NUR 304 Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions with All Actual Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
The chain of infection depends on the presence of all of the following elements - Answer
Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Modes of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
Nursing Process: Implementation * - Answer Health promotion
Acute care
Medical asepsis
Isolation and isolation precautions
Role of the infection control professional
Infection prevention and control for hospital personnel
Patient education
Exposure issuesSurgical asepsis
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Answer Gowns
Masks
Goggles
Gloves
COVID is spread by - Answer Droplets
Tuberculosis is spread by - Answer Droplets
Influenza is spread by - Answer Droplets
MRSA is spread by - Answer Skin to skin contact
Average temp - Answer 96.8-100.4 F
, 98.6 F considered average
Average oral temp - Answer 98.6 F (37 C)
Average tympanic temp - Answer 99.5 F (37.5 C)
Average axillary temp - Answer 97.7 F (36.5 C)
Average rectal temp - Answer 99.5 F (37.5 C)
Fever temp * - Answer 100.4 F (38 C)
Diaphoresis - Answer Excessive sweating
Hyperthermia temp - Answer >104 F (40 C)
Hypothermia temp - Answer <95 F (35 C)
What happens inside the body each time it increases by a degree C? - Answer 10% increase
in chemical reactions
Core temps - Answer Rectal and tympanic
Antipyretic - Answer Reduces fever
Normal BPM - Answer 60-100
Systole - Answer Left heart ventricle contracts --> blood is forced out into arteries, wave
pulses through arteries
Systolic pressure - Answer Peak pressure as ventricles contract and eject blood
Diastole - Answer Left ventricle relaxes --> arteries constrict
Diastolic pressure - Answer Minimum pressure when ventricles are at rest
Questions with All Actual Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
The chain of infection depends on the presence of all of the following elements - Answer
Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Modes of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
Nursing Process: Implementation * - Answer Health promotion
Acute care
Medical asepsis
Isolation and isolation precautions
Role of the infection control professional
Infection prevention and control for hospital personnel
Patient education
Exposure issuesSurgical asepsis
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Answer Gowns
Masks
Goggles
Gloves
COVID is spread by - Answer Droplets
Tuberculosis is spread by - Answer Droplets
Influenza is spread by - Answer Droplets
MRSA is spread by - Answer Skin to skin contact
Average temp - Answer 96.8-100.4 F
, 98.6 F considered average
Average oral temp - Answer 98.6 F (37 C)
Average tympanic temp - Answer 99.5 F (37.5 C)
Average axillary temp - Answer 97.7 F (36.5 C)
Average rectal temp - Answer 99.5 F (37.5 C)
Fever temp * - Answer 100.4 F (38 C)
Diaphoresis - Answer Excessive sweating
Hyperthermia temp - Answer >104 F (40 C)
Hypothermia temp - Answer <95 F (35 C)
What happens inside the body each time it increases by a degree C? - Answer 10% increase
in chemical reactions
Core temps - Answer Rectal and tympanic
Antipyretic - Answer Reduces fever
Normal BPM - Answer 60-100
Systole - Answer Left heart ventricle contracts --> blood is forced out into arteries, wave
pulses through arteries
Systolic pressure - Answer Peak pressure as ventricles contract and eject blood
Diastole - Answer Left ventricle relaxes --> arteries constrict
Diastolic pressure - Answer Minimum pressure when ventricles are at rest
