NURS 641E COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
▶ physiological needs. Answer: those relating to the basic biological
necessities of life: food, drink, rest, and shelter
▶ safety and security needs. Answer: person's need to be protected from
actual or potential harm and to have freedom from fear
▶ love and belonging needs. Answer: A person's need to have
affectionate relationships with people and to have a place in a group
▶ self-esteem needs. Answer: The need for a person to feel good about
oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment, and to believe that
others also respect and appreciate those accomplishments.
▶ self-actualization needs. Answer: need to live up to our fullest and
unique potential
▶ transendence. Answer: helping others self-actualize
▶ cellulitis. Answer: bacterial skin infection inflammation and pain mostly
in lower extremities
▶ nursing process ADPIE. Answer: Assess
Diagnose
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
▶ a nursing diagnosis is. Answer: a statement of clients health that nurses
can identify or treat independently. Stated in terms of human responses to
disease or injury
, ▶ Nursing Diagnosis vs Medical Diagnosis. Answer: *Nursing Diagnosis:
Focus on patient response & Identify potential problems
*Medical Diagnosis:Disease process , can have multiple nursing diagnosis
▶ types of nursing diagnoses. Answer: actual
risk (potential)
wellness
▶ nursing interventions. Answer: any treatment, based on clinical
judgment and knowledge, that a nurse performs to enhance patient
outcomes; there are nurse-initiated, physician-initiated, and collaborative
interventions
▶ revising the careplan. Answer: if goals are met cancel and recreate a
careplan, modify plan as needed to meet goals
▶ infectious agent. Answer: bacteria, viruses, fungi
▶ reservoir. Answer: natural habitat of the organism
▶ portal of exit. Answer: any body opening on an infected person that
allows pathogens to leave
▶ means of transmission. Answer: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne
route
▶ portal of entry. Answer: a way for the infectious agent to enter a new
reservoir or host
▶ Susceptible host. Answer: a person likely to get an infection or disease
▶ common portals of exit. Answer: respiratory, GI, GU, skin, blood and
tissue
▶ means of transmission. Answer: direct contact
indirect contact-vectors, fomites
▶ WBC normal count. Answer: 5,000-10,000/mm3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
▶ physiological needs. Answer: those relating to the basic biological
necessities of life: food, drink, rest, and shelter
▶ safety and security needs. Answer: person's need to be protected from
actual or potential harm and to have freedom from fear
▶ love and belonging needs. Answer: A person's need to have
affectionate relationships with people and to have a place in a group
▶ self-esteem needs. Answer: The need for a person to feel good about
oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment, and to believe that
others also respect and appreciate those accomplishments.
▶ self-actualization needs. Answer: need to live up to our fullest and
unique potential
▶ transendence. Answer: helping others self-actualize
▶ cellulitis. Answer: bacterial skin infection inflammation and pain mostly
in lower extremities
▶ nursing process ADPIE. Answer: Assess
Diagnose
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
▶ a nursing diagnosis is. Answer: a statement of clients health that nurses
can identify or treat independently. Stated in terms of human responses to
disease or injury
, ▶ Nursing Diagnosis vs Medical Diagnosis. Answer: *Nursing Diagnosis:
Focus on patient response & Identify potential problems
*Medical Diagnosis:Disease process , can have multiple nursing diagnosis
▶ types of nursing diagnoses. Answer: actual
risk (potential)
wellness
▶ nursing interventions. Answer: any treatment, based on clinical
judgment and knowledge, that a nurse performs to enhance patient
outcomes; there are nurse-initiated, physician-initiated, and collaborative
interventions
▶ revising the careplan. Answer: if goals are met cancel and recreate a
careplan, modify plan as needed to meet goals
▶ infectious agent. Answer: bacteria, viruses, fungi
▶ reservoir. Answer: natural habitat of the organism
▶ portal of exit. Answer: any body opening on an infected person that
allows pathogens to leave
▶ means of transmission. Answer: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne
route
▶ portal of entry. Answer: a way for the infectious agent to enter a new
reservoir or host
▶ Susceptible host. Answer: a person likely to get an infection or disease
▶ common portals of exit. Answer: respiratory, GI, GU, skin, blood and
tissue
▶ means of transmission. Answer: direct contact
indirect contact-vectors, fomites
▶ WBC normal count. Answer: 5,000-10,000/mm3
