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Exam 7 Infection Control Flashcards

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Bioterrorism

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Recognize patterns
Are nurses getting sick?
Similar resistant

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When exposed to blood

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Wash area w/ soap and water
Clean with soap/alcohol
Call employee health asap
Lab work for you and patient for baseline

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fomite

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contaminated object that transfers pathogen

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Chain of infection

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Infectious Agent-Reservoir-Portal of Exit-Mode of Transmission-Portal of Entry- Susceptible Host

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Tertiary Defense

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Specific Immunity
Cell Mediated Immunity
Humoral Immunity

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Secondary Defense

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Phagocytosis
Complement cascade
Inflammation
Fever

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types of portal of entry

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eyes, nares, mouth, urethra, vagina, cuts, scrapes, bites, wounds

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Infection Control Nurse

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Mini infection in facility
Be current on info on infections
Tracks & reports

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Specific Immunity

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Lympocytes
T cells/ B cells
Antibodies

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direct contact

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touching, kissing, sex

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portal of entry

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opening into body

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Surgical Asepsis

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Sterile
Surgical Scrub
Surgical Attire
Sterile technique
Sterile fields
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factors leading to infection

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  1. power to infect
  2. number of pathogen transmitted
  3. Host defense
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Immune Response

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Has Humoral and cellular immunity

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susceptible host

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person with inadequate defenses such as old or young

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CDC Tier Two

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Contact, Droplet, & Airborne Precautions

Protective Isolation

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reservoir

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location of infection

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CDC Tier One

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Wash hands before/after everthing
Never Recap needles
Splash precaution with goggles/mask
Soil precaution with gown
Clean all equipment
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Complement Cascade

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Blood protein causes pathogen’s cell wall to rupture

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Inflammatory Response

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Acute-Redness,heat,swelling, pain.
Constrict–>Dilate
Flood with fluid
Phagocytes cover area

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Humoral Immunity Antibodies

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Phagocytosis
Neutralization
Agglutination
Activation of complete & inflammation

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types of pathogens

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bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa-worms and infectious protein

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Support of Immune Defense

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Nutrition
Hygiene
Rest/exercise
Stress reduction
Immunization
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Mode of transmission

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direct, animal direct, fomite

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Cellular immunity

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Inc WBC goes after foreign protein

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Normal Flora

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Body’s Bacteria - aids in gi, limits growth of bad bacteria, synthesize vit k, b12, thiamine, and riboflavin

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Factors that increase risk

A 
Developmental stage
Breaks in defense
smoking
substance abuse
illness/injury
environment
medications
procedures
multi sex partners
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different reservoirs

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non-living- soil/water/food/surface
living - animals/insects/humans
carrier

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stages of infection

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Incubation
Prodromal
Illness
Convalescence

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Infection

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When micros invade the body

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Illness

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Appearance of disease; Untreated –>death

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Body’s Primary defense

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Intact Skin
Mucous
Cilia
Hair in Nose
Lysozyme in tears and saliva
Acid/Bile
Vomiting/Diarrhea
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Antigen

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Foreign protein

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Antibody

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Body produces in response to antigen

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portal of exit

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body fluids, cuts, bites, abrasions

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Cell Mediated

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T cells
Cytotoxic
Helper
Memory
Suppressor
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Bodies defenses against infection

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Inflammatory and Immune Response

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Incubation

A

Expo to infection

38
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What determines length of illness and convalescence?

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Pathogen

A

organism capable of disease

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Convalescence

A

s/s begin to subside
tissues getting back to norm
may have temp/perm change

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carrier

A

have pathogen but no s/s of disease

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Prodromal

A

First appearance of symptoms

43
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classification of infection

A 
local- one area
systemic-whole body
primary-cause
secondary-happens after treatment
exogenous-other people
endogenous-already in body
iatrogenic-result from treatment
acute-sudden
chronic-long term
latent-carrier
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Prodromal

A

First appearance of symptoms

45
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Cellular immunity

A

Inc WBC goes after foreign protein

46
Q

Normal Flora

A

Body’s Bacteria - aids in gi, limits growth of bad bacteria, synthesize vit k, b12, thiamine, and riboflavin

47
Q

carrier

A

have pathogen but no s/s of disease

48
Q

Humoral Immunity Antibodies

A

Phagocytosis
Neutralization
Agglutination
Activation of complete & inflammation

49
Q

Antibody

A

Body produces in response to antigen

50
Q

Chain of infection

A

Infectious Agent-Reservoir-Portal of Exit-Mode of Transmission-Portal of Entry- Susceptible Host

51
Q

Incubation

A

Expo to infection

52
Q

direct contact

A

touching, kissing, sex

53
Q

Pathogen

A

organism capable of disease

54
Q

Illness

A

Appearance of disease; Untreated –>death

55
Q

CDC Tier Two

A

Contact, Droplet, & Airborne Precautions

Protective Isolation

56
Q

Surgical Asepsis

A 
Sterile
Surgical Scrub
Surgical Attire
Sterile technique
Sterile fields
57
Q

susceptible host

A

person with inadequate defenses such as old or young

58
Q

Cell Mediated

A 
T cells
Cytotoxic
Helper
Memory
Suppressor
59
Q

Infection Control Nurse

A

Mini infection in facility
Be current on info on infections
Tracks & reports

60
Q

Inflammatory Response

A

Acute-Redness,heat,swelling, pain.
Constrict–>Dilate
Flood with fluid
Phagocytes cover area

61
Q

fomite

A

contaminated object that transfers pathogen

62
Q

Body’s Primary defense

A 
Intact Skin
Mucous
Cilia
Hair in Nose
Lysozyme in tears and saliva
Acid/Bile
Vomiting/Diarrhea
63
Q

Immune Response

A

Has Humoral and cellular immunity

64
Q

Factors that increase risk

A 
Developmental stage
Breaks in defense
smoking
substance abuse
illness/injury
environment
medications
procedures
multi sex partners
65
Q

Mode of transmission

A

direct, animal direct, fomite

66
Q

Bioterrorism

A

Recognize patterns
Are nurses getting sick?
Similar resistant

67
Q

Convalescence

A

s/s begin to subside
tissues getting back to norm
may have temp/perm change

68
Q

Secondary Defense

A

Phagocytosis
Complement cascade
Inflammation
Fever

69
Q

Antigen

A

Foreign protein

70
Q

reservoir

A

location of infection

71
Q

What determines length of illness and convalescence?

72
Q

stages of infection

A

Incubation
Prodromal
Illness
Convalescence

73
Q

portal of exit

A

body fluids, cuts, bites, abrasions

74
Q

Support of Immune Defense

A 
Nutrition
Hygiene
Rest/exercise
Stress reduction
Immunization
75
Q

types of pathogens

A

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa-worms and infectious protein

76
Q

Bodies defenses against infection

A

Inflammatory and Immune Response

77
Q

factors leading to infection

A
  1. power to infect
  2. number of pathogen transmitted
  3. Host defense
78
Q

Tertiary Defense

A

Specific Immunity
Cell Mediated Immunity
Humoral Immunity

79
Q

CDC Tier One

A 
Wash hands before/after everthing
Never Recap needles
Splash precaution with goggles/mask
Soil precaution with gown
Clean all equipment
80
Q

classification of infection

A 
local- one area
systemic-whole body
primary-cause
secondary-happens after treatment
exogenous-other people
endogenous-already in body
iatrogenic-result from treatment
acute-sudden
chronic-long term
latent-carrier
81
Q

Specific Immunity

A

Lympocytes
T cells/ B cells
Antibodies

82
Q

Complement Cascade

A

Blood protein causes pathogen’s cell wall to rupture

83
Q

When exposed to blood

A

Wash area w/ soap and water
Clean with soap/alcohol
Call employee health asap
Lab work for you and patient for baseline

84
Q

Infection

A

When micros invade the body

85
Q

portal of entry

A

opening into body

86
Q

different reservoirs

A

non-living- soil/water/food/surface
living - animals/insects/humans
carrier

87
Q

types of portal of entry

A

eyes, nares, mouth, urethra, vagina, cuts, scrapes, bites, wounds

88
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Infection

A

When microorganism capable of causing infection invades the body.

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