Hacc Nursing 140 Midterm Exam Questions
With Complete Answers
Five steps of the Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Advocacy - ANSWER Protecting the patient and defending them from harm
Ethics - ANSWER Nurses must be aware of the ethical principles that guide their behavior
and how that relates to Nursing as a profession
Chain of Infection - ANSWER 1. Infectious Agent
2. Source
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host
Interventions to break the chain of infection - ANSWER Surgical Asepsis
, Medical Asepsis
Sergical Asepsis - ANSWER Completely clean of pathogens
Medical Asepsis - ANSWER Reduction of pathogens -using gloves
Airborne precautions - ANSWER Particles smaller than 5 µm in size to a susceptible
person's eyes, nose, or mouth.
N95 Respirator mask, goggles, gloves, gown, isolation room
Contact precautions - ANSWER Transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a
susceptible host's body surface
mask, goggles, gloves, gown
Droplet Precautions - ANSWER Pathogens propelled through the air on particles larger
than 5 µm in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or mouth
mask, goggles, gloves, gown
Standard Precautions - ANSWER prevent the transmission of organisms and used for all
patients in healthcare facilities regardless of diagnosis or infection status
Gloves and hand hygiene
RACE - ANSWER Rescue anyone in danger
With Complete Answers
Five steps of the Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Advocacy - ANSWER Protecting the patient and defending them from harm
Ethics - ANSWER Nurses must be aware of the ethical principles that guide their behavior
and how that relates to Nursing as a profession
Chain of Infection - ANSWER 1. Infectious Agent
2. Source
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host
Interventions to break the chain of infection - ANSWER Surgical Asepsis
, Medical Asepsis
Sergical Asepsis - ANSWER Completely clean of pathogens
Medical Asepsis - ANSWER Reduction of pathogens -using gloves
Airborne precautions - ANSWER Particles smaller than 5 µm in size to a susceptible
person's eyes, nose, or mouth.
N95 Respirator mask, goggles, gloves, gown, isolation room
Contact precautions - ANSWER Transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a
susceptible host's body surface
mask, goggles, gloves, gown
Droplet Precautions - ANSWER Pathogens propelled through the air on particles larger
than 5 µm in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or mouth
mask, goggles, gloves, gown
Standard Precautions - ANSWER prevent the transmission of organisms and used for all
patients in healthcare facilities regardless of diagnosis or infection status
Gloves and hand hygiene
RACE - ANSWER Rescue anyone in danger
