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NUR 170 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Pulse rate - ANSWER-number of beats per minute, count for 1
min. Once more advanced count for 30 sec and multiply by 2 or
count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4
Pulse rhythm - ANSWER-intervals between heartbeats known as
the rhythm
Pulse quality - ANSWER-assess pulse volume and bilateral
equality of pulses
Pulse volume - ANSWER-refers to the amount of force produced
by blood pulsing through the arteries.
Respiration - ANSWER-exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the body
Mechanical resp. - ANSWER-pulmonary ventilation
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Chemical resp. - ANSWER-external respiration, gas transport,
internal respiration
Systolic - ANSWER-peak pressure exerted against arterial walls
as the ventricles contract and eject blood
Diastolic - ANSWER-minimum pressure exerted against arterial
walls between cardia contractions when the heart is at rest.
Two major things about infection - ANSWER-the way disease can
be TRASNMITTED and the chain of infection (how to break it)
Asepsis - ANSWER-lack on infection
Medical asepsis - ANSWER-not sterial, but is a clean technique.
Clean environment, hand hygiene, PPE
Surgical asepsis - ANSWER-sterile, without microorganisms
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Standard precautions - ANSWER-medical asepsis, assume
everyone is infected.
Hand hygiene, PPE, clean environment, clean equipment
Hand hygiene is the number one way to.... - ANSWER-prevent
spread of infection!
Chain of infection - ANSWER-infectious agent (the bug).
Reservoir(hiding places).
Portal of exit (way out).
Mode of transmission (how diseases spread).
Portal of entry (way in).
Susceptible host (next sick person).
Tier component 1 of standard precautions - ANSWER-hand
hygiene, cough etiquette, masks/eye protection, patient
placement, gown and gloves, needle and sharp precautions,
patient supplies, environment, and laundry.
NUR 170 EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Pulse rate - ANSWER-number of beats per minute, count for 1
min. Once more advanced count for 30 sec and multiply by 2 or
count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4
Pulse rhythm - ANSWER-intervals between heartbeats known as
the rhythm
Pulse quality - ANSWER-assess pulse volume and bilateral
equality of pulses
Pulse volume - ANSWER-refers to the amount of force produced
by blood pulsing through the arteries.
Respiration - ANSWER-exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the body
Mechanical resp. - ANSWER-pulmonary ventilation
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Chemical resp. - ANSWER-external respiration, gas transport,
internal respiration
Systolic - ANSWER-peak pressure exerted against arterial walls
as the ventricles contract and eject blood
Diastolic - ANSWER-minimum pressure exerted against arterial
walls between cardia contractions when the heart is at rest.
Two major things about infection - ANSWER-the way disease can
be TRASNMITTED and the chain of infection (how to break it)
Asepsis - ANSWER-lack on infection
Medical asepsis - ANSWER-not sterial, but is a clean technique.
Clean environment, hand hygiene, PPE
Surgical asepsis - ANSWER-sterile, without microorganisms
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Standard precautions - ANSWER-medical asepsis, assume
everyone is infected.
Hand hygiene, PPE, clean environment, clean equipment
Hand hygiene is the number one way to.... - ANSWER-prevent
spread of infection!
Chain of infection - ANSWER-infectious agent (the bug).
Reservoir(hiding places).
Portal of exit (way out).
Mode of transmission (how diseases spread).
Portal of entry (way in).
Susceptible host (next sick person).
Tier component 1 of standard precautions - ANSWER-hand
hygiene, cough etiquette, masks/eye protection, patient
placement, gown and gloves, needle and sharp precautions,
patient supplies, environment, and laundry.
