NUR 170 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTED AND
APPROVED NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026
LATEST
portal of exit --ANSWER--a way for the infectious agent to escape from the
reservoir in which it has been growing
Common portals of exit --ANSWER--Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary tracts
Breaks in skin
Blood and tissue
Aerobic bacteria --ANSWER--Bacteria that require oxygen for survival
Anaerobic Bacteria --ANSWER--bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive
modes of transmission --ANSWER--contact (direct or indirect) droplet,
airborne, vector
Direct contact --ANSWER--person to person
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,indirect contact --ANSWER--object to person
droplet --ANSWER--transmission via airborne droplets
airborne --ANSWER--moved or conveyed by or through air
Vector --ANSWER--animals or insects as intermediaries
Stages of an infection --ANSWER--incubation, prodromal, illness,
convalescence
Incubation stage --ANSWER--the time between exposure and the start of the
symptoms
prodromal stage --ANSWER--person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific
signs of disease
illness stage --ANSWER--the interval when symptoms specific to the infection
occur
Decline Stage --ANSWER--number of bacteria decline and symptoms begin to
resolve
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,Convalescence stage --ANSWER--symptoms disappear and the body recovers
susceptible host --ANSWER--a person likely to get an infection or disease,
usually because body defenses are weak
The nursing process is --ANSWER--a critical thinking method used by nurses
to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic.
5 steps of the nursing process --ANSWER--1. assessment/data collection
2. analysis/ diagnosis
3. planning
4. implementation
5. evaluation
Times a nurse can collect data --ANSWER--1. initial assessment (baseline data)
2. Focused assessment
3. Ongoing assessments
Methods of data collection include: --ANSWER--Observation, interviews with
clients and families, medical history, comprehensive or focused physical
examination, diagnostic and laboratory reports, and collaboration with other
members of the health care team.
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, subjective data --ANSWER--what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking
objective data --ANSWER--information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by
an observer; signs
Analysis/diagnosis --ANSWER--- identify patterns or trends
- compare data with expected standards or reference ranges
- arrive at conclusions to guide nursing care
Planning --ANSWER--- must establish priorities and optimal outcomes of care
they can readily measure and evaluate
- direction interventions to include in a plan of care to promote, maintain, or
restore health of clients
Three types of planning --ANSWER--- comprehensive: on admission, after
assessment
- ongoing: throughout provision of care
- discharge: needs for after discharge
What guidelines are used to set priorities? --ANSWER--Maslow's Hierarchy of
needs
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ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTED AND
APPROVED NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026
LATEST
portal of exit --ANSWER--a way for the infectious agent to escape from the
reservoir in which it has been growing
Common portals of exit --ANSWER--Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary tracts
Breaks in skin
Blood and tissue
Aerobic bacteria --ANSWER--Bacteria that require oxygen for survival
Anaerobic Bacteria --ANSWER--bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive
modes of transmission --ANSWER--contact (direct or indirect) droplet,
airborne, vector
Direct contact --ANSWER--person to person
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,indirect contact --ANSWER--object to person
droplet --ANSWER--transmission via airborne droplets
airborne --ANSWER--moved or conveyed by or through air
Vector --ANSWER--animals or insects as intermediaries
Stages of an infection --ANSWER--incubation, prodromal, illness,
convalescence
Incubation stage --ANSWER--the time between exposure and the start of the
symptoms
prodromal stage --ANSWER--person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific
signs of disease
illness stage --ANSWER--the interval when symptoms specific to the infection
occur
Decline Stage --ANSWER--number of bacteria decline and symptoms begin to
resolve
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,Convalescence stage --ANSWER--symptoms disappear and the body recovers
susceptible host --ANSWER--a person likely to get an infection or disease,
usually because body defenses are weak
The nursing process is --ANSWER--a critical thinking method used by nurses
to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic.
5 steps of the nursing process --ANSWER--1. assessment/data collection
2. analysis/ diagnosis
3. planning
4. implementation
5. evaluation
Times a nurse can collect data --ANSWER--1. initial assessment (baseline data)
2. Focused assessment
3. Ongoing assessments
Methods of data collection include: --ANSWER--Observation, interviews with
clients and families, medical history, comprehensive or focused physical
examination, diagnostic and laboratory reports, and collaboration with other
members of the health care team.
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, subjective data --ANSWER--what the person says about himself or herself
during history taking
objective data --ANSWER--information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by
an observer; signs
Analysis/diagnosis --ANSWER--- identify patterns or trends
- compare data with expected standards or reference ranges
- arrive at conclusions to guide nursing care
Planning --ANSWER--- must establish priorities and optimal outcomes of care
they can readily measure and evaluate
- direction interventions to include in a plan of care to promote, maintain, or
restore health of clients
Three types of planning --ANSWER--- comprehensive: on admission, after
assessment
- ongoing: throughout provision of care
- discharge: needs for after discharge
What guidelines are used to set priorities? --ANSWER--Maslow's Hierarchy of
needs
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