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Unit IV Flashcards

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quality improvement

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joint commision as a continuous study and improvement of the process of providing health care services to meet the need of the client and others

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quality assurance

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  • planned and systematic activities that are implemented in a quality system so that quality requirements (standars if nursing care) are fulfilled
  • things that we do
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environment

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  • all of the many physical and psychosocial factors that influence or affect the life and survival of the client
  • home
  • community
  • clinic
  • hospital
  • long-term facility
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physiological characteristics

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  • endocrine system

- nervous system

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psychologic characteristics

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  • self-concept
  • power and control
  • trust
  • growth and development
  • self-expression
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external environment

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  • chemical agents
  • infectious agents
  • pollutants
  • stimuli
  • physical objects
  • temperature
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chemical agents

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  • outdated medications
  • fumes
  • gasses
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infectious agents

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  • germs
  • pathogens
  • parasites
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pollutants

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  • factories

- car exhaust

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stimuli

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  • natural disasters
  • hurricanes
  • blizzards
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physical objects

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  • clutter in the hallways
  • clutter in the house
  • cracked sidewalks
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temperature

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  • extreme heat

- extreme cold

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safe environment

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  • all basic needs are met
  • food
  • shelter
  • oxygen
  • elimination
  • water
  • hazards are reduced
  • transmission of illness is reduced
  • cleanliness is maintained
  • people are assisted to function at their optimal level
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factors the nurse should consider to provide a caring and safe environment

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  • there must be a complete picture of client, including physiological, psychological, and environmental to guide in providing care and protecting from injury
  • prioritize from probable threats to possible threats
  • use experience to recognize risks and take corrective action
  • view all situations as opportunities to protect the client
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basic human needs

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  • oxygen
  • nutrition
  • temperature
  • humidity
  • shelter
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nutrition

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  • preparation of food

- food storage

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temperature

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comfortable between 65-75 degrees

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humidity

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aids in breathing

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shelter

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protects from heat and cold

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restraints

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-anything used to immobilize a client or extremely and restrain the level of a person’s activity

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types of restraints

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  • leather
  • soft/fabric
  • locked doors
  • geri chair with tray on and locked
  • side rails
  • medications given for purpose of restraint, not a part of patient’s routine care
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risks with restraint use

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  • asphyxiation
  • falls
  • cut off circulation
  • myocardial infarction (MI)
  • death
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psychological effect with restraints

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  • anger
  • humiliation
  • depressed embarrrasment
  • self-concept
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alternatives to restraints

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  • have someone stay with client
  • explain procedures, equipment
  • assign confused clients to room nearer nurse’s station
  • provide appropriate stimuli
  • dim lights
  • looking at pictures
  • use relaxation techniques
  • use diversional activities
  • verbal de-escalation
  • always want to have the least restrictive method
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nursing documentation

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  1. rationale for use (#1)
  2. less restrictive measured tried
  3. when release/breaks are offered
  4. notification of physician
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falls

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  • adequate lighting
  • decrease obstacles
  • control bathroom hazards
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hypothermia

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  • body temperature of 95 or below

- all body processes slow

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hyperthermia

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  • body temperature over 105 degrees
  • heat stroke
  • heat exhaustion
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chemical

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  • old medications
  • too much or too little of prescription medications
  • toxins in food/water
  • cleaning supplies
  • pollutants in air
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electrical

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  • cover all switches
  • keep bulbs in sockets
  • use only UL approved extension cords
  • do not overload or double up cords
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radiation

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  • when used diagnostically or as treatment, follow proper procedure
  • nuclear radiation accidents are a risk for all
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microbial

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  • bacteria

- viruses

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fire

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  • can start from smoking materials, grease, faulty wiring, microwaves
  • know your responsibility in a fire
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R.A.C.E.

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R=rescue
A=alarm
C=contain/confine
E=extinguish AND evacuate

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R=

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rescue

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A=

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alarm

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C=

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contain/confine

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E=

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extinguish AND evacuate

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homeostasis

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self-regulation processes and negative feedback systems which work together to produce compensatory and anticipatory adjustments in maintaining the constancy of the internal environment
ex.body fluids

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body’s defense mechanisms

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  • Normal Flora
  • Staphylococcus aureus (Staph)
  • Yeasts
  • Escherichia coli (E. coli)
  • needed to maintain normal health
  • doesn’t cause disease
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body defenses

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  • skin
  • mouth
  • respiratory tract
  • urinary tract
  • gastrointestinal tract
  • vagina
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skin

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multi-layer surface

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mouth

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  • saliva

- tonsils

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respiratory tract

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mucosa

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urinary tract

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urine flushes

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gastrointestinal tract

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acidity of gastric secretions

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vagina

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secretions

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inflammation

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  • body’s cellular response to injury or infection
  • protects the body
  • provides nutrients and fluid
  • eliminates pathogens from system
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immune response

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  • normal, adaptive response that protects the body from destruction by foreign materials and invasion of microbial agents
  • recognizes self from non-self and destroys the non-self. after initial contact with a pathogen, the body recognizes it in future encounters and destroys it
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infection

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invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease

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agent

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any biological, chemical, physical, mechanical or psychosocial mechanism which has the potential for creating illness

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host

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individual who is susceptible to the forces of an agent

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infectious agent

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microorganisms that may cause illness

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reservoir

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where microorganisms can survive, multiply and await transfer. may be human, animal, insect, food, water, organic matter

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portal of exit

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the way out of the reservoir. skin, mucous membranes, GI tract, respiratory tract, reproductive tract, blood, urinary tract

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mode of transmission

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  • how microorganism gets from reservoir to new host
    1. contact
    2. air
    3. vehicles
    4. vector
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portal of entry

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to new host. same as portals of exit. any body opening that is not protected

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susceptible host

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person who does not have adequate degree of resistance

  • age
  • nutritional state
  • presence of chronic disease
  • trauma
  • smoking
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artificial

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  • getting the disease and being immune to it

- vaccines

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localized

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  • most often in skin, mucous membranes
  • wounds
  • pressure ulcers
  • mouth lesions
  • abscesses
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symptoms of infection

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  1. redness
  2. swelling
  3. drainage
  4. pain, tenderness
  5. heat (fever)
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systemic infection

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  • affects the entire body
    1. fever
    2. fatigue, malise
    3. enlarged lymph nodes with tenderness
    4. may cause nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite
  • can be fatal
  • hard to treat
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preexposure stage

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factors present leading to problem development

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preclinical stage

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  • exposure to causative agent, no symptoms present

- most infectious stage

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clinical stage

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symptoms present

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resolution stage

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problem resolved returned to health or chronic state or death

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normal WBC values

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5000-1000/mm3

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susceptibility to infection

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  • age
  • heredity
  • stress
  • inadequate defenses
  • environmental factors
  • immunization/disease history
  • cultural practices
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age

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  • elderly
  • children
  • infants
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heredity

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genetic makeup

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stress

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resistance to disease is lower

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inadequate defenses

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break/tear tissue

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environmental factors

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  • nutrition

- food storage

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infection control

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requires you to have the knowledge and skills necessary to practice all of your nursing activities in a safe manner

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establish habits

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  • going about all of your work
  • you will use consistently, without even thinking
  • help you keep you and your clients free from unnecessary exposure to infection
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remember

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failure to adhere to good practices of medical and surgical asepsis can always result in infection

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always remember

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handwashing is the most single most important activity in controlling the spread of infection

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medical asepsis

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  • measures taken to control and reduce the number of pathogenic organisms present
  • clean technique
  • barrier techniques
  • disinfection
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disinfection

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killing or destroying MOST disease-producing microorganisms on inanimate objects

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surgical asepsis

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  • object must be free of all organisms
  • sterile technique
  • sterilization
  • sterile field
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sterilization

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destroying ALL forms of microbial life

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tier one

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  • blood
  • body fluids
  • secretions
  • excretions
  • non-intact skin
  • mucous membranes
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hand washing

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  • between clients
  • after client
  • contaminated articles
  • when gloves are removed
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gloves

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  • blood
  • body fluids
  • excretions
  • secretions
  • non-intact skin
  • mucous membranes
  • wear them only once, then discard
  • WASH HANDS before donning next pair
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masks, protective eyewear, face shields

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  • splashing or spraying blood or body fluid
  • anytime you care for a patient with respiratory infection
  • you have a URI
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client care equipment

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  • must be properly cleaned and reprocessed

- single use items are discarded

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gowns

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  • primarily used to prevent getting clothing contaminated by blood or body fluids
  • WASH HANDS AFTER REMOVING
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contaminated linen

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  • in leak-proof bag

- private room unnecessary

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all sharps

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  • discarded in puncture resistance containers

- private room unnecessary

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tier 2

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  • airborne precautions
  • droplet precautions
  • contact precautions
  • protective equipment
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airborne precautions

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  • droplet nuclei
  • TB
  • measles
  • chicken pox
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droplet precautions

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  • diphtheria
  • rubella
  • pneumonia
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contact precautions

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  • direct patient
  • environmental contact
  • MRSA
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protective equipment

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stem cell

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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  • sets rules and regulations
  • monitors exposure control plans
  • monitors compliance with standard precautions
  • offers training for employees
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infection control committee

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  • assures compliance with government agencies
  • sets local policy/procedure
  • notifies appropriate officials in case of illness outbreak
  • consults with others
  • education
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epidemiologist

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  • studies distribution and causes of disease
  • gathers statistics
  • report diseases
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registered and practical nurse

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  • prevention and treatment practices
  • teach patients and families about infection control
  • report occurrences of infection to next person in change of command
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health care-associated infection

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  • infections that are neither present nor incubating until after admission to a health care facility
  • results from delivery of health services
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iatrogenic

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  • caused by diagnostic or therapeutic procedure
  • poor asepsis a common cause
  • WASH HANDS
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exogenous

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from microorganisms that do not exist as normal flora

ex.salmonella

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endogenous

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normal flora gone amok

ex.
- Yeasts
- E. coli

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incasive procedures

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  • catheter placement

- IV placement

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antibiotic treatment

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  • multiple antibiotic treatment

- long term antibiotic treatment

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