NSE111 EXAM REVIEW (Latest Update 2026
/ 2027) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct
Normal flora - correct answer Microorganisms that reside in or on the body without
causing disease, helps protect against pathogens.
Inflammatory response - correct answer vascular and cellular response to protect the
body from an injury or infection.
Exogenous infection - correct answer occurs if a pathogen breaches the host's
external defense and enters sterile tissue: (mos that don't exist in normal flora;
salmonella, C. Difficle)
Endogenous infection - correct answer patients flora becomes altered and results in
overgrowth or is transferred to another site; yeast, strep
,Antimicrobial Resistant Organism (ARO) - correct answer Microbes adapting to the
environment and changing their genetic makeup. Drugs become ineffective and fail to
treat infections, as microbes develop to conquer antimicrobial treatments.
- proper hand hygiene can prevent this!
Medical asepsis (clean technique) - correct answer Procedures used to reduce and
prevent the spread of microorganisms but do not remove threat;
Need to follow principles:
Perform hand hygiene frequently; use PPE as indicated; don't place items on the floor
of client's room; don't shake linen; clean least soiled area first; place moist items in
plastic bags; reinforce education with client and caregivers
Surgical asepsis - correct answer practices that render and keep objects and areas
free from microorganisms; synonym for sterile technique
,Disinfection - correct answer A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms,
with the exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
Sterilization - correct answer The process that completely destroys all microbial life,
including spores.
Tier one (routine practices) CDC term - correct answer - breaks chain of infection
through hand hygiene and PPE.
- clinical practice or guidelines used with clients
(gowns, gloves, masks, eyewear, other PPE, handwashing/ sanitizing, linen discarding,
sharps discarding)
, Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Contact - correct answer spread by direct or indirect;
gloves, gowns, HH; private room or cohort; MRSA, C. Difficle (hand san), infection
(major wound infection, GI, skin, respiratory infection);
Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Droplet - correct answer spread by coughing, sneezing
or talking; gloves, gowns, mask (within 2m), HH, eyewear (splash risk); private room or
cohort; rubella, influenza, pertussis, mumps, diphtheria, pneumonia; private room
Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Airborne - correct answer spread by airborne droplets;
private room (door closed) negative pressure; gown, N95 mask, gloves, eyewear, HH;
measles, varicella, shingles, TB
Psychological impacts of isolation - correct answer Patient's body image may be
altered as a result of infectious process; may feel unclean, rejected, lonely, guilty;
infection prevention practises further intensify these feelings
/ 2027) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct
Normal flora - correct answer Microorganisms that reside in or on the body without
causing disease, helps protect against pathogens.
Inflammatory response - correct answer vascular and cellular response to protect the
body from an injury or infection.
Exogenous infection - correct answer occurs if a pathogen breaches the host's
external defense and enters sterile tissue: (mos that don't exist in normal flora;
salmonella, C. Difficle)
Endogenous infection - correct answer patients flora becomes altered and results in
overgrowth or is transferred to another site; yeast, strep
,Antimicrobial Resistant Organism (ARO) - correct answer Microbes adapting to the
environment and changing their genetic makeup. Drugs become ineffective and fail to
treat infections, as microbes develop to conquer antimicrobial treatments.
- proper hand hygiene can prevent this!
Medical asepsis (clean technique) - correct answer Procedures used to reduce and
prevent the spread of microorganisms but do not remove threat;
Need to follow principles:
Perform hand hygiene frequently; use PPE as indicated; don't place items on the floor
of client's room; don't shake linen; clean least soiled area first; place moist items in
plastic bags; reinforce education with client and caregivers
Surgical asepsis - correct answer practices that render and keep objects and areas
free from microorganisms; synonym for sterile technique
,Disinfection - correct answer A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms,
with the exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
Sterilization - correct answer The process that completely destroys all microbial life,
including spores.
Tier one (routine practices) CDC term - correct answer - breaks chain of infection
through hand hygiene and PPE.
- clinical practice or guidelines used with clients
(gowns, gloves, masks, eyewear, other PPE, handwashing/ sanitizing, linen discarding,
sharps discarding)
, Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Contact - correct answer spread by direct or indirect;
gloves, gowns, HH; private room or cohort; MRSA, C. Difficle (hand san), infection
(major wound infection, GI, skin, respiratory infection);
Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Droplet - correct answer spread by coughing, sneezing
or talking; gloves, gowns, mask (within 2m), HH, eyewear (splash risk); private room or
cohort; rubella, influenza, pertussis, mumps, diphtheria, pneumonia; private room
Tier Two Isolation Precautions: Airborne - correct answer spread by airborne droplets;
private room (door closed) negative pressure; gown, N95 mask, gloves, eyewear, HH;
measles, varicella, shingles, TB
Psychological impacts of isolation - correct answer Patient's body image may be
altered as a result of infectious process; may feel unclean, rejected, lonely, guilty;
infection prevention practises further intensify these feelings
