Safety and Infection Control Flashcards
What stage of infection does the infection enter the host and begin to multiply?
Incubation
In what stage of infection does the client start having symptoms?
Prodromal
In what stage of infection does the specific disease process become severe or obvious?
Acute illness
In what stage of infection does the degree of the infectious disease decrease?
Decline
In what stage of infection does the client return to their new “normal?”
Convalescence
Bacteria, Viruses, fungi, prions, and parasites are all examples of?
Infectious agents
What is a favorable environment for microorganisms to grow?
Reservoir
What is the method the microorganism leaves the reservoir?
Portal of exit
Contact, Vehicle and vector are all examples of what?
Modes of transmisson
What kind of precautions would you take with a patient diagnosed with VRE?
Contact
What kind of precausions are required for diagnosises such as MRSA, VRE, C-Diff, Norovirus
Contact
What kind of precautions would a nurse take with a patient diagnosed with influenza?
Droplet
What kind of precautions are required for diagnoses such as Covid, Colds, Pertussis, and bacterial meningitis?
Droplet
What kind of precautions would be required of a patient diagnosed with TB?
Airborne
What kind of precautions are required for diagnoses such as Shingles, Varicella, and measles?
Airborne
What kind of treatment would you provide someone having or had a stem cell transplant?
Protective environment
Contaminated items such as food, blood and water would be considered what?
Vehicle
SSIs, CAUTI, VAPs are all examples of what?
HAI
Gown, mask, face, gloves is what process of donning and doffing PPE?
Donning
Gloves, face, gown mask is what process of donning and doffing PPE?
Doffing
What kind of pressure room is used for a patient that has airborne precautions?
Negative
What kind of pressure room is used for a patient that is on protective precautions?
Positive
What does RACE stand for?
Rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
What does PASS stand for?
Pull, aim squeeze, sweep
What PPE should you Don when a patient is on droplet precautions?
Mask
What PPE is appropriate for a patient on airborne precautions
N95
What PPE should you don when you are anticipating splashing when providing care?
Gown, face shield and gloves
What PPE should you wear when getting a BP from a patient with Hepatitis B?
None
The process of eliminating pathogenic microorganisms on an object?
Disinfecting
How should you first open up sterile packaging?
Away from you
A potential error or event the could have caused harm but was caught is an example of what?
Near miss
A situation or circumstance that caused unexpected harm to client is called what?
Adverse event
What kind of event causes things such a severe physical or psychological harm or death to a patient?
Sentinel
Physical disorders, cognitive factors, environmental factors are all factors that can contribute to what
Falls
non-skid footwear, keeping bed in low position, clutter free, adequate lighting will all help prevent what?
Falls
Physical, mechanical, chemical, barrier and seclusion is all types of what?
Restraints
A feeling of a seizure coming on can be explained as what?
Aurora
Assessing the gag reflex on a patient after what is important before eating or drinking?
Seizure
What kind of PPE would you don when providing care to a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
Mask
What PPE would you don when going into a room with a patient with MRSA?
None
Redness, pain, swelling, heat are all s/s of what kind of infection
Local
Fever, n/v, increase WBC, change in vitals are all s/s of what kind of infection?
Systemic
Do insurance companies cover costs of HAIs
No
1oz = 2T =
30cc
1T =
5mL (cc)
2c =
1 PT.
2 PT =
1 QT
4 qts. =
1 gal
1 L =
1000 mL
1 mg =
1000 mcg
1 g =
1000 mg
1 kg =
1000 g
2.2 lbs =
1 kg
1 lb =
16oz
1 inch =
2.54 cm
1 ft =
12 in
F =
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C =
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