NURS 208 Exam 1 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Nursing Exam Review
SBAR - correct answer ✔✔situation
background
assessment
recommendations
Patient Safety Goals - correct answer ✔✔Identify patients correctly
Improve staff communication
Use medicines safely
Use alarms safely
Prevent infection
Identify patient safety risks
Prevent mistakes in surgery
Pathogens - correct answer ✔✔disease causing agents
Virus - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled but reproduce inside living creature
Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔single-celled organism that live in or out of the body
Fungi - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled; plant like
Protozoa - correct answer ✔✔one-celled via water
, Parasites - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled organisms that are far larger than either bacteria or
viruses
factors influencing disease - correct answer ✔✔Number of organisms, virulence, competence of
immune system, length & extent of contact between the person & microorganism
stages of infection - correct answer ✔✔Incubation period = growing & multiplying (1-2 days or
2-21)
Prodromal stage = vague & nonspecific symptoms... contagious
Acute stage of illness = type of infection determines length and severity of illness
Convalescent Period = recovery... varies in length depending on severity of illness
Factors Increasing Susceptibility to Infection - correct answer ✔✔Age, Heredity, Pre-exisitng
conditions, Physical & Emotional Stress, Nutrition, Current medical condition, Medications
Types of infections - correct answer ✔✔Local
Systemic
Bacteremia
Septicemia
Acute
Chronic
Medical asepsis (clean technique) - correct answer ✔✔practice used to remove or destroy
germs and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place
skin washing of extremities - correct answer ✔✔Long smooth strokes from proximal to distal to
improve circulation
SBAR - correct answer ✔✔situation
background
assessment
recommendations
Patient Safety Goals - correct answer ✔✔Identify patients correctly
Improve staff communication
Use medicines safely
Use alarms safely
Prevent infection
Identify patient safety risks
Prevent mistakes in surgery
Pathogens - correct answer ✔✔disease causing agents
Virus - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled but reproduce inside living creature
Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔single-celled organism that live in or out of the body
Fungi - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled; plant like
Protozoa - correct answer ✔✔one-celled via water
, Parasites - correct answer ✔✔multi-celled organisms that are far larger than either bacteria or
viruses
factors influencing disease - correct answer ✔✔Number of organisms, virulence, competence of
immune system, length & extent of contact between the person & microorganism
stages of infection - correct answer ✔✔Incubation period = growing & multiplying (1-2 days or
2-21)
Prodromal stage = vague & nonspecific symptoms... contagious
Acute stage of illness = type of infection determines length and severity of illness
Convalescent Period = recovery... varies in length depending on severity of illness
Factors Increasing Susceptibility to Infection - correct answer ✔✔Age, Heredity, Pre-exisitng
conditions, Physical & Emotional Stress, Nutrition, Current medical condition, Medications
Types of infections - correct answer ✔✔Local
Systemic
Bacteremia
Septicemia
Acute
Chronic
Medical asepsis (clean technique) - correct answer ✔✔practice used to remove or destroy
germs and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place
skin washing of extremities - correct answer ✔✔Long smooth strokes from proximal to distal to
improve circulation
