NUR 215 Test with Verified Answers

Name 5 routes a 'Portal of Exit' may be. - -Respiratory -GI -GU -Skin/Mucous Membranes -Blood What are the 2 'Modes of Transmission'? - Direct and indirect; Contact, Droplet, Airborne What is direct transmission? Name 2 examples. - Person to person; 1. Sex 2. Contact with an open wound What is indirect transmission? Name 2 examples. - Person to object; 1. Stethoscope 2. Keyboard Name 5 routes a 'Portal of Entry' may be. - -IV lines -Breathing tubes -Bug bites -Skin/Mucous Membranes -Respiratory What is a 'Susceptible Host'? - Person with inadequate defenses. Name 5 examples of a 'Susceptible Hosts'. - -Very young -Very old -Chemotherapy patients -Organ transplant patients -Chronic illness patients Define Native Immunity - Restricts entry of immediately responds to foreign organism. Define Passive Immunity - Antibodies; Temporary immunity; Intact skin-1st line of defense; Inflammatory response. Define Specific Adaptive Immunity - Antibodies in response to a foreign organism. Define Active Immunity - Antibodies in response to an antigen; Permanent immunity; B & T lymphocytes; Specific Antibodies. What are 6 primary defenses? - -Normal flora -Respiratory -Skin -Eyes -Mouth -GI What are 4 secondary defenses? - -Phagocytes -Complement Cascade -Inflammation -Fever