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fundamentals of nursing week 2

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medical asepsis and surgical asepsis
What are the steps in medical ase...,
What are the steps in surgical as...,
What is asepsis
12  cards
healthcare associated infections
What is the name for hai s,
What are healthcare associated in...,
What was hai s formally called
15  cards
different types of HAIs
What are hais caused,
What are the 5 main types of hais,
What is a catheter associated uri...
9  cards
hand hygiene
What are the different ways to wa...,
What are the 3 essential componen...,
When must all healthcare professi...
13  cards
infection control measures for nurses
When coughing or sneezing what sh...,
What should a nurse encourage cli...,
How far should you separate from ...
8  cards
physical environment
What are some additional examples...,
Why should you not place any item...,
Why should you not shake linens
7  cards
sterile field
What can make sterile items non s...,
What should you avoid doing over ...,
What should you advise clients no...
11  cards
sterile field CONT.
How can microbes move from a non ...,
What should you not do around a s...,
Any sterile non waterproof wrappe...
7  cards
sterile field set-up
What is the first step in setting...,
How do you open the flaps of the ...,
How should you place the packages
4  cards
sterile field set-up pouring sterile solutions
What is the first step in pouring...,
How should you place the bottle c...,
How should you hold the bottle
6  cards
sterile gloves
What should you do once the steri...,
What does sterile gloving include,
What is the first step on how to ...
9  cards
infection
When does an infection occur,
What must be intact in order for ...,
Why does a nurse use infection co...
5  cards
chain of infection
Who can be a susceptible host,
What can be a pathogen,
What are the portals of entry
16  cards
different tracts and its infections
Describe respiratory tract,
What are the different infections...,
What are the different infections...
8  cards
stages of infection
What are the 4 stages of infection,
Describe incubation stage,
Describe prodromal stage
5  cards
immune defenses
What is innate native immunity,
What is passive immunity,
What is included in innate immunity
11  cards
most common risk factors
What should nurses assess in term...,
What are the most common risk fac...,
What are the risk factors for old...
4  cards
older adults and inflammatory response
Describe the inflammatory respons...,
What can be manifestations of an ...,
What can be other manifestations ...
3  cards
def. of manifestations of infection in older adults
What is dyspnea,
Purulent sputum def,
Describe crackles in lungs
14  cards
inflammation
What is inflammation,
What are the names of the stages ...,
What happens during the 2nd stage...
7  cards
laboratory tests
What is leukocytosis,
What is the normal value of white...,
What is left shift
11  cards
WBCs differential values
What is the normal value for wbcs,
What is the normal value percenta...,
What is the normal percentage for...
7  cards
diagnostic procedures
What is a gallium scan,
Describe the process of a gallium...,
What do x rays ct scan magnetic r...
3  cards
nursing care
What should be done frequently an...,
What should you educate the clien...,
Who are the target groups for imm...
15  cards
isolation guidelines
Isolation guidelines are a group ...,
_______ applies to every client r...,
When must barrier precautions occur
5  cards
standard precautions
This tier of standard precautions...,
Hand hygiene using an alcohol bas...,
Alcohol based waterless antisepti...
13  cards
transporting a client
If _________ is unavoidable the n...,
Example of transporting a client,
What should you educate a client ...
3  cards
airborne isolation
All patients on airborne precauti...
1  cards
herpes zoster
Describe herpes zoster,
What does herpes zoster initially...,
What happens later in life after ...
19  cards

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