NU 136 FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 || BASIC
NURSING FOUNDATIONS REVIEW || VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || COMPLETE
TEST BANK || GRADED A+
Denial (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER
-denial
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
rationalization
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Displacement
,blood culture and sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER -blood specimen
incubated to check for bacterial growth
culture and sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER -test performed to determine
which antibiotic is most effective against the bacteria.
When are sensitivity test results available? - CORRECT ANSWER -48 to
72 hours after the culture
What type of results would you report in a sensitivity test? - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. resistant
2. susceptible
3. intermediate resistance
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated dressings?
- CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Place
contaminated linens in a sealed plastic bag until laundered. DO NOT launder
with regular family laundry.
what are the four stages of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. incubation
period
2. prodromal period
3. illness period
4. convalescence period
, incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER -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? -
CORRECT ANSWER --illness period
-signs and symptoms can include: fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes,
leukocytosis, diarrhea and vomiting
What is the convalescent period? - CORRECT ANSWER -recovery period;
symptoms begin to subside and it extends until the patient has returned to a
normal state of health
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER -the practice of making the environment
and objects free of microorganisms
medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER -practices designed to reduce the
number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --practices that render and keep
objects and areas free from microorganisms
-involves sterilization of all instruments and inanimate equipment that invade
the body and for wound care.
-sterile technique
example of medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --hand washing
-insertion of an NG tube
Example of surgical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --administering
injections
NURSING FOUNDATIONS REVIEW || VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS || HIGH-YIELD STUDY GUIDE || COMPLETE
TEST BANK || GRADED A+
Denial (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER
-denial
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - CORRECT ANSWER -
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? - CORRECT ANSWER -
rationalization
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Displacement
,blood culture and sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER -blood specimen
incubated to check for bacterial growth
culture and sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER -test performed to determine
which antibiotic is most effective against the bacteria.
When are sensitivity test results available? - CORRECT ANSWER -48 to
72 hours after the culture
What type of results would you report in a sensitivity test? - CORRECT
ANSWER -1. resistant
2. susceptible
3. intermediate resistance
Sepsis in the Home Environment: what do you do with contaminated dressings?
- CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Place
contaminated linens in a sealed plastic bag until laundered. DO NOT launder
with regular family laundry.
what are the four stages of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. incubation
period
2. prodromal period
3. illness period
4. convalescence period
, incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER -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? -
CORRECT ANSWER --illness period
-signs and symptoms can include: fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes,
leukocytosis, diarrhea and vomiting
What is the convalescent period? - CORRECT ANSWER -recovery period;
symptoms begin to subside and it extends until the patient has returned to a
normal state of health
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER -the practice of making the environment
and objects free of microorganisms
medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER -practices designed to reduce the
number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --practices that render and keep
objects and areas free from microorganisms
-involves sterilization of all instruments and inanimate equipment that invade
the body and for wound care.
-sterile technique
example of medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --hand washing
-insertion of an NG tube
Example of surgical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER --administering
injections
