NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Aerobic - Correct Answers ✅bacteria that require oxygen
to survive
Anaerobic - Correct Answers ✅organisms that can survive
in the absence of oxygen
Asepsis - Correct Answers ✅the process for keeping away
disease producing microorganisms
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - Correct Answers ✅affect a
broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria
Carriers - Correct Answers ✅animals or persons that show
no symptoms of illness but who have pathogens on or in their
bodies that can be transferred to others.
Colonizing - Correct Answers ✅when a pathogen is present
on or in the body but does not cause harm
Communicable - Correct Answers ✅A disease that may be
transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to
another
Disinfection - Correct Answers ✅the elimination of all
pathogens except bacterial spores
,NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Edema - Correct Answers ✅accumulated fluid that appears
as localized swelling
Epidemilolgy - Correct Answers ✅cause and effect
Endogenous infection - Correct Answers ✅can occur when
some of the patient's flora become altered and overgrowth
results
Exogenous infection - Correct Answers ✅arises from
microorganisms external to the individual that do not exist as
normal flora (ex. salmonella, clostridium tetani)
Exudates - Correct Answers ✅fluid and cells that are
discharged from cells or blood vessels (ex. pus or serum)
hand hygiene - Correct Answers ✅the most important
technique used in preventing and controlling transmission of
infection. Includes using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic
before and after providing patient care, handwashing with
soap and water when hands are visibly soiled, and performing
a surgical scrub when necessary.
,NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Handwashing - Correct Answers ✅the act of washing
hands with soap and water, followed by rinsing under a
stream of water for 15 seconds
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - Correct Answers
✅aka. nosocomial infection or iatrogenic infection
an infection acquired after admission to a health care facility
that was not present or incubating at the time of admission.
Immune response - Correct Answers ✅protective reaction
that neutralizes pathogens and repairs body cells
immunocompromised - Correct Answers ✅having an
impaired immune system
Inflammatory response - Correct Answers ✅a reaction to
tissue damage caused by injury or infection
Invasive - Correct Answers ✅Inserting or entering into a
body part
Isolation precautions - Correct Answers ✅A method of
infection control designed to contain pathogens to one area
, NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Leukocytosis - Correct Answers ✅increase in the number of
circulating white blood cells
Localized - Correct Answers ✅Restricted to a limited area
Medical asepsis - Correct Answers ✅-aka "clean technique"
-the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth,
and spread of micro-organisms from an object, person, or
area
-used for administering oral meds, managing NG tubes,
providing personal hygiene, and many other common nursing
tasks
Microorganism - Correct Answers ✅A small living plant or
animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe
Necrotic - Correct Answers ✅dead
Normal flora - Correct Answers ✅Microorganisms that
reside in or on the body without causing disease
Nosocomial infection - Correct Answers ✅hospital acquired
infection
Pathogenicity - Correct Answers ✅ability to cause disease
Answers (Latest 2026)
Aerobic - Correct Answers ✅bacteria that require oxygen
to survive
Anaerobic - Correct Answers ✅organisms that can survive
in the absence of oxygen
Asepsis - Correct Answers ✅the process for keeping away
disease producing microorganisms
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - Correct Answers ✅affect a
broad range of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria
Carriers - Correct Answers ✅animals or persons that show
no symptoms of illness but who have pathogens on or in their
bodies that can be transferred to others.
Colonizing - Correct Answers ✅when a pathogen is present
on or in the body but does not cause harm
Communicable - Correct Answers ✅A disease that may be
transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to
another
Disinfection - Correct Answers ✅the elimination of all
pathogens except bacterial spores
,NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Edema - Correct Answers ✅accumulated fluid that appears
as localized swelling
Epidemilolgy - Correct Answers ✅cause and effect
Endogenous infection - Correct Answers ✅can occur when
some of the patient's flora become altered and overgrowth
results
Exogenous infection - Correct Answers ✅arises from
microorganisms external to the individual that do not exist as
normal flora (ex. salmonella, clostridium tetani)
Exudates - Correct Answers ✅fluid and cells that are
discharged from cells or blood vessels (ex. pus or serum)
hand hygiene - Correct Answers ✅the most important
technique used in preventing and controlling transmission of
infection. Includes using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic
before and after providing patient care, handwashing with
soap and water when hands are visibly soiled, and performing
a surgical scrub when necessary.
,NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Handwashing - Correct Answers ✅the act of washing
hands with soap and water, followed by rinsing under a
stream of water for 15 seconds
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - Correct Answers
✅aka. nosocomial infection or iatrogenic infection
an infection acquired after admission to a health care facility
that was not present or incubating at the time of admission.
Immune response - Correct Answers ✅protective reaction
that neutralizes pathogens and repairs body cells
immunocompromised - Correct Answers ✅having an
impaired immune system
Inflammatory response - Correct Answers ✅a reaction to
tissue damage caused by injury or infection
Invasive - Correct Answers ✅Inserting or entering into a
body part
Isolation precautions - Correct Answers ✅A method of
infection control designed to contain pathogens to one area
, NURS 220 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest 2026)
Leukocytosis - Correct Answers ✅increase in the number of
circulating white blood cells
Localized - Correct Answers ✅Restricted to a limited area
Medical asepsis - Correct Answers ✅-aka "clean technique"
-the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth,
and spread of micro-organisms from an object, person, or
area
-used for administering oral meds, managing NG tubes,
providing personal hygiene, and many other common nursing
tasks
Microorganism - Correct Answers ✅A small living plant or
animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe
Necrotic - Correct Answers ✅dead
Normal flora - Correct Answers ✅Microorganisms that
reside in or on the body without causing disease
Nosocomial infection - Correct Answers ✅hospital acquired
infection
Pathogenicity - Correct Answers ✅ability to cause disease
