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NSG 440 EXAM 2 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Incidence definition - correct answer -number of new cases of a
specific disease or injury with a specified timeframe
Prevalence definition - correct answer -number of all cases of a
specific disease or injury at a specific point in time or specified
time period
Point prevalence - correct answer -point in time
Why will some not seek testing for certain diseases - correct
answer -they believe symptoms are related to something else
(covid and allergies)
People that are being placed in a communal environment (LT
care facility, correctional facility) should - correct answer -be
tested for infectious disease (TB)
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Gonorrhea s/s - correct answer -burning sensation with urination
and discharge
Syphilis s/s - correct answer -chancres and lesions
HSV2 s/s - correct answer -lesions, blisters to mouth genitals
and rectum
HIV s/s - correct answer --fatigue
-hyperpyrexia
-textured lesions (cauliflower)
-swollen lymph nodes
Human reservoir is someone that is - correct answer -infected by
a pathogen that exists on or within a body
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A positive test result does not mean - correct answer -the pt has
the disease that is being tested for
Why shouldn't a nurse say that someone tested positive for HIV?
- correct answer -false positives and negatives, cannot dx
Why might a test result be negative while the pt may still be
positive - correct answer -the test was completed too soon after
exposure
Example of biological agent factor - correct answer -staph
aureus
In a community 90% Roman Catholic attending St. Dustans, the
community health nurse should consider interviewing - correct
answer -priests and nuns at St. Dustans
What is the reason for a false positive or false negative - correct
answer -the time it takes for the body to develop antibodies
varies depending on the disease
NSG 440 EXAM 2 2026 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Incidence definition - correct answer -number of new cases of a
specific disease or injury with a specified timeframe
Prevalence definition - correct answer -number of all cases of a
specific disease or injury at a specific point in time or specified
time period
Point prevalence - correct answer -point in time
Why will some not seek testing for certain diseases - correct
answer -they believe symptoms are related to something else
(covid and allergies)
People that are being placed in a communal environment (LT
care facility, correctional facility) should - correct answer -be
tested for infectious disease (TB)
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Gonorrhea s/s - correct answer -burning sensation with urination
and discharge
Syphilis s/s - correct answer -chancres and lesions
HSV2 s/s - correct answer -lesions, blisters to mouth genitals
and rectum
HIV s/s - correct answer --fatigue
-hyperpyrexia
-textured lesions (cauliflower)
-swollen lymph nodes
Human reservoir is someone that is - correct answer -infected by
a pathogen that exists on or within a body
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A positive test result does not mean - correct answer -the pt has
the disease that is being tested for
Why shouldn't a nurse say that someone tested positive for HIV?
- correct answer -false positives and negatives, cannot dx
Why might a test result be negative while the pt may still be
positive - correct answer -the test was completed too soon after
exposure
Example of biological agent factor - correct answer -staph
aureus
In a community 90% Roman Catholic attending St. Dustans, the
community health nurse should consider interviewing - correct
answer -priests and nuns at St. Dustans
What is the reason for a false positive or false negative - correct
answer -the time it takes for the body to develop antibodies
varies depending on the disease
