fund 40-42 & 57 Flashcards

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Practices that minimize or eliminate pathogenic organisms

Clean technique

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Asepsis

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Safety precautions designed for the care of all client regardless of DX or infection status

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Standard precautions

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2
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CDC guidelines for PPE

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Immunizations
Hand washing
PPE
Sharps disposals
Etc
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3
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Common nosocomial infections

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Genitourinary
Bacteremia in blood
Surgical site
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal
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Normally occurring or existing infections coming from ones body

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Endogenous

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Outside the body

Ex salmonella, clostridium, aspergillus

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Exogenous

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6
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Chemicals that decrease the number of pathogens

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Anti microbial agents

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7
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Gloves reduce hand contamination by

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70%

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8
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Repeat exposure to gloves that you are allergic to will start

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Skin irritations
Contact dermatitis
Anaphylaxis

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9
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Why is a person suffering from trauma susceptible to infections

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Open wounds

Lowered immunity

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10
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Pre existing diseases can lead to

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easy infections due to lowered immunity

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11
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What factor does age have on a persons immunity

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Children are new to the world developing immunity to things as yet go
An elders immunity becomes more weak

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12
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Poor nutrition, over hydration and dehydration are susceptible to

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Infections

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13
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Stress fatigue invasive therapy among others can lower

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A persons resistance to infections

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14
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A nurses main goal to containing an infection

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Breaking the chain of infection

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Chain of infection u need

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Causative agent-pathogen
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Vehicle if transmission
Portal of entry
Host new reservoir
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16
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skin is the first and best barrier to

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Pathogens

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17
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The single most effective measure to reduce the risk of transmitting disease

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Hand washing

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18
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Hand washing does

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Reduces flora on skin
Po texts
Reduce chances of transmitting disease even when glove break

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19
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Name things hand washing does

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Reduces flora on skin

Reduces against transmission of diseases

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20
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An invasion and multiplication of organisms in body tissues that cause injury to host

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Infection

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21
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Joint commissions states that every hospital should have

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And infection control committee

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22
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A central place for reporting surveillancing, investigating causes and controlling infections

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Infection control committee

23
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Designed to reduce the transmission if pathogens from moist body substances

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Body substance isolation

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1992 OSHA implemented the enforcement of policies, procedures and control measures that will prevent employee exposure to blood and body fluids of clients

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BBP

25
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Precautions designed for clients with specific infections or diseases

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Transmission based precautions

26
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How to treat airborne infections

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Keep doors closed
Isolation
Respiratory protection
N95 respirator

27
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Types of airborne diseases

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TB, measles and chicken pox

28
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How to treat droplet infections

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  • doorcan stay open
  • Masked within 3ft of client
  • client must wear mask during transport
  • Shared room with clients with similar cases
29
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Types of droplet infections

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Pertussis
Influenza
Mumps
Rubella
Strep or me meningitis
30
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How to treat contact infections

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  • Door can stay open
  • gloves and proper PPE
  • remove PPE before leaving room
  • avoid transporting unless client has barriers
31
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Isolation where facility uses color coded cards based on clients DX posted outside clients room with a note saying “must check with nurse before entering”

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Category specific isolation

32
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Isolation where there is a single all purpose sign outside door stating measures of precaution

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Disease specific isolation

33
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Are children allowed to visit those in isolation

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No

34
Q

What are some reasons children have week immune systems

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New immune system
Children don’t understand hygiene
Children have contact with many things

35
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During care for a client in isolation do you unwrap medications before entering or inside room

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Before entering room before putting on gloves

36
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During isolation can you take records or charts into rooms

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No

37
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During care for client in isolation do you dispose of items used inside or outside room

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Inside

38
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Before collecting specimen what should you do

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Label container

39
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Place specimen in what before sending to laboratory

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Biohazard bag

40
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In double bagging technique which bag is considered clean

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Te outside if the outside bag

41
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When transporting a client in isolation you must

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barrier the client in proper PPE

42
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Attempts to prevent harmful microorganism a from coming into contact with client

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Protective/reverse or neutropenic isolation

43
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What kind of thermometer do you use with clients in neutropenic isolation

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Tympanic probe

Forehead sensors

44
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Terminal disinfection refers to care of clients unit after illness is over. Who does this

A

Housekeeping

45
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Name two major contact precautions

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MRSA and VRE

46
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All clients are treated as if

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They have infections

47
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Spores can only be killed by

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Sterilization

48
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The process that results in the destruction of most pathogens but not their spores

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Disinfection

49
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The process of exposing articles to steam heat under pressure or to chemical disinfectants long enough to kill all microorganism a and spores

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sterilization

50
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Methods of sterilization

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Autoclave, chemical disinfectants, radiation, gas sterilization

51
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Gloves first when putting on PPE and come off

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Last

52
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Catheter care
Surgical
Sterile dress changing
Suture staple removal
Venipuncture and IVs all are procedures requiring
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Sterile technique

53
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Can skin be sterilized

A

No

54
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Individual living animal or plant that is so small it can only be seen through a microscope

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Microorgansim