NSG-117 Exam 1 – Medical-Surgical Nursing Fundamentals Review
Questions and Study Guide
What is the sequence in which you don PPE? - ANS ✔✔Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
What is the sequence in which you doff PPE? - ANS ✔✔Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
T or F you should wash your hands for 1 minute according to cdc guidelines - ANS ✔✔False
What are the most common hospital acquired Infections? - ANS ✔✔CAUTIs (catheter associated
urinary tract infection) & CLABSI (central line associated bloodstream infection)
What type of precaution requires a negative pressure room? - ANS ✔✔Airborne
What is the best way to indicate pathogens? - ANS ✔✔Blood cultures!
What respiratory infection is common after surgery? - ANS ✔✔Pneumonia
T or F you should give antibiotics before you take a culture? - ANS ✔✔False
What is the difference between infection and inflammation? - ANS ✔✔Infection refers to a
pathogen invading and multiplying in body tissue and inflammation is the body's process of
treating an injury or infection.
How do you measure cardiac output? - ANS ✔✔heart rate x stroke volume
, What is perfusion? - ANS ✔✔Perfusion is the process of of nutrients and oxygen being delivered
to your cells.
When does perfusion occur? - ANS ✔✔During the lub and dub of your heart
How can hypotension affect perfusion? - ANS ✔✔When your BP is too low your heart doesn't
pump with enough force leading to inadequate perfusion
How does hypertension affect perfusion? - ANS ✔✔When your BP is too high the vessels in your
body constrict causing the blood flow to decrease
If you are actively bleeding what will happen to your perfusion? - ANS ✔✔It will decrease. Your
heart will pump faster to accommodate for the loss of blood but the amount of blood being
pumped out will decrease
T or F a fib is a perfusion issue - ANS ✔✔True (squeaky toy!)
Who is most at risk for impaired perfusion? - ANS ✔✔The elderly population, lower income &
and lower educational individuals
T or F women are more at risk for impaired perfusion than men - ANS ✔✔False
What are some ways we can assess for pain? - ANS ✔✔The faces scale, the numbers scale or a
gradient scale
For individuals with dementia what pain scale should we use? - ANS ✔✔"pain assessment for
individuals with advanced dementia"
Questions and Study Guide
What is the sequence in which you don PPE? - ANS ✔✔Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
What is the sequence in which you doff PPE? - ANS ✔✔Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
T or F you should wash your hands for 1 minute according to cdc guidelines - ANS ✔✔False
What are the most common hospital acquired Infections? - ANS ✔✔CAUTIs (catheter associated
urinary tract infection) & CLABSI (central line associated bloodstream infection)
What type of precaution requires a negative pressure room? - ANS ✔✔Airborne
What is the best way to indicate pathogens? - ANS ✔✔Blood cultures!
What respiratory infection is common after surgery? - ANS ✔✔Pneumonia
T or F you should give antibiotics before you take a culture? - ANS ✔✔False
What is the difference between infection and inflammation? - ANS ✔✔Infection refers to a
pathogen invading and multiplying in body tissue and inflammation is the body's process of
treating an injury or infection.
How do you measure cardiac output? - ANS ✔✔heart rate x stroke volume
, What is perfusion? - ANS ✔✔Perfusion is the process of of nutrients and oxygen being delivered
to your cells.
When does perfusion occur? - ANS ✔✔During the lub and dub of your heart
How can hypotension affect perfusion? - ANS ✔✔When your BP is too low your heart doesn't
pump with enough force leading to inadequate perfusion
How does hypertension affect perfusion? - ANS ✔✔When your BP is too high the vessels in your
body constrict causing the blood flow to decrease
If you are actively bleeding what will happen to your perfusion? - ANS ✔✔It will decrease. Your
heart will pump faster to accommodate for the loss of blood but the amount of blood being
pumped out will decrease
T or F a fib is a perfusion issue - ANS ✔✔True (squeaky toy!)
Who is most at risk for impaired perfusion? - ANS ✔✔The elderly population, lower income &
and lower educational individuals
T or F women are more at risk for impaired perfusion than men - ANS ✔✔False
What are some ways we can assess for pain? - ANS ✔✔The faces scale, the numbers scale or a
gradient scale
For individuals with dementia what pain scale should we use? - ANS ✔✔"pain assessment for
individuals with advanced dementia"
