LATEST NSG 100 PRACTICE TEST WITH
EXAM 1, EXAM 2, EXAM 3, EXAM 4 EXAM
TEST ||2025-2026 EXAM STUDY TEST WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
What does SMART goals stand for? Correct Answer Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely
What are nursing interventions? Correct Answer Treatments or
actions based on clinical judgment and
knowledge that nurses perform to meet patient outcomes.
"Nurse teaches client relaxation techniques and positioning
methods to reduce the need for pain medication" is an example of
what kind of intervention? Correct Answer Independent nursing
intervention
,T/F : When microorganisms produce detectable alteration in
normal tissue function and alter bodily function or processes is the
definition for infectious disease Correct Answer False, this is a
definition for disease.
Infectious disease is caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such
as bacteria, viruses,
parasites or fungi
What are the four categories of microorganisms? Correct Answer
Bacteria
Viruses: nucleic acid, must enter living cells to reproduce
Fungi: plant-like organisms present in air, soil, and water
Parasites: live on other organisms
What kind of infection causes microorganisms to grow and
multiply but does not cause disease? Correct Answer
Colonization
For example, MRSA
T/F: A fomite is an inanimate object used for the transmission of a
pathogenic agent. Correct Answer True, during vehicle borne
transmission
,T/F: A vector can be salivary fluid Correct Answer True, it can also
be an animal, insect or injection
Transmission based precautions breaks what link in the chain of
infection? Correct Answer Reservoir to the portal of exit of the
reservoir
What are the steps in the chain of infection? Correct Answer 1.
Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
What are the factors that affect host susceptibility? Correct
Answer 1. Age
2. Nutritional Status
3. Stress
4. Disease Process
5. Tx or conditions that affect the immune response
, What is the protective and vascular reaction fluids, nutrients and
blood products to interstitial tissues during injury? Correct Answer
Inflammatory response
What are examples of pathogens? Correct Answer Exotoxins,
endotoxins, enzymes, chemicals and extracellular capsules
In what stage of infection does the organism begin growing and
multiplying? Hint: Pt is asymptomatic at this point. Correct Answer
Incubation period
A compromised immune system, recent abdominal/chest sx,
presence of urinary/IV cath, prolonged abx use and lengthy
hospital stay are all risk factors for what? Correct Answer Hospital
acquired infection
What are examples of sterilization? Correct Answer Moist heat
Gas
Boiling water
Radiation
What lab values would indicate an infection in the body? Correct
Answer Elevated WBC count (NR: 5000-10000/mm3)
Increase in specific type of WBC
EXAM 1, EXAM 2, EXAM 3, EXAM 4 EXAM
TEST ||2025-2026 EXAM STUDY TEST WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
What does SMART goals stand for? Correct Answer Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely
What are nursing interventions? Correct Answer Treatments or
actions based on clinical judgment and
knowledge that nurses perform to meet patient outcomes.
"Nurse teaches client relaxation techniques and positioning
methods to reduce the need for pain medication" is an example of
what kind of intervention? Correct Answer Independent nursing
intervention
,T/F : When microorganisms produce detectable alteration in
normal tissue function and alter bodily function or processes is the
definition for infectious disease Correct Answer False, this is a
definition for disease.
Infectious disease is caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such
as bacteria, viruses,
parasites or fungi
What are the four categories of microorganisms? Correct Answer
Bacteria
Viruses: nucleic acid, must enter living cells to reproduce
Fungi: plant-like organisms present in air, soil, and water
Parasites: live on other organisms
What kind of infection causes microorganisms to grow and
multiply but does not cause disease? Correct Answer
Colonization
For example, MRSA
T/F: A fomite is an inanimate object used for the transmission of a
pathogenic agent. Correct Answer True, during vehicle borne
transmission
,T/F: A vector can be salivary fluid Correct Answer True, it can also
be an animal, insect or injection
Transmission based precautions breaks what link in the chain of
infection? Correct Answer Reservoir to the portal of exit of the
reservoir
What are the steps in the chain of infection? Correct Answer 1.
Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
What are the factors that affect host susceptibility? Correct
Answer 1. Age
2. Nutritional Status
3. Stress
4. Disease Process
5. Tx or conditions that affect the immune response
, What is the protective and vascular reaction fluids, nutrients and
blood products to interstitial tissues during injury? Correct Answer
Inflammatory response
What are examples of pathogens? Correct Answer Exotoxins,
endotoxins, enzymes, chemicals and extracellular capsules
In what stage of infection does the organism begin growing and
multiplying? Hint: Pt is asymptomatic at this point. Correct Answer
Incubation period
A compromised immune system, recent abdominal/chest sx,
presence of urinary/IV cath, prolonged abx use and lengthy
hospital stay are all risk factors for what? Correct Answer Hospital
acquired infection
What are examples of sterilization? Correct Answer Moist heat
Gas
Boiling water
Radiation
What lab values would indicate an infection in the body? Correct
Answer Elevated WBC count (NR: 5000-10000/mm3)
Increase in specific type of WBC
