NU 136 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED
A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
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Denial (defense mechanism) - Ans✔✔-psychoanalytic defense mechanism by
which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities.
A woman whose husband died a year ago still speaks of him in the present
tense and keeps his wardrobe in the closet.
What type of defense mechanism is she displaying? - Ans✔✔-denial
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - Ans✔✔-Unconsciously making excuses
or formulate logical reasons to justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
A student who did not study for an examination blames his failure on he
teacher's poor lecture material and the unfairness of the examination. What
type of defense mechanism is the student displaying? - Ans✔✔-rationalization
,Displacement - Ans✔✔-discharging intense feelings for one person onto
another object or person who is less threatening, thereby satisfying an impulse
with a substitute object.
A child who has been scolded by her other hits her doll with a hairbrush. What
type of defense mechanism is the child displaying? - Ans✔✔-Displacement
blood culture and sensitivity - Ans✔✔-blood specimen incubated to check for
bacterial growth
culture and sensitivity - Ans✔✔-test performed to determine which antibiotic
is most effective against the bacteria.
When are sensitivity test results available? - Ans✔✔-48 to 72 hours after the
culture
What type of results would you report in a sensitivity test? - Ans✔✔-1.
resistant
2. susceptible
3. intermediate resistance
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated
dressings? - Ans✔✔-secure contaminated dressings and other disposable
supplies in plastic zip-closure bags before disposal.
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated linens
with blood or body secretions? - Ans✔✔-Place contaminated linens in a sealed
plastic bag until laundered. DO NOT launder with regular family laundry.
, what are the four stages of infection? - Ans✔✔-1. incubation period
2. prodromal period
3. illness period
4. convalescence period
incubation period - Ans✔✔-the period between exposure to an infection and
the appearance of the first symptoms
What stage of infection do localized and systemic signs and symptoms appear?
- Ans✔✔--illness period
-signs and symptoms can include: fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes,
leukocytosis, diarrhea and vomiting
What is the convalescent period? - Ans✔✔-recovery period; symptoms begin
to subside and it extends until the patient has returned to a normal state of
health
Asepsis - Ans✔✔-the practice of making the environment and objects free of
microorganisms
medical asepsis - Ans✔✔-practices designed to reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis - Ans✔✔--practices that render and keep objects and areas
free from microorganisms
EXAM STUDY GUIDE. GRADED
A+. QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS. LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE
Denial (defense mechanism) - Ans✔✔-psychoanalytic defense mechanism by
which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities.
A woman whose husband died a year ago still speaks of him in the present
tense and keeps his wardrobe in the closet.
What type of defense mechanism is she displaying? - Ans✔✔-denial
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - Ans✔✔-Unconsciously making excuses
or formulate logical reasons to justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
A student who did not study for an examination blames his failure on he
teacher's poor lecture material and the unfairness of the examination. What
type of defense mechanism is the student displaying? - Ans✔✔-rationalization
,Displacement - Ans✔✔-discharging intense feelings for one person onto
another object or person who is less threatening, thereby satisfying an impulse
with a substitute object.
A child who has been scolded by her other hits her doll with a hairbrush. What
type of defense mechanism is the child displaying? - Ans✔✔-Displacement
blood culture and sensitivity - Ans✔✔-blood specimen incubated to check for
bacterial growth
culture and sensitivity - Ans✔✔-test performed to determine which antibiotic
is most effective against the bacteria.
When are sensitivity test results available? - Ans✔✔-48 to 72 hours after the
culture
What type of results would you report in a sensitivity test? - Ans✔✔-1.
resistant
2. susceptible
3. intermediate resistance
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated
dressings? - Ans✔✔-secure contaminated dressings and other disposable
supplies in plastic zip-closure bags before disposal.
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated linens
with blood or body secretions? - Ans✔✔-Place contaminated linens in a sealed
plastic bag until laundered. DO NOT launder with regular family laundry.
, what are the four stages of infection? - Ans✔✔-1. incubation period
2. prodromal period
3. illness period
4. convalescence period
incubation period - Ans✔✔-the period between exposure to an infection and
the appearance of the first symptoms
What stage of infection do localized and systemic signs and symptoms appear?
- Ans✔✔--illness period
-signs and symptoms can include: fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes,
leukocytosis, diarrhea and vomiting
What is the convalescent period? - Ans✔✔-recovery period; symptoms begin
to subside and it extends until the patient has returned to a normal state of
health
Asepsis - Ans✔✔-the practice of making the environment and objects free of
microorganisms
medical asepsis - Ans✔✔-practices designed to reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis - Ans✔✔--practices that render and keep objects and areas
free from microorganisms
