NURS-2528 EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTION DIGEST WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉alchohol based rub. Answer: -kills organism in seconds
-preferred method of HH if not visibly soiled
◉soap and water. Answer: -removes organisms
-are visibly soiled
-15 second minimum
◉HH should be performed. Answer: -before preparing food
-before putting on gloves
-whenever you feel that it is necessary
◉4 moments of hand hygiene. Answer: 1. Before initial
patient/patient environment contact
2. Before aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After patient/patient environment contact
,◉HH and glove use. Answer: -use of gloves does not replace the need
of clean hands
-discard gloves after procedure and HH
-wear gloves only when indicated, otherwise they can become a
major risk for the transmission of infection
◉medical asepsis (clean technique). Answer: procedures to reduce
the numbers and spread of pathogens in the environment
◉surgical asepsis (sterile technique). Answer: techniques used to
destroy all pathogenic organisms
◉bedside basics: physical environment. Answer: intimate space -
personal space - social space - public space
◉bedside basics: environmental space. Answer: brakes,call bell,
clutter,bed height, side rails etc
◉bedside table. Answer: -clients personal space
-don't work around things
-don't touch without permission
,◉lines of defense. Answer: 1st line: prevents pathogens from
entering the system
(saliva, skin, tears, mucus, gastric juice)
◉lines of defense against disease:saliva. Answer: antibacterial
enzymes
◉lines of defense against disease: tears. Answer: antibacterial
enzymes
◉lines of defense against disease: mucus. Answer: lining traps dirt
and microbes
◉lines of defense against disease: stomach acid. Answer: low pH
kills microbes
◉lines of defense against disease:skin. Answer: prevents entry
◉chain of infection. Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
◉infectious agent. Answer: bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites,prion
, ◉reservoir. Answer: people,water,food
◉portals of exit. Answer: blood, secretions, excretions, skin
◉modes of transmission. Answer: contact (direct or indirect)
droplet, airborne, common vehicle, vector
◉portals of entry. Answer: mucous membranes, skin, respiratory
system
◉break the chain of infection: infectious agent. Answer: disinfect,
sterilize
◉break the chain of infection: reservoir. Answer: environmental
cleaning/disinfect , proper storage of food and water
◉break the chain of infection: portal of exit. Answer: HH , dispose of
waste
◉break the chain of infection: modes of transmission. Answer:
spatial separation , HH
◉break the chain of infection: portals of entry. Answer: HH, aseptic
technique, wound and catheter care
QUESTION DIGEST WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉alchohol based rub. Answer: -kills organism in seconds
-preferred method of HH if not visibly soiled
◉soap and water. Answer: -removes organisms
-are visibly soiled
-15 second minimum
◉HH should be performed. Answer: -before preparing food
-before putting on gloves
-whenever you feel that it is necessary
◉4 moments of hand hygiene. Answer: 1. Before initial
patient/patient environment contact
2. Before aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After patient/patient environment contact
,◉HH and glove use. Answer: -use of gloves does not replace the need
of clean hands
-discard gloves after procedure and HH
-wear gloves only when indicated, otherwise they can become a
major risk for the transmission of infection
◉medical asepsis (clean technique). Answer: procedures to reduce
the numbers and spread of pathogens in the environment
◉surgical asepsis (sterile technique). Answer: techniques used to
destroy all pathogenic organisms
◉bedside basics: physical environment. Answer: intimate space -
personal space - social space - public space
◉bedside basics: environmental space. Answer: brakes,call bell,
clutter,bed height, side rails etc
◉bedside table. Answer: -clients personal space
-don't work around things
-don't touch without permission
,◉lines of defense. Answer: 1st line: prevents pathogens from
entering the system
(saliva, skin, tears, mucus, gastric juice)
◉lines of defense against disease:saliva. Answer: antibacterial
enzymes
◉lines of defense against disease: tears. Answer: antibacterial
enzymes
◉lines of defense against disease: mucus. Answer: lining traps dirt
and microbes
◉lines of defense against disease: stomach acid. Answer: low pH
kills microbes
◉lines of defense against disease:skin. Answer: prevents entry
◉chain of infection. Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
◉infectious agent. Answer: bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites,prion
, ◉reservoir. Answer: people,water,food
◉portals of exit. Answer: blood, secretions, excretions, skin
◉modes of transmission. Answer: contact (direct or indirect)
droplet, airborne, common vehicle, vector
◉portals of entry. Answer: mucous membranes, skin, respiratory
system
◉break the chain of infection: infectious agent. Answer: disinfect,
sterilize
◉break the chain of infection: reservoir. Answer: environmental
cleaning/disinfect , proper storage of food and water
◉break the chain of infection: portal of exit. Answer: HH , dispose of
waste
◉break the chain of infection: modes of transmission. Answer:
spatial separation , HH
◉break the chain of infection: portals of entry. Answer: HH, aseptic
technique, wound and catheter care
