NESA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ FULL REVIEW GUIDE
●● How is Hepatitis B transmitted?
Answer: By sexual and/or blood-to-blood contact.
●● Which hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants?
Answer: Hepatitis C
●● The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) is:
Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus
●● How are blood-borne pathogens spread? Select All That Apply: 4
Answer: Pathogen must be present
Person is susceptible to the pathogen
Pathogen enters through the correct entry site
Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease
●● What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens?
Answer: Standard precautions
,●● What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition
caused by a multidrug resistant organism?
Answer: The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available
antibiotics are effective against them.
●● Prevention of multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings
rely on appropriate clinical practices that are incorporated into all
routine patient care. What components are part of an effective
prevention plan? Select all that apply. 4
Answer: Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated
patients
Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters
Judicious anti-microbial selection and utilization
Accurate diagnosis of infections etiologies
●● Common multidrug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE).
Answer: True
●● Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that
reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to
cure/prevent infections.
Answer: True
, ●● Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the
increase in drug resistant bacteria.
Answer: True
●● According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment, a patient has a high-
risk of falling. The patient fell while being toileted by the nursing staff.
By definition, how would this fall be classified?
Answer: Anticipated physiological fall
●● The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group
of new patients. Based on the intrinsic factors present, which patient
should the nurse identify as being the highest risk for fall? The patient
who has:
Answer: Decreased visual acuity, walks with a cane, and has arthritis
●● The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the
patient's extrinsic risks for falls. Which nurse intervention could the
nurse plan to reduce the patient's extrinsic fall risk? Select all that apply.
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Answer: Availability of needed assistive devices
Lighting in the patient's room
Proper use of assistive devices
Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ FULL REVIEW GUIDE
●● How is Hepatitis B transmitted?
Answer: By sexual and/or blood-to-blood contact.
●● Which hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants?
Answer: Hepatitis C
●● The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) is:
Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus
●● How are blood-borne pathogens spread? Select All That Apply: 4
Answer: Pathogen must be present
Person is susceptible to the pathogen
Pathogen enters through the correct entry site
Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease
●● What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens?
Answer: Standard precautions
,●● What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition
caused by a multidrug resistant organism?
Answer: The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available
antibiotics are effective against them.
●● Prevention of multidrug resistant organisms in healthcare settings
rely on appropriate clinical practices that are incorporated into all
routine patient care. What components are part of an effective
prevention plan? Select all that apply. 4
Answer: Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated
patients
Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters
Judicious anti-microbial selection and utilization
Accurate diagnosis of infections etiologies
●● Common multidrug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE).
Answer: True
●● Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that
reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of substances designed to
cure/prevent infections.
Answer: True
, ●● Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the
increase in drug resistant bacteria.
Answer: True
●● According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment, a patient has a high-
risk of falling. The patient fell while being toileted by the nursing staff.
By definition, how would this fall be classified?
Answer: Anticipated physiological fall
●● The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group
of new patients. Based on the intrinsic factors present, which patient
should the nurse identify as being the highest risk for fall? The patient
who has:
Answer: Decreased visual acuity, walks with a cane, and has arthritis
●● The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the
patient's extrinsic risks for falls. Which nurse intervention could the
nurse plan to reduce the patient's extrinsic fall risk? Select all that apply.
6
Answer: Availability of needed assistive devices
Lighting in the patient's room
Proper use of assistive devices
Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower
