NSG 122 - Nursing Fundamental Concepts

NSG 122 - Nursing Fundamental Concepts

Exam 2

Question:

When to use soap and water for hand hygiene

Answer:

• visibly soiled hands
• contact with C. Diff
• before eating
• after using the bathroom
• before assisting with surgical procedure

Question:

when to use alcohol based hand sanitizer

Answer:

• before/after patient contact
• after contact with body fluids if hands not visibly soiled
• after removing gloves
• after contact with items in patient's environment
• before donning sterile gloves 1 / 4

Question:

when to use gloves

Answer:

• changing bed linens
• contact with C. Diff patients

Question:

Procedures requiring sterile technique

Answer:

• insertion and care of indwelling urinary catheter
• surgical intervention & invasive procedures
• sterile dressing change
• preparing and injecting medicine

Question:

risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)

Answer:

• compromised immune system
• recent surgery
• invasive devices
• prolonged antibiotic use
• prolonged hospitalization 2 / 4

Question:

types of isolation*** test hint***

Answer:

- contact (gown and gloves, ex: VRE, MRSA)

- droplet (surgical mask, ex: bacterial pneumonia)

- airborne (N95 mask, negative pressure airflow, ex: Covid, TB)

Question:

sterile field rules

Answer:

• do not let a sterile package become damp or wet
• open sterile packages so first edge of wrapper is away from you
• always face a sterile field
• hold all sterile items above waist level
• place sterile items in the middle of the sterile field, consider outer 1" border

"contaminated"

• do not spill any liquids, even sterile liquids, onto the sterile field
• do not cough, sneeze, or talk over the sterile field
• never reach over the sterile field
• if you know or think that the sterile field has been contaminated, dispose

and start over

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Question:

factors affecting personal hygiene

Answer:

• culture
• socioeconomic class
• spiritual practices
• developmental level
• health state
• personal preferences

Question:

peri care

Answer:

Male:

• circular motion on tip of penis
• retract foreskin
• use strokes down the shaft

Female:

• always wipe front to back

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