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Care of Patients with Infection Flashcards

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Communicable infections

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transmitted from person to person

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Transmission of Infection requires three factors:

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Reservoir of infectious agents
Susceptible host with portal of entry
Mode of transmission

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A person with an active infection or asymptomatic carrier is a

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reservoir

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Toxins:

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protein molecule released by bacteria to affect host cells at a distant site

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Passive immunity:

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short duration (days or months) and either natural by transplacental transfer from the mother or artificial by injection of antibodies

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Active immunity:

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lasts for years and is natural by infection or artificial by stimulation of the body’s immune defenses

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What is the body’s best barrier of defenses against infection:

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Skin

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Routes of transmission:

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Respiratory: influenza virus, myobacterium tuberculosis, and streptococcus pneumonia

GI tract: Shigella, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, hepatitis A virus

Genitourinary tract: UTIs

Intact skin or mucous membranes: Treponema pallidum

Bloodstream

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Sometimes medical procedures create a break in cutaneous or mucocutaneous barriers as in

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catheter acquired bacteremia (blood in the bloodstream) and surgical site infections (SSIs)

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Microorganisms can gain direct access to the bloodstream when

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invasive devices or tubes are used

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Methods of transmission:

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Contact: direct or indirect
Droplet
Airborne
Vector-borne (for example, insects/animals)
Environment (for example, contaminated food, water)
Portal of exit

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Common defense mechanisms:

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Body tissues
Phagocytosis
Inflammation
Immune systems

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AMI:

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produces antibodies directed against certain pathogens

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CMI:

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Resistance to other microorganisms is mediated by the action of specifically sensitized T-lymphocytes

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Infection control includes:

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Facility policies and procedures
Surveillance and analysis
Patient and staff education
Community collaboration
Product evaluation
Bioengineering
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Methods of infection control:

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Hand hygiene
Disinfection/sterilization
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Staff and patient placement and cohorting
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RH/CE elements:

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Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette:
Patient, staff, and visitor education
Posted signs
Hand hygiene
Covering the nose and mouth with a tissue and prompt tissue disposal
Separation from the person with respiratory infection by more than 3 feet

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Transmission based precautions:

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Airborne: use negative airflow rooms
Droplet: may travel 3 ft Ex. influenza, mumps, meningitis, pertussis
Contact: patients with significant multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) Ex. MRSA, VRE, RSV, lice

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What has been a way to reduce spread of infection?

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Patient placement

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Cohorting:

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the practice of grouping patients who are colonized or infected with the same pathogen

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Biofilm:

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glycocalyx
complex group of microorganism that functions within “slimy” gel coating on medical devices such as urinary catheters, orthopedic implants, and enternal feeding tubes
-extremely difficult to treat

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MRSA:

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Staphlococcus aureus is common bacteria found on the skin and perineum and in the nose of many people

does not respond to methicillin or other penicillin-based drug
Susceptible to vancomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline fosamil

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How to avoid MRSA:

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Frequent hand hygiene
Avoiding close contact w/ people who have infectious wounds
Avoiding large crowds
Avoiding contaminated objects
Using good oral hygiene
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VRE:

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Enterococci are bacteria live in the intestinal tract and are important for digestion
-move to another area and cause an infection
Ex. Surgery

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CRE:

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Carbapenem antibiotics given for abdominal interactions such as peritonitis, have been used extensively for the past 15 years
-Recommends chlorhexidine (2% dilution) bathing

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Problems from inadequate antimicrobial therapy:

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  • Drug regimen noncompliance or non-adherence also contributes to resistant organism development
  • Septic shock: insufficient cardiac output is compounded by hypovolemia = inadequate blood supply to organs
  • Legal sanctions compelling a patient to complete treatment (for example, TB)
  • Septicemia or bloodstream infection (BSI)
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Clinical manifestations:

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pain
swelling
heat
redness
pus
Lymphadenopathy: enlarged lymph nodes
Pharyngitis
GI disturbance
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Assessment patient history:

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age, history of tobacco or alcohol use, current illness or disease, past and current drug use, and poor nutritional status

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Psychosocial assessment:

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Assess patient’s and family’s level of understanding about various diagnostic procedures and the time required to obtain test results

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Lab assessment:

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  • Best procedure: obtaining a culture
  • Sensitivity testing: occurs to determine effects of various drugs on that particular microorganism
  • WBC count
  • ESR
  • Serologic testing: performed to identify pathogens by detecting antibodies to the organisms
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Imaging assessment:

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X-ray films

CT and MRI

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Analysis: Priority NANDA-I nursing diagnosis and collaborative problems include:

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  1. Hyperthermia related to immune response

2. Social isolation related to being placed on Transmission Based Precautions

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Hyperthermia: Expected outcome

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Patients with an infection are Expected to have a body temp w/in normal limits

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Interventions of Hyperthermia:

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Drug therapy: antibiotics, antiviral agents, antifungals, antipyretics
External cooling: blankets or ice bags or packs
Teach UAP to observe and report shivering during any form of external cooling

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Antimicrobials act on susceptible pathogens by:

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Inhibiting wall synthesis
Injuring the cytoplasmic membrane
Inhibiting biosynthesis
Inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis

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Interventions of Social isolation:

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education is priority

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Home care management:

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  • Clean home environment is important especially to patients with superinfection
  • Explain disease and making certain the patient understands what is causing their illness
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Health Care resources: hand off information to the next facility such as

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SBAR

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Expected outcomes in general:

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Has body temp and vital signs w/in normal range
Adheres to drug therapy regimen
Copes w/ feeling of social isolation

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C-diff:

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due to the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro)

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Pathogen (agent) –

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Microorganism capable of producing disease

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Pathogenicity –

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Ability to cause disease

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Virulence –

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Degree of communicability

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Normal flora –

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Characteristic bacteria of a body location; often compete with other microorganisms to prevent infections

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Surveillance –

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Tracking and reporting of infections

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Types of HAIs

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  1. Endogenous infection – From patient flora

2. Exogenous infection – From outside the patient, often from tubes, implants, or health care workers’ hands

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MRSA Spread by:

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Indwelling urinary catheters
Vascular access devices
Endotracheal tubes

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Emerging Infections and Global Bioterrorism:

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Emerging infectious diseases
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)
Pandemic infections
Contaminated food
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)

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