Vista Of Nursing Flashcards
Inflammatory Response
Protective reaction that serve to neutralize pathogen and repair body cells.
Florence Nightingale
Who established modern nursing
Who was famous for her work giving care during the Crimean war
Clara Barton
“Angel of the Battle field”
She was the first president of Red Cross
Mary Mahoney
The first African American nurse in the United States.
Linda Richards
Recognized as the “the first Trained nurse”
Isabel Hampton Robb
She help usher they 12 hour shifts w/ meal breaks
Mary Adelaide Nutting
Lillian Wald
Annie Groodrich
“The Great Trio”
These three nurses made great strides in nursing education and the community
Dorothea Dix
Activist for better mental health care
Superintendent of females nurses in the Army in 1861
Four personal space distance zones
Intimate- physical contact to 18in
Causal-personal- 18in to 4ft
Social-consultative- 4 to 12 ft
Public- 12ft if possible
Proxemics
The distance or personal stance people place between them.
Infection
Is a clinical syndrome caused by the invasion and multiplication of a pathogen in a host.
Asepsis
Absence of microorganisms
Surgical Asepsis
STERILE TECHNIQUE
Destroys all microorganisms and their spores.
Normal Flora
GOOD BACTERIA
Normal flora maintains a sensitive balance with other microorganisms to prevent infection.
Stages of Infections
INCUBATION PERIOD- When the pathogen enters the body.
PRODROMAL STAGE- onset of mon specific signs & symptoms
IINESS STAGE- when the patient manifest signs &symptoms specific to type of infection
CONVALESCENCE- Recovery period
Health care Associated infections
HAIs
Nonsocimial Infections
Infection that is acquired while the patient is in health care system.
Endogenous
Altered normal flora (good bacteria) reactivation of a previous dormant organism such as TB.
Exogenous source
From outside the client
What is the best way to prevent HAIS?
HAND-WASHING
What is the most common site of HAIs?
Urinary Tact
What are he most common causative agents in HAIs?
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus
Iatrogenic Infection
Hospital acquired infection that is directly related to the patients treatment or Dx procedures.
Why is the number one step to control infection and prevention of the spread of infection ?
HAND-WASHING
Chain of Infection
Infectious- pathogenic microorganisms
Reservoir- infected individual or animal
Exit Route- secretion, feces, blood, urine
Method of Transmission- hands, food, air droplet, needle
Entrance- mouth break in the skin, mucus membrane
Host-Another person
Conditions requiring airborne and contact precautions
SARS
CHICKEN POX(varicella)
Disseminated zoster (Shingles)
Methods of Transmissions
Direct contact- person to person
Indirect contact - contact with host.
Droplet- talking sneezing, coughing 3-6 ft
Reservoir to person- contaminated food
Airborne- TB
Consists of techniques that inhibit the growth and spread of pathogenic microorganism.
Medical Asepsis
CLEAN TECHNIQUE
SBAR
SITUATION
BACKGROUND
ASSESSMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Limitation and allowances of what a nurse can do.
Nurse practice act
Communicates well
Takes responsibility for own actions
Sees self as a professional
Acts and dress accordingly
Attributes of a good nurse
How to put on PPE before entering a patient room?
Gown
Mask
Face shield
Gloves
Proper way to remove PPE
Gloves
Face shield
Gown
Mask
Protective Precautions
Protect the Parker from any organisms you may carry as the caregiver
Some conditions that require protective isolation
HIV
TRANSPLANT PTs
Cancer
PTs who receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy
During neutropenic precautions or are not allowed to have
Fresh flowers
Fresh produce
Plotted plants
Isolation used fro immune compromised PTs is referred to
Reverse isolation
Or
Neutropenic precautions
What are the professional nursing organizations
For RN
NSNA- SN
ANA
FOR LPN/LVN
HOSA
NFLPN
