundaries
7. Privacy
What are the three dimensions of nursing care? - (answers)1. Establishing a
relationship
2. Integrating care
3. Context of care
What are the five steps within nursing care? - (answers)1. Sequence
2. Rationale
3. Assessments
4. Evaluation
5. Documentation
What is asepsis? - (answers)The process of keeping away disease-causing
microorganisms
What is asepsis technique? - (answers)Practices designed to render an area or
tool free of pathogens.
What is medical asepsis? - (answers)Using procedures to reduce the spread of
pathogens.
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What are the differences between cleaning, disinfection and sterilization? -
(answers)1. Cleaning is the physical removal of foreign material (dust, dirt, etc.)
2. Disinfection is the elimination of all pathogens EXCEPT bacterial spores (cannot
disinfect anthrax, tetanus, etc.)
3. Sterilization is the destruction of ALL microorganisms.
What does HAI stand for? - (answers)healthcare associated infections
What is epidemiology? - (answers)The study of occurrence, determinants and
distribution of health and disease in a defined population.
What is the incubation period? - (answers)The period between exposure to an
infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal stage? - (answers)early signs and symptoms
malaise- not feeling well, headache, fever, upset stomach
What is convalescence? - (answers)stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or
surgical procedure
What are the four stages of illness? - (answers)1. Incubation period
2. Prodromal stage
NURS 142 MIDTERM EXAM / QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+.
What should one include in a professional introduction? - (answers)1. Your title
(student nurse)
2. Your name
3. Your pronouns (depending on the situation)
What are ADL's and examples? - (answers)Daily activities that are necessary skills
to take care of oneself. This may include ambulating, dressing, toileting, hygiene
and eating.
What are IADL's and examples? - (answers)They are instrumental activities of
daily living. These activities are necessary to be part of society. Examples include
taking medications, preparing meals, shopping, using a phone and doing laundry.
What is involved in a risk assessment? - (answers)One must assess the client and
environment for safety concerns BEFORE working with the client. This may
include making sure the bed rails are appropriate, the bed is at its lowest setting,
and positive patient ID.
What qualities do positive patient-nurse experiences possess? - (answers)1.
Consent
2. Truth
3. Empathy
4. Communication
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5. Confidence
6. Boundaries
7. Privacy
What are the three dimensions of nursing care? - (answers)1. Establishing a
relationship
2. Integrating care
3. Context of care
What are the five steps within nursing care? - (answers)1. Sequence
2. Rationale
3. Assessments
4. Evaluation
5. Documentation
What is asepsis? - (answers)The process of keeping away disease-causing
microorganisms
What is asepsis technique? - (answers)Practices designed to render an area or
tool free of pathogens.
What is medical asepsis? - (answers)Using procedures to reduce the spread of
pathogens.
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What are the differences between cleaning, disinfection and sterilization? -
(answers)1. Cleaning is the physical removal of foreign material (dust, dirt, etc.)
2. Disinfection is the elimination of all pathogens EXCEPT bacterial spores (cannot
disinfect anthrax, tetanus, etc.)
3. Sterilization is the destruction of ALL microorganisms.
What does HAI stand for? - (answers)healthcare associated infections
What is epidemiology? - (answers)The study of occurrence, determinants and
distribution of health and disease in a defined population.
What is the incubation period? - (answers)The period between exposure to an
infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal stage? - (answers)early signs and symptoms
malaise- not feeling well, headache, fever, upset stomach
What is convalescence? - (answers)stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or
surgical procedure
What are the four stages of illness? - (answers)1. Incubation period
2. Prodromal stage
