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NURS 5463 / NURS5463 Exam 3:
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Adult Gerontology Acute Care | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - UTA
Question:
acute post op fevers- within 1st week after surgery?
Answer:
nosocomial infections
Question:
asymptomatic fever in cardiothoracic surgery pt?
Answer:
no evaluation until 3rd day of fever
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Question:
first sign of sternal wound infection?
Answer:
positive blood culture and fever, before wound looks inflamed
Question:
common contaminants in blood cultures?
Answer:
strep viridans, coagulase negative staph, and enterococci
Question:
common cause of bacteremia, MSSA, MRSA?
Answer:
staph Aureus
Question:
treat bacteremia for how many days?
Answer:
14 days
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Question:
half of all blood stream infections?
Answer:
gram negative bacillus bacteremia- E coli, Klebsiella, and Pseudomonas
Question:
1st line treatment for candidemia?
Answer:
echinocandins IV for fungemia
Question:
most common cause of CRBSI?
Answer:
coagulase negative staph
Question:
most common cause of infective endocarditis?
Answer:
Staph and strep
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