Nursing Concepts (NUR 200)
Pathophysiology
(NUR 333)
Nursing 333
Fundamentals
Infections
333
Patho
More Infections
100

The first step in a nurse’s problem solving process that involves gathering data about the patient and their health status: ___________.

Assessment

100

_____________ is the most common cause of cellular injury.

Hypoxia

100

Deficiency of oxygen in any tissue

Hypoxia

100

_________ precautions are applied to the care of all patients in all healthcare settings, regardless of suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious agent.

Standard

100

A _________ infection is one that follows a primary infection, especially in immunocompromised patients.

secondary

100

A _________ drug causes increased passing of urine.

Diuretic

100

_________: A hemoglobin breakdown product. It’s a yellow substance that can be recognized when red blood cells break down.

Bilirubin

100

________ infections have a rapid onset but last only a short time. Examples are the common cold, urinary tract infection, etc.

Acute

200

A __________ assessment is performed to obtain data about a possible problem regarding one body part or one functional ability in particular.  

Focused Assessment

200

_________ is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the tissues.

Hemoglobin

200

Which step in the nursing process is the following documentation regarding a client’s health record?

“Nutritional status will improve as evidenced by a weight gain of 3 lb. (1.4 kg) by July 1.”

Planning

200

A ____________ is the personal protective equipment (PPE) known for protection against splashing.

Face Shield

200

___________ infections cause harm in a limited region of the body, such as the upper respiratory tract, skin, urethra, or a single bone or joint.

Local

200

Medical term for heart attack

Myocardial Infarction

200

________: Term for yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes resulting from high levels of bilirubin in the blood.

Jaundice

200

A sterile field becomes __________ when it is out of visual range.

Contaminated

300

When is a back massage typically offered as part of scheduled care?

  • Early morning care
  • AM (morning) care
  • PM (afternoon) care
  • H.S. (hour of sleep) care

H.S. (Hour of sleep) care

300

Regarding cellular transport, diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion are all examples of ___________ transport that do not use ATP.

Passive Transport

300

__________: Body tissue or organ to waste away potentially due to non-use.

Atrophy

300

A(n) ________ syringe is calibrated in units rather than milliliters (mL).  

Insulin

300

________ infections cause no symptoms for long periods, even decades.

-Example: Tuberculosis

Latent

300

Which of the listed options can increase one’s susceptibility to infection?

-developmental stage (whether newborn, young person, elderly, etc.)

-illness or injury

-substance abuse

All of the above

300

Systolic Blood Pressure

_____________

Diastolic Blood Pressure

300

___________ defenses against infection include:

Normal flora of the body, skin, respiratory tree, eyes, mouth, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, genitourinary tract

Primary defenses

400

A(n) ________ is impaired, reddened skin over a bony prominence that is caused by pressure that interferes with the delivery of oxygen to body cells.

pressure ulcer.

What is another medical term for a pressure ulcer?

400

Without oxygen, glucose is metabolized by anaerobic metabolism and ___________ is a byproduct.

Lactic Acid

400

“plasi-” is the word element that means ________. Hint: Neoplasia means “new ________.”

growth

400

Obtaining wound measurements once a week is part of the _________ phase of the nursing process when performing wound care for a client.

Evaluation

400

Active immunity, passive immunity, cellular/cell-mediated immunity, and humoral (antibody-mediated) immunity are examples of ________ defenses against infection.

Tertiary defenses

400

_________: Term for the stage of infection that involves the first appearance of vague symptoms

Prodrome

400

_________: Accidental, uncontrolled cell death often due to trauma or injury.

Necrosis

400

In __________ infections, the pathogen is acquired from the healthcare environment.

  • Very undesirable and costly from the healthcare provider’s perspective

Exogenous healthcare-related infections

500

____________ is the term for an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.

(impaired blood flow, impaired profusion)

Ischemia

500

__________   _________, deranged cellular growth within cervix tissue, is a noted precursor to cancer of the cervix.

Hint: the second word of the answer is the cellular adaption that involves deranged, disordered cell growth within a specific tissue.

Cervical dysplasia

500

Absence of contamination by disease causing microorganisms is known as ________.

Asepsis

500

_________ precautions are essential to prevent the spread of certain enteric infections involving the intestines. 

(Standard, Droplet, Contact, Airbborne)

Contact 

500

List 4 of the body’s secondary defenses:

_________

_________

_________

_________


  • Phagocytosis
  • Inflammation
  • Fever
  • Complement cascade
500

__________ usually refers to disorganized, uncontrolled proliferative cell growth (within a specific tissue or organ) that is cancerous.

-Term is used interchangeably with “tumor.”

Neoplasia

500

_________: The medical term for when someone’s skin, lips, or nails turn blue due to lack of oxygen in the blood.

Cyanosis

500

In __________ infections, pathogen arises from the patient’s normal flora, when some form of treatment causes the normally harmless microbes to multiply and cause infection.

Endogenous healthcare-related infection

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