Chapter 17

Question 1

4 stages of infectious process

Answer 1

• incubation
• prodromal
• illness
• convalescent

Question 2

when an organism firsts enters the body and lasts until the onset of symptoms

Answer 2

incubation

Question 3

the short time from the onset of vague, nonspecific symptoms to the beginning of specific symptoms of infection

Answer 3

prodromal period

Question 4

localized and systemic sighs and symptoms appear, fever, headache, and malaise may occur

Answer 4

illness period

Question 5

period begins when the symptoms begin to subside and extends until the patient has returned to a normal state of health

Answer 5

convalescent period

Question 6

health care associated infections

Answer 6

infections transmitted to a person while receiving health care services

Question 7

who is at risk for HAI’s?

Answer 7

• surgical incisions w/or without drains
• artificial airways
• indwelling urinary catheters
• central lines

Question 8

delineate methods for avoiding direct contact w/all body secretions except seat

Answer 8

standard precautions

Question 9

based on interrupting the mode of transmission by identifying the specific secretions, body fluids, tissues, or excretions that might be infective

Answer 9

transmission based precautions

Question 10

PPE donned order

Answer 10

• gown
• mask
• googles/face shield
• gloves

Question 11

4 rules of surgical asepsis

Answer 11

• know what is sterile
• know what is not sterile
• separate sterile from unsterile
• remedy contamination immediately

Question 12

principles of aseptic technique

Answer 12

• only sterile items are used w/in the sterile field
• the edges of a sterile package are considered contaminated after opened
• avoid reaching across a sterile field
• open wrapper away from the body
• area 1 in surrounding the outer edge of the sterile field is unsterile
• keep hands above waist level

Question 13

steps in the brushless technique

Answer 13

• dispense 2mL of antimicrobial agent into the palm of one hand
• w/the fingertips of the other hand, work some of the alcohol based agent under nails
• spread remaining portion of the agent over all surfaces of the hand and arm just above elbow
• dispense another 2mL into palm of other hand
• repeat

Question 14

n-95 mask

Answer 14

• patients in airborne precautions
• pulmonary tuberculosis
• varicella
• rubeola