healthcare associated infections

Question 1

what is the name for HAI’s

Answer 1

healthcare associated infections

Question 2

what are healthcare associated infections

Answer 2

infection a client gets while receiving care in a health care setting

Question 3

what was HAI’s formally called

Answer 3

nosocomial infections

Question 4

what are the sources where
nosocomial infections come from

Answer 4

exogenous sources or endogenous sources

Question 5

what are exogenous sources

Answer 5

from outside the client

Question 6

what are endogenous sources

Answer 6

inside the client when part of client’s flora is altered

Question 7

what unit does healthcare associated infections often occur from

Answer 7

intensive care unit

Question 8

what is the best prevention for healthcare associated infections

Answer 8

frequent and effective hand hygiene

Question 9

where is the most common site of HAIs

Answer 9

urinary tract caused by E.coli S, aureus and enterococci

Question 10

what are some other sites where HAIs can happen in the body besides the urinary tract

Answer 10

surgical wounds, respiratory tract, and bloodstream

Question 11

what is an iatrogenic infection

Answer 11

type of HAI that happens because from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure

Question 12

are HAIs always preventable

Answer 12

no

Question 13

are HAIs always iatrogenic

Answer 13

no

Question 14

how can we prevent HAIs besides hand washing

Answer 14

using current evidence based guidelines

Question 15

why should we use current evidence based guidelines to prevent HAIs

Answer 15

due to multidrug resistant organisms