MIDTERM REVIEW CONTAINING CONTENT FROM WEEK 1 TO 5.)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
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 - collection of data or cues that are important to the
patient's care to understand the patient's needs
diagnosis Answer - analysis of the assessment to determine key issues and
create a diagnosis
creation of outcomes/goals for the patient
planning Answer - creation of a plan that identifies strategies to reach patient's
health outcomes
implementation Answer - carrying out 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 path by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir
mode of transmission Answer - route of transmission by which the pathogen
travel from the reservoir to host