NUR 4390 PRACTICE TEST GUIDE 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
auditory learners - ANSWER-learn best when information is spoken
prefer lectures & discussions
process information by talking through things
read/write learners - ANSWER-prefer to receive written words
enjoy reading and writing assignments
process information by writing notes
kinesthetic learners - ANSWER-learn best through tactile processes
learn information by recreating it for practice
vertical transmission - ANSWER-parent to offspring
through sperm, placenta, milk, or contact in the birth canal
if a mother has a blood borne disease like Hepatitis C, her baby would be delivered
via c-section to prevent the baby from contracting the disease. what level of
prevention is this for the BABY? - ANSWER-SECONDARY PREVENTION b/c the
baby is already at risk for the disease
horizontal transmission - ANSWER-person to person
AIRBORNE diseases - ANSWER-measles
TB
pertussis
influenza
SARS
chicken pox? maybe?
FOODBORNE diseases - ANSWER-salmonella, Hep A, trichinosis, E coli, norovirus,
botulism, mercury poisoning
WATERBORNE diseases - ANSWER-cholera, typhoid, dysentery, Giardia, Hep A
VECTORBORNE diseases - ANSWER-west nile, Lyme, malaria, Rocky Mountain
spotted fever
transmitted through vectors (usually insects)
DIRECT CONTACT diseases - ANSWER-chicken pox
mono
lice
scabies
STDs
VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES - ANSWER-measles mumps rubella (MMR)
pertussis (DTap)
, influenza
polio
tetanus
active immunity - ANSWER-antibodies created by body in response to antigen
stimulation
natural: contact w/ antigen through exposure
artificial: contact w/ antigen through vaccination
passive immunity - ANSWER-antibodies produced in one individual & transferred to
another
natural: immunity from placenta transferred from mother to child
artificial: injection of serum from immune human or animal
herd immunity - ANSWER-type of immunity in which a large portion of the population
is not susceptible to a disease (likely due to mass vaccination) & few people who are
susceptible will not be exposed and contract the illness
incubation period - ANSWER-time interval between invasion by the infectious agent
& symptoms
non-hospital DNR - ANSWER-will alert medical personnel to your wishes regarding
storing your heartbeat or breathing if you are not in the hospital
organ and tissue donation - ANSWER-allows organs or body parts from a healthy
person who has died to be transplanted into people who need them
what are common organs/tissues used for donation? - ANSWER-corneas
skin
heart
liver
pancreas
lungs
what happens if a person has a DNR but wants to donate organs? - ANSWER-the
person needs to indicate their wishes to be an organ donor supersede their DNR
order
POLST form - ANSWER-physician's order for life-sustaining treatment
MOLST form - ANSWER-medical order for life sustaining treatment
what is the purpose of a MOLST/POLST form? - ANSWER-provides guidance for
medical care preferences in the form of doctor's orders; used for end of life DNR/DNI
in non-hospital setting mostly 1
vial of LIFE - ANSWER-program designed to provide vital information to first
responders in emergency situations using special kits
what are the 3 domains of learning? - ANSWER-cognitive
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
auditory learners - ANSWER-learn best when information is spoken
prefer lectures & discussions
process information by talking through things
read/write learners - ANSWER-prefer to receive written words
enjoy reading and writing assignments
process information by writing notes
kinesthetic learners - ANSWER-learn best through tactile processes
learn information by recreating it for practice
vertical transmission - ANSWER-parent to offspring
through sperm, placenta, milk, or contact in the birth canal
if a mother has a blood borne disease like Hepatitis C, her baby would be delivered
via c-section to prevent the baby from contracting the disease. what level of
prevention is this for the BABY? - ANSWER-SECONDARY PREVENTION b/c the
baby is already at risk for the disease
horizontal transmission - ANSWER-person to person
AIRBORNE diseases - ANSWER-measles
TB
pertussis
influenza
SARS
chicken pox? maybe?
FOODBORNE diseases - ANSWER-salmonella, Hep A, trichinosis, E coli, norovirus,
botulism, mercury poisoning
WATERBORNE diseases - ANSWER-cholera, typhoid, dysentery, Giardia, Hep A
VECTORBORNE diseases - ANSWER-west nile, Lyme, malaria, Rocky Mountain
spotted fever
transmitted through vectors (usually insects)
DIRECT CONTACT diseases - ANSWER-chicken pox
mono
lice
scabies
STDs
VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES - ANSWER-measles mumps rubella (MMR)
pertussis (DTap)
, influenza
polio
tetanus
active immunity - ANSWER-antibodies created by body in response to antigen
stimulation
natural: contact w/ antigen through exposure
artificial: contact w/ antigen through vaccination
passive immunity - ANSWER-antibodies produced in one individual & transferred to
another
natural: immunity from placenta transferred from mother to child
artificial: injection of serum from immune human or animal
herd immunity - ANSWER-type of immunity in which a large portion of the population
is not susceptible to a disease (likely due to mass vaccination) & few people who are
susceptible will not be exposed and contract the illness
incubation period - ANSWER-time interval between invasion by the infectious agent
& symptoms
non-hospital DNR - ANSWER-will alert medical personnel to your wishes regarding
storing your heartbeat or breathing if you are not in the hospital
organ and tissue donation - ANSWER-allows organs or body parts from a healthy
person who has died to be transplanted into people who need them
what are common organs/tissues used for donation? - ANSWER-corneas
skin
heart
liver
pancreas
lungs
what happens if a person has a DNR but wants to donate organs? - ANSWER-the
person needs to indicate their wishes to be an organ donor supersede their DNR
order
POLST form - ANSWER-physician's order for life-sustaining treatment
MOLST form - ANSWER-medical order for life sustaining treatment
what is the purpose of a MOLST/POLST form? - ANSWER-provides guidance for
medical care preferences in the form of doctor's orders; used for end of life DNR/DNI
in non-hospital setting mostly 1
vial of LIFE - ANSWER-program designed to provide vital information to first
responders in emergency situations using special kits
what are the 3 domains of learning? - ANSWER-cognitive
