NSE 111: Midterm Review Exam
Questions and Answers 2024
patient centered care - Correct Ans-a standard of care that places the patient as the
focus of the care
DIPPS or DIPPERS - Correct Ans-dignity, independence, privacy, preference, and
safety; dignity, independence, privacy, preference, empathy, respect, and safety
nursing process - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-collection of data or cues that are important to the patient's
care to understand the patient's needs
diagnosis - Correct Ans-analysis of the assessment to determine key issues and create
a diagnosis
creation of outcomes/goals for the patient
planning - Correct Ans-creation of a plan that identifies strategies to reach patient's
health outcomes
implementation - Correct Ans-carrying out the plan of care
evaluation - Correct Ans-determining if the implementation of the plan was successful in
reaching patient outcomes
infections - Correct Ans-a disease state that results from the entry of a pathogen into
the tissue of the host
pathogen - Correct Ans-a microorganism that causes disease
local - Correct Ans-limited to a specific part of the body
systemic - Correct Ans-spreads throughout the entire body
chain of infection - Correct Ans-infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent - Correct Ans-pathogen that causes disease
reservoir - Correct Ans-a site where pathogens can survive but may or may not multiple
, survival needs of pathogen - Correct Ans-food, water, pH level (5-8), minimal light,
oxygen, and temperature between 35-37 degrees
portal of exit - Correct Ans-the path by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir
mode of transmission - Correct Ans-route of transmission by which the pathogen travel
from the reservoir to host
direct - Correct Ans-between infected individual and host (to skin)
indirect - Correct Ans-between the host and contaminated object (intermediate object)
airborne - Correct Ans-organism travel from respiratory system of infected source to
host propelled through air farther than 1m (chicken pox, measles)
droplet - Correct Ans-organism travels from respiratory system of infected source to
host through air up to 2m (COVID-19)
vehicle - Correct Ans-one contaminated source infects multiple hosts (water in Flint, MI)
vectorborne - Correct Ans-microbes transmitted from insects to humans (West Nile
virus)
portal of entry - Correct Ans-the path by which the pathogen can enter the body
(possibly through the same path used for exiting)
susceptible host - Correct Ans-a person who gets an infection or disease
defences against infection - Correct Ans-immune system, normal flora, inflammatory
response, body system defence
factors that affect patient susceptibility - Correct Ans-age, nutritional intake, stress, and
medication
Health care associated infection - Correct Ans-An infection that is acquired after
admission that is not present or incubating at the time of admission
aspesis - Correct Ans-keeping away disease-producing microorganisms
medical asepsis - Correct Ans-reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms
surgical aspesis - Correct Ans-Use of precise practices to eliminate all micro-organisms
including pathogens and spores from an object or area
Questions and Answers 2024
patient centered care - Correct Ans-a standard of care that places the patient as the
focus of the care
DIPPS or DIPPERS - Correct Ans-dignity, independence, privacy, preference, and
safety; dignity, independence, privacy, preference, empathy, respect, and safety
nursing process - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-collection of data or cues that are important to the patient's
care to understand the patient's needs
diagnosis - Correct Ans-analysis of the assessment to determine key issues and create
a diagnosis
creation of outcomes/goals for the patient
planning - Correct Ans-creation of a plan that identifies strategies to reach patient's
health outcomes
implementation - Correct Ans-carrying out the plan of care
evaluation - Correct Ans-determining if the implementation of the plan was successful in
reaching patient outcomes
infections - Correct Ans-a disease state that results from the entry of a pathogen into
the tissue of the host
pathogen - Correct Ans-a microorganism that causes disease
local - Correct Ans-limited to a specific part of the body
systemic - Correct Ans-spreads throughout the entire body
chain of infection - Correct Ans-infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent - Correct Ans-pathogen that causes disease
reservoir - Correct Ans-a site where pathogens can survive but may or may not multiple
, survival needs of pathogen - Correct Ans-food, water, pH level (5-8), minimal light,
oxygen, and temperature between 35-37 degrees
portal of exit - Correct Ans-the path by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir
mode of transmission - Correct Ans-route of transmission by which the pathogen travel
from the reservoir to host
direct - Correct Ans-between infected individual and host (to skin)
indirect - Correct Ans-between the host and contaminated object (intermediate object)
airborne - Correct Ans-organism travel from respiratory system of infected source to
host propelled through air farther than 1m (chicken pox, measles)
droplet - Correct Ans-organism travels from respiratory system of infected source to
host through air up to 2m (COVID-19)
vehicle - Correct Ans-one contaminated source infects multiple hosts (water in Flint, MI)
vectorborne - Correct Ans-microbes transmitted from insects to humans (West Nile
virus)
portal of entry - Correct Ans-the path by which the pathogen can enter the body
(possibly through the same path used for exiting)
susceptible host - Correct Ans-a person who gets an infection or disease
defences against infection - Correct Ans-immune system, normal flora, inflammatory
response, body system defence
factors that affect patient susceptibility - Correct Ans-age, nutritional intake, stress, and
medication
Health care associated infection - Correct Ans-An infection that is acquired after
admission that is not present or incubating at the time of admission
aspesis - Correct Ans-keeping away disease-producing microorganisms
medical asepsis - Correct Ans-reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms
surgical aspesis - Correct Ans-Use of precise practices to eliminate all micro-organisms
including pathogens and spores from an object or area
