CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
UPDATED.
chain of infection - Answer pathogen
reservoir
portal of exit
mode of transmission portal of entry susceptible host
contact transmission - Answer Direct: physical contact
- vertical: mother to child
- Horizontal: other
Indirect: fomites
Droplete transmission - Answer large droplets, propel short distance (less than 1m)
airborne transmission - Answer carried by dust/aerosols. remain suspended and travel
vehicle transmission - Answer contaminated food, water or drugs
vector transmission - Answer animals and bugs
Health Informatics - Answer info and tech to support creation and use of health-related data
Nursing informatics - Answer uses information and technology to communicate, manage
knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making. nursing, science, and theory come
together
charting by inclusion - Answer Continuous documentation. Initial assessment & changes are
continually recorded
Charing by exclusion - Answer abnormalities/variances
,Purpose of hygienic care - Answer - promote and preserve health
- comfort, safety, wellbeing
- maintain skin integrity
- physical assessment
- patient ed
- self-care
Average urine output - Answer 30mL/hr
malnutrition signs - Answer deficit or excess of food energy
-posture: poor
-hair: brittle, weak, thin
-face and neck: greasy, swollen, bags, dry
-skin: dry, pale, bruises
-lips and mouth: dry, blood, lesions
-eyes: pale and dry
-neck: thyroid and lymph inflammation
-nails: spoon
-legs/feet: edema
-muscle tone: poor and tender
-mood: irritable
Dysphagia: 0 - Answer thin: flows like water, drink with any advice.
Dysphagia: 1 - Answer slightly thick: thicker than water, slower
Dysphagia: 2 - Answer mildly thick: sippable, straw, reduced tongue control
Dysphagia: 3 - Answer liquidized/moderately thick: smooth, no lumps, tongue effort
Dysphagia: 4 - Answer purred/extremely thick: can't be drank, no chewing
, Dysphagia 7: - Answer regular
Macro nutrients - Answer carbohydrates, proteins, fats, H20
Micro nutrients - Answer vitamins and minerals
Carbs - Answer energy, digestive system
- 45-65% of cal
-simple: monosaccharides (glucose, fructose), disaccharides (lactose, maltose, sucrose)
-Complex: polysaccharides, starch, fibre
Fats - Answer store energy, cell membrane, cushion, absorb vitamins
- 15-30% of cal
- lipoproteins
-sterols
-phospholipids
-triglycerides
Lipoproteins - Answer transport fat
-Low-density (LDL): transport cholesterol to tissues (bad)
-High density (HDL): transport cholesterol to liver for disposal (good)
Sterols - Answer cholesterol, vitamin D, sex hormones, bole, cell membrane, plaque in
arteries
phospholipids - Answer cell membrane
Triglycerides - Answer 3 fatty acids and 1 molecule of glycerol
saturation=whether a fatty acid is holding all the H atoms it can hold. effects melt temp
- Saturated: firm at room temp. increases LDL