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PN 130 TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Once microorganisms invade one of three events occur. what are allthree events? - ANSWER 1. The body's immune defence mechanisms
eliminate them.
2. they reside in the body without causing disease
3. they cause an infection or infectious disease.
What is wellness? - ANSWER A full and balanced integration of all
aspects of health. Physical, emotional, social and spiritual.
What are the mechanisms of heat transfer? - ANSWER Radiation,
convection, conduction, evaporation
True or False.
Blood pressure and all vital signs fall under the physiologic needs of
Maslow's. - ANSWER True
In what order does Maslow's hierarchy of needs go in? - ANSWER
physiologic needs
safety and security
love and belongingness
esteem and self esteem
self-actualization needs.
What are the three stages of wound repair? - ANSWER Inflammation
proliferation
remodeling
What is surgical asepsis? - ANSWER measures that render supplies
and equipment totally free of microorganisms- sterilization
What is idiopathic? - ANSWER cause of disease is unknown.
What is health? - ANSWER right, responsibility, and resource
, How many components are in the chain of infection? - ANSWER six
1. infectious agent
2. reservoir of growth
3. exit route from reservoir
4. means of Transmisson
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
__________________ bacteria require oxygen to live while
____________________bacteria exist without oxygen. - ANSWER
aerobic, anaerobic
What is the 5th vital sign? - ANSWER pain (subjective)
What is the difference between dehiscence and evisceration? -
ANSWER dehiscence- separation of wound edges
evisceration- wound separation with the protrusion of organs
Where do congenital disorders occur? - ANSWER present at birth
What are common safety hazards for toddlers? - ANSWER accidental
poisoning and drowning
erosion of tissue from underneath intact skin at the wound edge -
ANSWER undermining
what is hereditary condition? - ANSWER acquired from genetic codes of
one or both parents
what are the 3 wound healing stages? - ANSWER 1st intention (primary)
wound edges are next to each other.
2nd intention wound edges are widely separated leading to scar
formation.
3rd intention wound edges are intentionally left separated
What are the 4 objective vital signs? - ANSWER blood pressure,
respirations, pulse, temperature
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