AMSA-Nursing 103 Midterm
Examination with All Quality/Verified
Answers.
outpatient care - Answer Post-discharge
Impetigo - Answer Staphylococcus aureus
What has the greatest impact on preventing the transmission of pathogens? - Answer Hand
washing
Breaking the chain of infection - Answer Cover mouth and nose when sneezing
nosocomial infection - Answer a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting in very
young and very old people with compromised immune systems. Spreads infection from one
patient to another
Chain of infection #1 - Answer Pathogenic Oraganism
Chain of infection #2 - Answer Reservoir
Chain of infection #3 - Answer Portal of exit
Chain of infection #4 - Answer Vehicle of transmission
Chain of infection #5 - Answer Portal of entry
Chain of infection #6 - Answer Susceptible host
accidental needle poke - Answer Wash area, encourage bleeding, report to supervisor and
incident report
Microorganism irritability - Answer Response to the environment
medical asepsis - Answer practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of
pathogens; synonym for clean technique
, contact precautions - Answer practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct or
indirect contact
Droplet precautions - Answer Procedures that reduce the risk of droplet-borne infections
(pertussis)
Transmission based precautions - Answer special precautions implemented on the basis of
how the disease spreads (client wears mask)
Airborne precautions - Answer in air over long distances, N95 respirator, MTV (measles, tb,
varicella)
Perioperative care - Answer Care of the client before, during, and following surgery
Diagnostic surgery - Answer surgery done to diagnose or confirm (ex. biopsy)
Ablative surgery - Answer surgery removing diseased tissue or part of body (ex. amputation,
mastectomy)
Palliative surgery - Answer surgery done to alleviate symptoms and/or provide comfort, not
to cure (ex. a bowel resection in a terminally ill cancer patient)
Reconstructive surgery - Answer surgery done to rebuild what is/was already there (ex. skin
graft)
Constructive surgery - Answer surgery done to build something that was not there before
(ex. to fix a cleft palate)
Transplant - Answer surgery to replace organ/tissue to restore function (ex. heart, lung,
kidney)
Incidental surgery - Answer surgery done while surgery is being performed for another issue
Elective surgery - Answer a surgery that is suggested but can wait
Emergency surgery - Answer surgery that must be performed immediately (ex. ruptured
aneurysm)
Examination with All Quality/Verified
Answers.
outpatient care - Answer Post-discharge
Impetigo - Answer Staphylococcus aureus
What has the greatest impact on preventing the transmission of pathogens? - Answer Hand
washing
Breaking the chain of infection - Answer Cover mouth and nose when sneezing
nosocomial infection - Answer a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting in very
young and very old people with compromised immune systems. Spreads infection from one
patient to another
Chain of infection #1 - Answer Pathogenic Oraganism
Chain of infection #2 - Answer Reservoir
Chain of infection #3 - Answer Portal of exit
Chain of infection #4 - Answer Vehicle of transmission
Chain of infection #5 - Answer Portal of entry
Chain of infection #6 - Answer Susceptible host
accidental needle poke - Answer Wash area, encourage bleeding, report to supervisor and
incident report
Microorganism irritability - Answer Response to the environment
medical asepsis - Answer practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of
pathogens; synonym for clean technique
, contact precautions - Answer practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct or
indirect contact
Droplet precautions - Answer Procedures that reduce the risk of droplet-borne infections
(pertussis)
Transmission based precautions - Answer special precautions implemented on the basis of
how the disease spreads (client wears mask)
Airborne precautions - Answer in air over long distances, N95 respirator, MTV (measles, tb,
varicella)
Perioperative care - Answer Care of the client before, during, and following surgery
Diagnostic surgery - Answer surgery done to diagnose or confirm (ex. biopsy)
Ablative surgery - Answer surgery removing diseased tissue or part of body (ex. amputation,
mastectomy)
Palliative surgery - Answer surgery done to alleviate symptoms and/or provide comfort, not
to cure (ex. a bowel resection in a terminally ill cancer patient)
Reconstructive surgery - Answer surgery done to rebuild what is/was already there (ex. skin
graft)
Constructive surgery - Answer surgery done to build something that was not there before
(ex. to fix a cleft palate)
Transplant - Answer surgery to replace organ/tissue to restore function (ex. heart, lung,
kidney)
Incidental surgery - Answer surgery done while surgery is being performed for another issue
Elective surgery - Answer a surgery that is suggested but can wait
Emergency surgery - Answer surgery that must be performed immediately (ex. ruptured
aneurysm)
