NUR 7580 CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ Physiological Fatigue. Answer: Caused by exercise, or excessive use of
muscles
▶ Pathological/secondary fatigue. Answer: Mental/physical fatigue usually
due to an underlying condition
▶ Primary prevention of fatigue. Answer: Vaccines, health diet
▶ Early adulthood. Answer: Late teens to mid 30s
-ignores symptoms and medical care
-make decisions regarding career/marriage
▶ Middle adulthood. Answer: Mid 30s to mid 60s
-menopause in women
-physical changes impact body image
-interested in learning new skills
-generativity-want to feel like they're doing good
▶ Late adulthood. Answer: Mid 60s to death
-has sense of integrity--proud of life
-has sense of despair--dissatisfied with life
▶ Skin integrity
1. Bacterial infections. Answer: Acne vulgaris
Cellulitis
▶ Skin integrity
2. Fungal infections. Answer: Yeast infection
Athletes foot
▶ Skin integrity
3. Viral infections. Answer: Herpes Simplex
, ▶ Skin integrity
4. Infestations. Answer: Mites
Scabies
Lice
▶ Wound healing: Primary Intention. Answer: Wound edges well
approximated.
-Sutured incision, or simple laceration
▶ Wound healing: Secondary Intention. Answer: Wound has distant edges
and granulation tissue fills gap to close wound
▶ Wound healing: Tertiary Intention. Answer: Wound close later with
sutures.
-Wound must stay open until infection or wound contamination is healed
▶ Phases of wound healing
1. Inflammatory. Answer: 3-5 days, blood clots form at injury site and
platelets release growth factors to help scab form
*scab*
▶ Phases of wound healing
2. Granulation. Answer: New vessels and collagen structures form
*baby scar*
▶ Phases of wound healing
3. Maturation. Answer: Scar contraction remodeling. Can last months or
years
*Mature scar*
▶ Braden scale. Answer: Asses risk for pressure ulcers
*the lower the score, the higher the risk*
▶ Stage 1 pressure ulcer. Answer: Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
▶ Stage 2 pressure ulcer. Answer: Partial thickness involving dermis and
epidermis
▶ Stage 3 pressure ulcer. Answer: Full thickness with visible fat
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ Physiological Fatigue. Answer: Caused by exercise, or excessive use of
muscles
▶ Pathological/secondary fatigue. Answer: Mental/physical fatigue usually
due to an underlying condition
▶ Primary prevention of fatigue. Answer: Vaccines, health diet
▶ Early adulthood. Answer: Late teens to mid 30s
-ignores symptoms and medical care
-make decisions regarding career/marriage
▶ Middle adulthood. Answer: Mid 30s to mid 60s
-menopause in women
-physical changes impact body image
-interested in learning new skills
-generativity-want to feel like they're doing good
▶ Late adulthood. Answer: Mid 60s to death
-has sense of integrity--proud of life
-has sense of despair--dissatisfied with life
▶ Skin integrity
1. Bacterial infections. Answer: Acne vulgaris
Cellulitis
▶ Skin integrity
2. Fungal infections. Answer: Yeast infection
Athletes foot
▶ Skin integrity
3. Viral infections. Answer: Herpes Simplex
, ▶ Skin integrity
4. Infestations. Answer: Mites
Scabies
Lice
▶ Wound healing: Primary Intention. Answer: Wound edges well
approximated.
-Sutured incision, or simple laceration
▶ Wound healing: Secondary Intention. Answer: Wound has distant edges
and granulation tissue fills gap to close wound
▶ Wound healing: Tertiary Intention. Answer: Wound close later with
sutures.
-Wound must stay open until infection or wound contamination is healed
▶ Phases of wound healing
1. Inflammatory. Answer: 3-5 days, blood clots form at injury site and
platelets release growth factors to help scab form
*scab*
▶ Phases of wound healing
2. Granulation. Answer: New vessels and collagen structures form
*baby scar*
▶ Phases of wound healing
3. Maturation. Answer: Scar contraction remodeling. Can last months or
years
*Mature scar*
▶ Braden scale. Answer: Asses risk for pressure ulcers
*the lower the score, the higher the risk*
▶ Stage 1 pressure ulcer. Answer: Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
▶ Stage 2 pressure ulcer. Answer: Partial thickness involving dermis and
epidermis
▶ Stage 3 pressure ulcer. Answer: Full thickness with visible fat
