2026 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NURS 230 EXAM 1 PREP
2026 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NURS 230 EXAM 1
PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
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The nurse is providing for the nutrition needs of several patients. The nurse
identifies the need for an increase in caloric intake above average requirements
for the patient who has:
1. Nausea
2. Dysphagia
3. Pneumonia
4. Depression - Correct Answer-3. Pneumonia
The nurse is caring for patients with a variety of wounds. The nurse understands
that healing by primary intention most likely occurs with:
1. Cuts in the skin from a kitchen knife
2. Excoriated perianal areas
3. Abrasions of the skin
4. Pressure ulcers - Correct Answer-1. Cuts in the skin from a kitchen knife
The primary reason why the nurse should avoid glued-on artificial nails is because
they:
1. Interfere with dexterity of the fingers
2. Could fall off in a patient's bed
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3. Harbor microorganisms
4. Can scratch a patient - Correct Answer-3. Harbor microorganisms
The nurse understands that subclinical infections most commonly occur in:
1. Infants
2. Adolescents
3. Older adults
4. Children of school age - Correct Answer-3. Older adults
The nurse understands that the factor that places a patient at the greatest risk for
developing an infection is:
1. Implantation of a prosthetic device
2. Presence of an indwelling urinary catheter
3. Burns more than twenty percent of the body
4. Multiple puncture sites from laparoscopic surgery - Correct Answer-3. Burns
more than twenty percent of the body
The nurse understands that a secondary line of defense against infection is the:
1. Mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
2. Urinary tract environment
3. Integumentary system
4. Immune response - Correct Answer-4. Immune response
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Which nursing action protects the patient as a susceptible host in the chain of
infection?
1. Wearing personal protective equipment
2. Administering childhood immunizations
3. Recapping a used needle before discarding
4. Disposing of soiled gloves in a waste container - Correct Answer-2.
Administering childhood immunizations
A patient tells the nurse, "I think I have an ear infection." The nurse should assess
this patient for which objective human response to an ear infection?
1. Throbbing pain
2. Purulent drainage
3. Dizziness when moving
4. Hearing a buzzing sound - Correct Answer-2. Purulent drainage
The nurse is concerned about a patient's ability to withstand exposure to
pathogens. What blood component should the nurse monitor?
1. Platelets
2. Neutrophils
3. Hemoglobin
4. Erythrocytes - Correct Answer-2. Neutrophils
The nurse understands which primary (nonspecific) defense protects the body
from infection?
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1. Tears in the eyes
2. Alkalinity of gastric secretions
3. Bile in the gastrointestinal system
4. Moist environment of the epidermis - Correct Answer-1. Tears in the eyes
When brushing a patient's hair, the nurse notes white oval particles attached to
the hair behind the ears. The nurse should assess the patient further for signs of:
1. Scabies
2. Dandruff
3. Hirsutism
4. Pediculosis - Correct Answer-4. Pediculosis
The nurse understands that a rise in body temperature is associated with the
presence of infection because:
1. Pain activates the sympathetic nervous system
2. Erythema increases the flow of blood throughout the body
3. Leukocyte migration precipitates the inflammatory response
4. Phagocytic cells release pyrogens that stimulate the hypothalamus - Correct
Answer-4. Phagocytic cells release pyrogens that stimulate the hypothalamus
. The nurse understands that an example of an iatrogenic infection is a:
1. Vaginal infection in a postmenopausal woman
2. Respiratory infection contracted from a grandchild
3. Urinary tract infection in a patient who is sedentary
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2026 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NURS 230 EXAM 1
PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
The nurse is providing for the nutrition needs of several patients. The nurse
identifies the need for an increase in caloric intake above average requirements
for the patient who has:
1. Nausea
2. Dysphagia
3. Pneumonia
4. Depression - Correct Answer-3. Pneumonia
The nurse is caring for patients with a variety of wounds. The nurse understands
that healing by primary intention most likely occurs with:
1. Cuts in the skin from a kitchen knife
2. Excoriated perianal areas
3. Abrasions of the skin
4. Pressure ulcers - Correct Answer-1. Cuts in the skin from a kitchen knife
The primary reason why the nurse should avoid glued-on artificial nails is because
they:
1. Interfere with dexterity of the fingers
2. Could fall off in a patient's bed
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3. Harbor microorganisms
4. Can scratch a patient - Correct Answer-3. Harbor microorganisms
The nurse understands that subclinical infections most commonly occur in:
1. Infants
2. Adolescents
3. Older adults
4. Children of school age - Correct Answer-3. Older adults
The nurse understands that the factor that places a patient at the greatest risk for
developing an infection is:
1. Implantation of a prosthetic device
2. Presence of an indwelling urinary catheter
3. Burns more than twenty percent of the body
4. Multiple puncture sites from laparoscopic surgery - Correct Answer-3. Burns
more than twenty percent of the body
The nurse understands that a secondary line of defense against infection is the:
1. Mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
2. Urinary tract environment
3. Integumentary system
4. Immune response - Correct Answer-4. Immune response
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, 2026 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NURS 230 EXAM 1 PREP
Which nursing action protects the patient as a susceptible host in the chain of
infection?
1. Wearing personal protective equipment
2. Administering childhood immunizations
3. Recapping a used needle before discarding
4. Disposing of soiled gloves in a waste container - Correct Answer-2.
Administering childhood immunizations
A patient tells the nurse, "I think I have an ear infection." The nurse should assess
this patient for which objective human response to an ear infection?
1. Throbbing pain
2. Purulent drainage
3. Dizziness when moving
4. Hearing a buzzing sound - Correct Answer-2. Purulent drainage
The nurse is concerned about a patient's ability to withstand exposure to
pathogens. What blood component should the nurse monitor?
1. Platelets
2. Neutrophils
3. Hemoglobin
4. Erythrocytes - Correct Answer-2. Neutrophils
The nurse understands which primary (nonspecific) defense protects the body
from infection?
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, 2026 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NURS 230 EXAM 1 PREP
1. Tears in the eyes
2. Alkalinity of gastric secretions
3. Bile in the gastrointestinal system
4. Moist environment of the epidermis - Correct Answer-1. Tears in the eyes
When brushing a patient's hair, the nurse notes white oval particles attached to
the hair behind the ears. The nurse should assess the patient further for signs of:
1. Scabies
2. Dandruff
3. Hirsutism
4. Pediculosis - Correct Answer-4. Pediculosis
The nurse understands that a rise in body temperature is associated with the
presence of infection because:
1. Pain activates the sympathetic nervous system
2. Erythema increases the flow of blood throughout the body
3. Leukocyte migration precipitates the inflammatory response
4. Phagocytic cells release pyrogens that stimulate the hypothalamus - Correct
Answer-4. Phagocytic cells release pyrogens that stimulate the hypothalamus
. The nurse understands that an example of an iatrogenic infection is a:
1. Vaginal infection in a postmenopausal woman
2. Respiratory infection contracted from a grandchild
3. Urinary tract infection in a patient who is sedentary
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