PN 1006 Midterm Exam and Already
Passed Answers 2025/2026 Updated.
Another name for health-associated infections - Answer nosocomial infections
What does nosocomial infection mean? - Answer Infection acquired through contact with
contamination in the hospital
- not present during admission
How many parts are there to the chain of infection? - Answer 6 components
What are the 6 components of infection - Answer 1. transmission
2. portal of entry
3. host susceptibility
4. infectious agent
5. reservoir
6. portal of exit
What is the incubation period? - Answer the period between exposure to an infection and
the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal period? - Answer short period after incubation; early, mild symptoms
i.e pain, fever, swelling
What is the illness period? - Answer shows the characteristic symptoms of infection/ obvious
and severe
i.e vomiting due to food poisoning
What is the convalescent period? - Answer recovery from the infection
What is normal flora? - Answer responsible for resistance to colonization by pathogenic
microorganisms
the absence of pathogenic (disease producing) microorganisms. - Answer Asepsis
Clean technique the reduces organisms and prevents transfer - Answer medical asepsis
,Sterile technique that destroys microorganisms and their spores - Answer Surgical asepsis
performing hand hygiene before and after contact with a patient is an example of - Answer
medical asepsis
knowing a patient's susceptibility to infection (Age, nutritional status, stress) is an example of? -
Answer Medical asepsis
educating patients about infection prevention is what type of care? - Answer patient-
centered care
What is PPE? - Answer personal protective equipment
What is cohorting? - Answer grouping patients with same infection
How is C. difficile removed from a nurses hands? - Answer Soap and Water
True or False
proper hand hygiene helps to protect other patients and health care workers. - Answer true
Who is at greater risk for infection? - Answer older adults
Do standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all bodily fluids, secretions, excretions,
nonintact skin, and mucous membranes? - Answer Yes - expect for sweat
When would a nurse use transmission based precautions - Answer for care of patients who
are known or suspected to be infected, or colonized, with microorganisms
What are the different routes of transmission - Answer airborne, contact, droplet
Would a nurse record procedures performed and the patient's response - Answer yes
Does the nurse record the patient's response to social isolation? - Answer yes
, What does isolation cause? - Answer creates sense of separation and loss of control
What are older adults signs for depression? - Answer loss of appetite
decrease in verbal communication
insomnia
When would you place a patient on airborne infection precautions
* in an isolated room with negative pressure - Answer when the patient has TB
What does CDC stand for? - Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What does the CDC do? - Answer (Center for Disease Control) Research into causes and
investigates all outbreaks
What nursing model focuses on efficiency and getting as many tasks as possible done in the
shortest time.
* absence of holistic care - Answer Functional nursing model
What nursing model involves the coordinated delivery of nursing care by various staff
members?
* interprofessional - Answer Team nursing model
One RN is teamed with an LPN to provide complete care for a group of patients throughout
their stay in a hospital unit is an example of? - Answer Primary care nursing model
Emphasizes the coordination of an array of health services and links them to patients and their
families while streamlining costs and maintaining quality
*what type of nursing model - Answer case management model
Many case managers use critical pathways, or "care maps," which are? - Answer
multidisciplinary treatment plans for patients with specific case types
This model is viewed as the way to ensure that all professionals and providers can practice to
the full potential of their roles and competencies
*used by intraprofessional teams - Answer collaborative practice model
Define mobility - Answer person's ability to move about freely
Passed Answers 2025/2026 Updated.
Another name for health-associated infections - Answer nosocomial infections
What does nosocomial infection mean? - Answer Infection acquired through contact with
contamination in the hospital
- not present during admission
How many parts are there to the chain of infection? - Answer 6 components
What are the 6 components of infection - Answer 1. transmission
2. portal of entry
3. host susceptibility
4. infectious agent
5. reservoir
6. portal of exit
What is the incubation period? - Answer the period between exposure to an infection and
the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal period? - Answer short period after incubation; early, mild symptoms
i.e pain, fever, swelling
What is the illness period? - Answer shows the characteristic symptoms of infection/ obvious
and severe
i.e vomiting due to food poisoning
What is the convalescent period? - Answer recovery from the infection
What is normal flora? - Answer responsible for resistance to colonization by pathogenic
microorganisms
the absence of pathogenic (disease producing) microorganisms. - Answer Asepsis
Clean technique the reduces organisms and prevents transfer - Answer medical asepsis
,Sterile technique that destroys microorganisms and their spores - Answer Surgical asepsis
performing hand hygiene before and after contact with a patient is an example of - Answer
medical asepsis
knowing a patient's susceptibility to infection (Age, nutritional status, stress) is an example of? -
Answer Medical asepsis
educating patients about infection prevention is what type of care? - Answer patient-
centered care
What is PPE? - Answer personal protective equipment
What is cohorting? - Answer grouping patients with same infection
How is C. difficile removed from a nurses hands? - Answer Soap and Water
True or False
proper hand hygiene helps to protect other patients and health care workers. - Answer true
Who is at greater risk for infection? - Answer older adults
Do standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all bodily fluids, secretions, excretions,
nonintact skin, and mucous membranes? - Answer Yes - expect for sweat
When would a nurse use transmission based precautions - Answer for care of patients who
are known or suspected to be infected, or colonized, with microorganisms
What are the different routes of transmission - Answer airborne, contact, droplet
Would a nurse record procedures performed and the patient's response - Answer yes
Does the nurse record the patient's response to social isolation? - Answer yes
, What does isolation cause? - Answer creates sense of separation and loss of control
What are older adults signs for depression? - Answer loss of appetite
decrease in verbal communication
insomnia
When would you place a patient on airborne infection precautions
* in an isolated room with negative pressure - Answer when the patient has TB
What does CDC stand for? - Answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What does the CDC do? - Answer (Center for Disease Control) Research into causes and
investigates all outbreaks
What nursing model focuses on efficiency and getting as many tasks as possible done in the
shortest time.
* absence of holistic care - Answer Functional nursing model
What nursing model involves the coordinated delivery of nursing care by various staff
members?
* interprofessional - Answer Team nursing model
One RN is teamed with an LPN to provide complete care for a group of patients throughout
their stay in a hospital unit is an example of? - Answer Primary care nursing model
Emphasizes the coordination of an array of health services and links them to patients and their
families while streamlining costs and maintaining quality
*what type of nursing model - Answer case management model
Many case managers use critical pathways, or "care maps," which are? - Answer
multidisciplinary treatment plans for patients with specific case types
This model is viewed as the way to ensure that all professionals and providers can practice to
the full potential of their roles and competencies
*used by intraprofessional teams - Answer collaborative practice model
Define mobility - Answer person's ability to move about freely
