NURS 305 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Already Passed
What are ways to prevent the spread of infection?
(CH 28) - Answers -Use Standard Precautions
-Hand Hygiene
-Disinfect and Sanitize equipment
What are factors that put an individual at risk for infection?
(CH 28) - Answers -The number of workers in contact with patient.
-Length of Hospital Stay
-The number and types of invasive procedures
*Major infections sites: surgical/traumatic wounds, urinary and respiratory tracts, the blood stream.
What is the inflammatory response? (CH28) - Answers The inflammatory response is when your body is
injured, and mast cells release histamine into the blood, causing an increase of fluids and white blood
cells to the affected area.
What is Standard Precaution?
(CH 28) - Answers Standard precautions apply to blood,blood products, all body fluids, secretions,
excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membranes.
- When hands are visibly soiled, wash them. When they aren't use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
-Where gloves, masks and other PPE's.
-Don't wear artificial nails or have overly long nails.
-Discard contaminated objects correctly.
-Use respiratory hygiene (use of tissues and cover the nose when sneezing) and cough etiquette.
What are Contact Precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Used when patients have diarrhea, draining wounds /
sores, vomiting, draining body fluids. The pathogen can invade the body by direct contact or contact
with an infected object. Examples: HIV, ebola hepatitis
Hand washing, PPE, gown & gloves
What are droplet precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Droplets are generated by a person coughing,
sneezing, or talking and can invade the the hosts nasal mucosa, conjunctiva, or mouth. Examples: flu,
pneumonia, meningitis. Hand washing, PPE, face mask while in the room. gloves.
, What are airborne precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Used when an individual has a suspected or known
infection that is transmitted via the airborne route. Examples: TB, chickenpox. Hand washing, PPE, N95
(filter) face mask before entering the room.
What is Medical asepsis? (CH 28) - Answers Cleaning technique; procedures reducing the number of
microorganisms present and preventing transfer of organisms.
What is Surgical Asepsis? (CH 28) - Answers Eliminates microorganisms; prevents contamination of an
open wound, serves to isolate the operative area from un-sterile environment and maintains sterile field
for surgery.
Hand Hygiene (CH 28) - Answers 4 techniques: hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub,
surgical hand asepsis.
-When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood and other bodily fluids, before eating and after using
the toilet, wash hands with soap and water and either a non or antimicrobial soap.
- Wash hands if exposed to spore-forming organisms such as C.Diff etc.
- If hands aren't visibly soiled use an alcohol-based waterless antiseptic routinely.
Mode of Transmission (CH 28) - Answers Can become infected by:
Direct Contact: person-to-person
Indirect Contact: come in contact with a contaminated inanimate object
Droplet: infected person coughs or sneezes, creating droplets that carry germs to another person
Airborne: organisms carried through evaporated droplets in the air and spread to people and objects.
Vehicles: contaminated items such as sharp objects, water, drugs, blood, food.
Vector: external mechanical transfer (flies), internal transmission such as parasite, mosquito, flea, tick,
louse.
What is Subjective Data? (CH 16) - Answers patients verbal descriptions of their health problems.
Includes patient feelings, perceptions, and self-reported symptoms.
What is Objective Data? (CH 16) - Answers findings resulting from direct observation or measurement,
including what you see, hear, and touch.
How do you conduct a patient centered interview? (CH 16) - Answers Interview is relationship based and
is an organized conversation focused on learning about patient's concerns and needs. Use courtesy,
comfort and connection.
Courtesy: meet and acknowledge patient and any other people present.
What are ways to prevent the spread of infection?
(CH 28) - Answers -Use Standard Precautions
-Hand Hygiene
-Disinfect and Sanitize equipment
What are factors that put an individual at risk for infection?
(CH 28) - Answers -The number of workers in contact with patient.
-Length of Hospital Stay
-The number and types of invasive procedures
*Major infections sites: surgical/traumatic wounds, urinary and respiratory tracts, the blood stream.
What is the inflammatory response? (CH28) - Answers The inflammatory response is when your body is
injured, and mast cells release histamine into the blood, causing an increase of fluids and white blood
cells to the affected area.
What is Standard Precaution?
(CH 28) - Answers Standard precautions apply to blood,blood products, all body fluids, secretions,
excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membranes.
- When hands are visibly soiled, wash them. When they aren't use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
-Where gloves, masks and other PPE's.
-Don't wear artificial nails or have overly long nails.
-Discard contaminated objects correctly.
-Use respiratory hygiene (use of tissues and cover the nose when sneezing) and cough etiquette.
What are Contact Precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Used when patients have diarrhea, draining wounds /
sores, vomiting, draining body fluids. The pathogen can invade the body by direct contact or contact
with an infected object. Examples: HIV, ebola hepatitis
Hand washing, PPE, gown & gloves
What are droplet precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Droplets are generated by a person coughing,
sneezing, or talking and can invade the the hosts nasal mucosa, conjunctiva, or mouth. Examples: flu,
pneumonia, meningitis. Hand washing, PPE, face mask while in the room. gloves.
, What are airborne precautions? (CH 28) - Answers Used when an individual has a suspected or known
infection that is transmitted via the airborne route. Examples: TB, chickenpox. Hand washing, PPE, N95
(filter) face mask before entering the room.
What is Medical asepsis? (CH 28) - Answers Cleaning technique; procedures reducing the number of
microorganisms present and preventing transfer of organisms.
What is Surgical Asepsis? (CH 28) - Answers Eliminates microorganisms; prevents contamination of an
open wound, serves to isolate the operative area from un-sterile environment and maintains sterile field
for surgery.
Hand Hygiene (CH 28) - Answers 4 techniques: hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub,
surgical hand asepsis.
-When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood and other bodily fluids, before eating and after using
the toilet, wash hands with soap and water and either a non or antimicrobial soap.
- Wash hands if exposed to spore-forming organisms such as C.Diff etc.
- If hands aren't visibly soiled use an alcohol-based waterless antiseptic routinely.
Mode of Transmission (CH 28) - Answers Can become infected by:
Direct Contact: person-to-person
Indirect Contact: come in contact with a contaminated inanimate object
Droplet: infected person coughs or sneezes, creating droplets that carry germs to another person
Airborne: organisms carried through evaporated droplets in the air and spread to people and objects.
Vehicles: contaminated items such as sharp objects, water, drugs, blood, food.
Vector: external mechanical transfer (flies), internal transmission such as parasite, mosquito, flea, tick,
louse.
What is Subjective Data? (CH 16) - Answers patients verbal descriptions of their health problems.
Includes patient feelings, perceptions, and self-reported symptoms.
What is Objective Data? (CH 16) - Answers findings resulting from direct observation or measurement,
including what you see, hear, and touch.
How do you conduct a patient centered interview? (CH 16) - Answers Interview is relationship based and
is an organized conversation focused on learning about patient's concerns and needs. Use courtesy,
comfort and connection.
Courtesy: meet and acknowledge patient and any other people present.
