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Vista Of Nursing Flashcards

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Inflammatory Response

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Protective reaction that serve to neutralize pathogen and repair body cells.

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Florence Nightingale

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Who established modern nursing

Who was famous for her work giving care during the Crimean war

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Clara Barton

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“Angel of the Battle field”

She was the first president of Red Cross

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Mary Mahoney

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The first African American nurse in the United States.

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Linda Richards

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Recognized as the “the first Trained nurse”

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Isabel Hampton Robb

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She help usher they 12 hour shifts w/ meal breaks

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Mary Adelaide Nutting
Lillian Wald
Annie Groodrich

“The Great Trio”

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These three nurses made great strides in nursing education and the community

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Dorothea Dix

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Activist for better mental health care

Superintendent of females nurses in the Army in 1861

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Four personal space distance zones

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Intimate- physical contact to 18in

Causal-personal- 18in to 4ft

Social-consultative- 4 to 12 ft

Public- 12ft if possible

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Proxemics

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The distance or personal stance people place between them.

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Infection

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Is a clinical syndrome caused by the invasion and multiplication of a pathogen in a host.

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Asepsis

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Absence of microorganisms

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Surgical Asepsis

STERILE TECHNIQUE

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Destroys all microorganisms and their spores.

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Normal Flora

GOOD BACTERIA

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Normal flora maintains a sensitive balance with other microorganisms to prevent infection.

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Stages of Infections

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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

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Health care Associated infections
HAIs

Nonsocimial Infections

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Infection that is acquired while the patient is in health care system.

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Endogenous

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Altered normal flora (good bacteria) reactivation of a previous dormant organism such as TB.

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Exogenous source

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From outside the client

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What is the best way to prevent HAIS?

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HAND-WASHING

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What is the most common site of HAIs?

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Urinary Tact

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What are he most common causative agents in HAIs?

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Escherichia coli

Staphylococcus

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Iatrogenic Infection

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Hospital acquired infection that is directly related to the patients treatment or Dx procedures.

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Why is the number one step to control infection and prevention of the spread of infection ?

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HAND-WASHING

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Chain of Infection

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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

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Conditions requiring airborne and contact precautions

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SARS

CHICKEN POX(varicella)

Disseminated zoster (Shingles)

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Methods of Transmissions

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Direct contact- person to person

Indirect contact - contact with host.

Droplet- talking sneezing, coughing 3-6 ft

Reservoir to person- contaminated food

Airborne- TB

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Consists of techniques that inhibit the growth and spread of pathogenic microorganism.

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Medical Asepsis

CLEAN TECHNIQUE

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SBAR

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SITUATION

BACKGROUND

ASSESSMENT

RECOMMENDATION

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Limitation and allowances of what a nurse can do.

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Nurse practice act

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Communicates well

Takes responsibility for own actions

Sees self as a professional

Acts and dress accordingly

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Attributes of a good nurse

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How to put on PPE before entering a patient room?

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Gown
Mask
Face shield
Gloves

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Proper way to remove PPE

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Gloves
Face shield
Gown
Mask

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Protective Precautions

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Protect the Parker from any organisms you may carry as the caregiver

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Some conditions that require protective isolation

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HIV

TRANSPLANT PTs

Cancer

PTs who receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy

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During neutropenic precautions or are not allowed to have

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Fresh flowers

Fresh produce

Plotted plants

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Isolation used fro immune compromised PTs is referred to

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Reverse isolation

Or

Neutropenic precautions

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What are the professional nursing organizations

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For RN
NSNA- SN
ANA

FOR LPN/LVN

HOSA

NFLPN

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