Nur 139 Final Exam Study Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 139
Institution
NUR 139
A nurse is caring for a patient that is experiencing a high fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Which of the following stages of infection is the patient currently in?
A. Incubation period B. Prodromal stage C. Convalescent period D. Full stage of illness A
During the cellular stage of the inf...
Nur 139 Final Exam Study Questions
and Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a patient that is experiencing a high fever, nausea, vomiting, and
diarrhea. Which of the following stages of infection is the patient currently in?
A. Incubation period
B. Prodromal stage
C. Convalescent period
D. Full stage of illness ✅A
During the cellular stage of the inflammatory response, which white blood cells move
quickly, into the area?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Lymphocytes
C. Leukocytes
D. Monocytes ✅C
A nurse has donned gloves and is preparing to change a bandage on a patients arm,
this is an example of what type of aseptic technique?
A. Surgical asepsis
B. Bacterial asepsis
C. Medical asepsis
D. Antimicrobial asepsis ✅C
the term for a hospital acquired infection? ✅nosocomial infection
A nurse is receiving change of shift report on a patient that has been experiencing
productive cough, fever, chills, SOB, and wheezing for three days. The patient is on a
regular diet and is scheduled for blood tests daily for 4 days. The last vital signs taken
15 minutes ago were within normal limits with the exception of a temperature 101.2.
What pertinent information is missing from the report the nurse has just received?
A. Most recent lab values
B. Patients food preferences
C. Tier 2 Precaution status
D. Home medication list ✅C
Upon entering a patients room, a nurse discovers that the patient has become injured
and there is blood spurting out of a leg wound. Which combination of PPE should the
nurse select?
A. Gown, gloves, goggles, mask
B. Goggles, shoes protectors
C. Face shield, gloves
, D. Gown, mask, gloves ✅A
________ bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow ✅aerobic
What precaution is rubella? ✅droplet
what should you wear for droplet precautions? ✅surgical mask
what should you wear for airborne precautions? ✅N95 Mask
Who established the Code of Ethics? ✅ANA
What is the purpose of reflective questioning? ✅supports therapeutic communication
Why do we not use clichés? ✅blocks therapeutic communication
What is ethnocentrism?
a. the belief that one's own culture or group is superior and most preferred to those of
other cultures
b. accepting the culture ✅A
What is the primary purpose for collecting data during the nursing process? ✅to
measure outcome achievement
Nutrition: less than body requirements for a client with anorexia and weight loss. What
level of Maslow hierarchy? ✅Physiological
One's race is typically defined by one's unique cultural and social beliefs and behavior
patterns. True or false ✅False
Graduates from an RN nursing program are required to pass the NCLEX exam to
establish:
a. standards of care for nursing practice
b. legal guidelines for nursing practice
c. standards of practice in all 50 states
d. minimum competency for nursing practice ✅D
A nurse is collecting data for a client who has completed chemotherapy for an
osteosarcoma. What is the primary purpose for this step of the nursing process?
a. The nurse collects data to measure outcome achievement
b. The nurse collects data to justify terminating the care plan
c. The nurse collects data to identify client strengths
d. The nurse collects data to identify health problems ✅A
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