Nursing 112 Exam 2 Terms UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Syncope - CORRECT ANSWER fainting
Proprioception - CORRECT ANSWER our sense of body position
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER earwax
Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER red spots that indicate bleeding under the skin (cue for blood disorders)
Suprainfection - CORRECT ANSWER occurs when antibiotics disrupt the balance of normal flora (secondary
infection)
adventitious sounds - CORRECT ANSWER broad term for any abnormal sound heard in lungs (ex. crackles,
wheezing)
ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER droopy eyelid (nerve damage)
Medical Asepsis VS Surgical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Clean technique 2) sterile technique
Vesicular Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER standard normal findings in healthy lungs
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER living organism transferring infectious pathogens (ex. mosquitos, ticks)
Main way to break chain of infection at mode of transportation - CORRECT ANSWER HAND HYGIENE
During which infections stage is the patient most contagious - CORRECT ANSWER prodromal period
During which infection stage is the patient experiencing the most severe symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER full
stage of illness
Two illnesses you CANNOT use hand sanitizer for - CORRECT ANSWER Cdiff and vancomycin-resistant
enterococci
Which patients need a protective environment - CORRECT ANSWER stem cell transplant, organ transplant,
neutropenia
Protective Environment precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Positive pressure room, no flowers or fresh fruits or
veggies, gown gloves, mask
Illnesses to use contact precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER MRSA, Scabies, herpes simplex, Wound infections,
C-diff
Contact Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER gown, gloves
Illnesses to use droplet precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER Influenza, mumps, pertussis, rhinovirus
Droplet Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER mask
Illnesses to use airborne precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER tuberculosis, chickenpox, measles, COVID
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER N95 mask, negative pressure room
3 modes of transmission in a clinical setting - CORRECT ANSWER mucous membranes, skin contact, puncture
wounds
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Syncope - CORRECT ANSWER fainting
Proprioception - CORRECT ANSWER our sense of body position
Cerumen - CORRECT ANSWER earwax
Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWER red spots that indicate bleeding under the skin (cue for blood disorders)
Suprainfection - CORRECT ANSWER occurs when antibiotics disrupt the balance of normal flora (secondary
infection)
adventitious sounds - CORRECT ANSWER broad term for any abnormal sound heard in lungs (ex. crackles,
wheezing)
ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER droopy eyelid (nerve damage)
Medical Asepsis VS Surgical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Clean technique 2) sterile technique
Vesicular Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER standard normal findings in healthy lungs
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER living organism transferring infectious pathogens (ex. mosquitos, ticks)
Main way to break chain of infection at mode of transportation - CORRECT ANSWER HAND HYGIENE
During which infections stage is the patient most contagious - CORRECT ANSWER prodromal period
During which infection stage is the patient experiencing the most severe symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER full
stage of illness
Two illnesses you CANNOT use hand sanitizer for - CORRECT ANSWER Cdiff and vancomycin-resistant
enterococci
Which patients need a protective environment - CORRECT ANSWER stem cell transplant, organ transplant,
neutropenia
Protective Environment precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Positive pressure room, no flowers or fresh fruits or
veggies, gown gloves, mask
Illnesses to use contact precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER MRSA, Scabies, herpes simplex, Wound infections,
C-diff
Contact Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER gown, gloves
Illnesses to use droplet precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER Influenza, mumps, pertussis, rhinovirus
Droplet Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER mask
Illnesses to use airborne precautions on - CORRECT ANSWER tuberculosis, chickenpox, measles, COVID
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER N95 mask, negative pressure room
3 modes of transmission in a clinical setting - CORRECT ANSWER mucous membranes, skin contact, puncture
wounds
