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Unit 4: Ch. 10,22,28 Flashcards

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Define surgical asepsis

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totally free of microorganisms, including spores

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Medical asepsis

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  • antimicrobial agent used
  • containing
  • handwashing
  • PPE/ isolation
  • clean technique **
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Surgical asepsis

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  • sterilization (physical and chemical)

- surgical hand antisepsis

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Sterile techniques

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practices that avoid contaminating microbe-free items

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Autoclave

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pressure steam sterilizer

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Principles of surgical asepsis

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  • sterile with sterile
  • partially unwrapped packaging is considered unsterile
  • if you question if its sterile, consider it unsterile
  • longer the time = less sterile
  • expiration dates
  • once an item is open its only a matter of time before it is contaminated
  • if item gets wet its contaminated
  • coughing,sneezing, or excessive talking over a sterile field contaminates it
  • dont reach over a sterile field
  • below waist level is considered contaminated
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Sterile field

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work area free of microorganisms

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Lipping

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before use of a sterile solution, pour and discard small amount of liquid from the mouth of the container to wash away airbourne contaminators

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Mask

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wear a mask if there is a risk for coughing or sneezing within a radius of 3 feet

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Particulate filter respirator

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wear if there is a potential for acquiring diseases caused by droplet or airborne transmission

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Colonization

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condition where microorganisms are present but there are no signs or symptoms

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Course of infectious diseases

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  • incubation period
  • prodromal stage
  • acute stage
  • convalescent stage
  • resolution
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Incubation period

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infectious agents reproduces, but there are no signs or symptoms

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Prodromal stage

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initial symptoms appear

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Acute stage

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symptoms become severe and specific to the tissue or organ that is affected

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Convalescent stage

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symptoms subside

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Resolution

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pathogen is destroyed, health is restored

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When do we wear PPE?

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Anytime you are exposed to bodily fluids

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Diseases that require isolation

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  • pulmonary TB
  • measles (rubella)
  • chicken pox (variscella)
  • severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Transmission based precaution

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  • isolation precautions
  • airborne
  • droplet
  • contact
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Airborne

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  • private room
  • negative air pressure
  • 6 to 12 air changes per hour
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Airborne protection

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  • follow standard precautions
  • door closed
  • wear PPE
  • N95 mask
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Airborne diseases

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  • pulmonary TB
  • Measles
  • chicken pox
  • SARS
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Droplet

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private room
within 3ft
ciughing sneezing etc

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Droplet protection

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  • follow standard precautions
  • leave door open or closed
  • wear a mask
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Droplet diseases

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  • influenza
  • rubella
  • strep pneumonia
  • meningitis
  • whooping cough
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Contact

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-private room or in a room with similarly infected patients

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Contact protection

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  • standard precautions
  • don gloves before entering
  • handwashing
  • avoid transporting the client
  • have equipment exclusively for that specific pt
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Reverse isolation

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  • use with patients who are immunocompromised
  • standard precautions AND gown, gloves, mask
  • limit visitor contact
  • no sick visitors
  • no fresh plants or flowers
  • no raw or uncooked foods
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Providing sensory stimulation

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  • move bed
  • position pt so that they can look out the window
  • encourage telephone calls
  • converse with pt
  • encourage activity
  • offer wide choice of foods
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Early signs of infection in older adults

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change in behavior or mental status

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Visitors in isolation rooms

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  • plan frequent social contact
  • encourage visitors to come as often as policy allows
  • visitors must follow infection control precautions
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33
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Types of drainage

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  • serous
  • sanguineous
  • serosanguineous
  • purulent
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Serous drainage

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  • mostly clear or slightly yellow

- a bit thicker than water

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Serosanguineous drainage

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  • thin and watery

- pink in color

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Sanguineous drainage

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  • fresh bloody exudate

- bright red, thick

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Purulent drainage

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  • thick with yellow,green, brown color

- foul odor

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38
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What type of drainage is a sign of infection?

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Purulent

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Gauze dressing

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  • made of woven cloth fibers

- ideal for covering fresh wounds that are likely to bleed or wounds that exude drainage

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Transparent dressing

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  • clear acrylic film wound coverings
  • allow nurses to assess wound without removing dressing
  • commonly used to cover peripheral and central intravenous insertion sites
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Hydrocolloid, hydrogel, and alginate dressings

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-self adhesive, opaque, air and water occlusive

keep wound moist

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First intention healing

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  • primary intention
  • wound edges are directly next to each other
  • small amount of scar tissue
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Second intention healing

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  • wound edges are widely separated
  • more time consuming and and complex reparative process
  • conspicuous scar
  • wound care must be performed cautiously
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Third intention healing

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  • wound edges are intentionally left widely separated and later brought together with some kind closure material
  • broad, deep scar
  • extensive drainage and tissue debris
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TED hose

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  • compression stockings
  • must have physician order
  • remove every 8 hours
  • apply after elevating legs for 15 minutes
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Drains

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tubes that provide a means for removing blood and drainage from a wound

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Open drains

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  • flat flexible tubes that empty into a dressing
  • use gravity or capillary action
  • can be shortened by nurse
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Closed drains

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  • tubes that terminate in a receptacle
  • Jackson pratt (PV), hemovac
  • use nonmechanical vacuum or negative pressure
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Vacuum assisted closure (VAC)

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  • wound packed with foam filler and sealed with an occlusive dressing
  • attached to a suction tube and pump
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Factors that negatively impact healing

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  • compromised circulation
  • infection
  • purulent, bloody, or serous fluid accumulation
  • KEY TO WOUND HEALING IS ADEQUATE BLOOD FLOW*
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Pressure ulcer

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  • decubitus ulcer

- wound caused by prolonged capillary compression that impairs circulation to the skin and underlying tissue

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Pressure ulcer stage 1

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  • intact but reddened skin

- skin that remains red when pressure is relieved

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Pressure ulcer stage 2

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pressure ulcer is red and accompanied by blistering or a skin tear

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Pressure ulcer stage 3

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  • pressure ulcer has a shallow skin crater that extends to subcutaneous tissue
  • may be accompanied by serous drainage or purulent drainage
55
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Signs & symptoms of wound infection

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  • discharge
  • redness
  • odor
  • hot to the touch
56
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Actions for suspected wound dehiscence or evisceration

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  • position the client to the least strain to the open area

- place sterile dressings moistened with normal saline

57
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SALTT method

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  • size
  • appearance
  • location
  • treatment
  • tolerance
58
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hyperendemic infections

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infections that are highly infectious in all age groups

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Open wound

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one in which the surface of or the skin or mucous membrane

60
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Closed wound

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there is no opening in the skin or mucous membrane

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Incision

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clean separation of skin and tissue with smooth, even edges

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Laceration

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separation of skin and tissue in which the edges are torn and irregular

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Abrasion

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surface layers of skin are scraped away

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Avulsion

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stripping away of large areas of skin and underlying tissue, leaving cartilage and bone exposed

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Ulceration

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shallow crater in which the skin or the mucous membrane is missing

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Puncture

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opening of skin, underlying tissue or mucuos membrane caused by a narrow sharp pointed object

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Contusion

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injury to soft tissue underlying the skin from the force of contract with a hard object, sometimes called a bruise

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Proliferation

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period during which new cells fill and seal a wound

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Integrity of skin and damaged tissue is restored by

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  • resolution
  • regeneration
  • scar formation
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Slough

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dead tissue on the wound

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dehiscence

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separation of wound edges

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evisceration

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wound separation with the protrusion of organs

73
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montgomery straps

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strips of tape with eyelets

74
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debridement

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removal of dead tissue

75
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undermining

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erosion of tissue from underneath intact skin

76
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Normal white blood cell count

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5000-10,000

77
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Gauze

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highly absorbent dressing

78
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Temp for eye/ear irrigation

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body temp

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sharp debridement

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removal of necrotic tissue with sterile scissors

80
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enzymatic debridement

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use of topically applied chemically substances that break down and liquify wound debris

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autolytic debridement

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painless, natural physiologic process that allows body enzymes to soften, liquify, and release devitalized tissue

82
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10 microorganisms

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  • nonpathogens
  • pathogens
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • fungi
  • rickettsiae
  • protozoans
  • mycoplasmas
  • helmiths
  • prions
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Virulence

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how strong a bacteria or virus is

84
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Means of transmission

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  • indirect contact
  • direct contact
  • vehicle
  • vector
  • airborne
  • droplet
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Antiseptics

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inhibit the growth but do not kill microorganisms

Ex: alcohol

86
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Disinfectants

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destroy active microorganisms but not spores

Ex: bleach

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Antimicrobial agents

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chemicals that destroy or suppress the growth of infectious microorganisms
Ex: antiseptics, disinfectants, anti-infective drugs

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Antibacterial

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alter metabolic process of bacteria not viruses

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Antiviral

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control viral replication

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Resident microorganisms

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nonpathogens constantly present on the skin

91
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transient microorganisms

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pathogens picked up during brief contact with contaminated reservoirs

92
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5 moments for hand hygiene

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  • before touching a patient
  • before clean/aseptic procedure
  • after body fluid exposure risk
  • after touching a patient
  • after touching patient surroundings
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Surgical hand asepsis

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  • no jewelry/ watches
  • antibacterial soap
  • 2 to 6 minutes
  • hands held above elbows
  • orange sticks to clean fingernails
  • friction with brush/sponge
  • dry with sterile towels
  • sterile gloves immediately after
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Concurrent disinfection

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keeping pt environment clean on a daily basis

95
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Standard precautions

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measures for reducing the risk of microorganism transmission

96
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Standard precautions include:

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  • hand hygiene

- PPE

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N95

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  • individually fitted

- can filter particles 1 micron with an efficiency of 95%

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Powered air purifying respirator

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-an alternative if a caregiver has not been fitted for an N95 or has facial hair

99
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communicable disease

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transmitted from one source to another by infectious bacteria or viral organisms

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contagious disease

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communicable disease that can spread rapidly among others, close proximity

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community acquired infections

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those that are not present or incubating prior to health care providers

102
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wound

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damaged skin or soft tissue

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trauma

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general term referring to injury

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Wound repair process

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  • inflammation
  • proliferation
  • remodeling
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inflammation

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  • lasts 2 to 5 days
  • limit local damage
  • remove injured cells and debris
  • prepare wound for healing
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Proliferation

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  • period during which new cells fill and seal a wound
  • occurs 2 days to 3 weeks after inflammation phase
  • characterized by the appearance of granulation tissue
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remodeling

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  • period in which the wound undergoes changes and maturation
  • may last 6 months to 2 years
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granulation tissue

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combo of new blood cells, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells

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necrotic tissue

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dry, brown, or black devitalized tissue

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capillary action

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movement of a liquid at the point of contact with a solid

111
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sutures

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knotted ties that hold incision together

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staples

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wide metal clips

113
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Bandage

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strip or roll of cloth wrapped around a body part

114
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Binder

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type of cloth generally applied to a particular body part like the abdomen or breast

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Roller bandage principles

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  • elevate and support limb
  • wrap from distal to proximal direction
  • avoid gaps
  • exert equal tension
  • no wrinkles
  • secure with metal clips
  • check color and sensation of toes and fingers
  • remove for hygiene and replace at least twice a day
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mechanical debridement

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physical removal of debris from nonhealing wounds

117
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hydrotherapy

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therapeutic use of water

118
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irrigation

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technique for flushing debris

119
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wound irrigation

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  • before applying new dressing
  • best when granulation tissue has formed
  • surface tissue should be gently removed without disturbing healthy cells
120
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eye irrigation

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  • flushes toxic chemical from eyes

- displaces mucus or other drainage

121
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ear irrigation

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  • removes debris from the ear
  • contraindicated if eardrum is perforated
  • direct solution towards the roof of the auditory canal
  • afterwards loosley place a cotton ball
122
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vaginal irrigation

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  • aka douche
  • cleansing vaginal canal
  • sometimes necessary to treat infection
123
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primary goal for wound management

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reapproximate the tissue to restore its integrity

124
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Compresses

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moist,warm, or cool cloths

125
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aquathermia pad

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an electrical heating or cooling device

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soak

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body part is submerged in fluid to provide warmth or to apply a medicated solution

127
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pack

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commercial device for applying moist heat

128
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Therapeutic bath

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those performed for other than hygiene purposes

129
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Most common therapeutic bath

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Sitz bath: soak of the perineal area

130
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Decubitis ulcer

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pressure ulcer

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locations for pressure ulcers

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  • sacrum
  • hips
  • heels
  • elbows
  • shoulder blades
  • back of head

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