NR 224 Fundamentals Exam 1 Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 100 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
***Chain of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER: 1)Infectious agent or pathogen
2)Reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3)Portal of exit 4)Mode of transmission 5)Portal of entry 6)Susceptible host
***Isolation Considerations - CORRECT ANSWER: Psychological implications
Isolation environment Personal protective equipment Specimen collection Bagging of trash or linen Patient transport
***Medical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: Controlling Pathogen
Hand hygiene "Clean procedure" Common on home, ECF, assisted living Standard precautions (CDC)
***Most important technique to use in preventing and controlling transmission of
infection is.... - CORRECT ANSWER: HAND HYGIENE!
***Principles of Surgical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. A sterile object remains
sterile only when touched by another sterile object.
- Only sterile objects may be placed on a sterile field.
- A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held below a person's
waist is contaminated.
- A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air.
- When a sterile surface comes in contact with a wet, contaminated surface, the sterile
object or field becomes contaminated by capillary action.
- Fluid flows in the direction of gravity. 1 / 2
- The edges of a sterile field or container are considered to be contaminated.
***Sterile Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: Killing or eliminating pathogen
Scrub (Surgical) PPE Sterile handling Common in hospital
Adult blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER: 120/80
Adult heart is .. - CORRECT ANSWER: 60 to 100 beats/min
Adult respiratory.. - CORRECT ANSWER: 12 to 20 breaths min
Aerobic Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER: require oxygen for survival and for
multiplication sufficient to cause disease.
Airborne - CORRECT ANSWER: Droplet nuclei or residue suspended in air or carried on dust particles
Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER: thrive where little or no free oxygen is available.
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER: Medication to relieve fever
Apical pulse.. - CORRECT ANSWER: Chest / stehoscope
Bactericidal - CORRECT ANSWER: destructive to bacteria
Bacteriostasis - CORRECT ANSWER: prevention of growth and reproduction of
bacteria.
Blood Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER: 120/80
Characters of a pulse.. - CORRECT ANSWER: Rate• how fast or slow
Rhythm• un even, un constant Strength• strong or weak Equality• how witty or fritty the beat is Comparison Apical to Radial
Colonization - CORRECT ANSWER: occurs when a microorganism invades the host
but does not cause infection
Communicable Disease - CORRECT ANSWER: is the infectious disease transmitted
from one person to another.
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