NSE 111 Midterm Review Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
Patient centered care-ANSWER a standard of care that places the patient as the focus
of the care
DIPPS or DIPPERS-ANSWER dignity, independence, privacy, preference, and safety;
dignity, independence, privacy, preference, empathy, respect, and safety
nursing process-ANSWER a clinical decision making approach to care that assists
nurses with identifying and treating health related concerns and helps the patient reach
their health outcomes/goals
assessment - ANSWER gathering of data or cues that are relevant to the patient's care
to identify the patient's needs
diagnosis - ANSWER interpretation of the assessment to identify priority problems and
formulate a diagnosis
formulation of outcomes/objectives for the patient
planning - ANSWER development of a plan that outlines interventions to achieve
patient's health outcomes
implementation - ANSWER execution of the plan of care
evaluation - ANSWER determining if the implementation of the plan was successful in
reaching patient outcomes
, infections - ANSWER a disease state that results from the entry of a pathogen into the
tissue of the host
pathogen - ANSWER a microorganism that causes disease
local - ANSWER limited to a specific part of the body
systemic - ANSWER spreads throughout the entire body
chain of infection - ANSWER infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent - ANSWER pathogen that causes disease
reservoir - ANSWER a site where pathogens can survive but may or may not multiple
survival needs of pathogen - ANSWER food, water, pH level (5-8), minimal light, oxygen,
and temperature between 35-37 degrees
portal of exit - ANSWER the route the pathogen takes through which to leave the
reservoir
mode of transmission - ANSWER the route of transmission by which the pathogen
travels from reservoir to host
direct - ANSWER between infected individual and host-to skin
indirect - ANSWER between host and contaminated object-intermediate object
Correct Answers
Patient centered care-ANSWER a standard of care that places the patient as the focus
of the care
DIPPS or DIPPERS-ANSWER dignity, independence, privacy, preference, and safety;
dignity, independence, privacy, preference, empathy, respect, and safety
nursing process-ANSWER a clinical decision making approach to care that assists
nurses with identifying and treating health related concerns and helps the patient reach
their health outcomes/goals
assessment - ANSWER gathering of data or cues that are relevant to the patient's care
to identify the patient's needs
diagnosis - ANSWER interpretation of the assessment to identify priority problems and
formulate a diagnosis
formulation of outcomes/objectives for the patient
planning - ANSWER development of a plan that outlines interventions to achieve
patient's health outcomes
implementation - ANSWER execution of the plan of care
evaluation - ANSWER determining if the implementation of the plan was successful in
reaching patient outcomes
, infections - ANSWER a disease state that results from the entry of a pathogen into the
tissue of the host
pathogen - ANSWER a microorganism that causes disease
local - ANSWER limited to a specific part of the body
systemic - ANSWER spreads throughout the entire body
chain of infection - ANSWER infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent - ANSWER pathogen that causes disease
reservoir - ANSWER a site where pathogens can survive but may or may not multiple
survival needs of pathogen - ANSWER food, water, pH level (5-8), minimal light, oxygen,
and temperature between 35-37 degrees
portal of exit - ANSWER the route the pathogen takes through which to leave the
reservoir
mode of transmission - ANSWER the route of transmission by which the pathogen
travels from reservoir to host
direct - ANSWER between infected individual and host-to skin
indirect - ANSWER between host and contaminated object-intermediate object
