Nursing 105 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified medical asepsis - Correct Answer practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique surgical asepsis - Correct Answer sterile technique, eliminate all pathogens chain of infection - Correct Answer break any link of the chain to prevent infection.
- Infectious agent
- reservoir
- portal of exit
- mode of transmission
- portal of entrance
- susceptible host
direct contact transmission - Correct Answer requires close association between infected and susceptible host. person to person indirect contact transmission - Correct Answer a. Vehicle-borne: any substance that serves as an intermediate means to transport and introduce an infectious agent. I.e fomites, water, food, hands
b. Vector-borne: animal that transports infectious agent.
c. airborne: droplets or dust. can remain in the air for long periods of time.
Nosocomial infection - Correct Answer hospital acquired infection risks: healthcare providers, hand hygiene, iv, contaminated items. hospital stays inc. 17 days, and cost inc urinary tract is most common surgical wounds resp tract sepsis - Correct Answer acute organ dysfunction occurs secondary to infection 1 / 2
infection prevention - Correct Answer -assess the client -know common sites -rigid adherence to technique medical asepsis techniques - Correct Answer -hand washing -protective equipment -proper disposal of sharps -proper disposal of waste Standard Precautions - Correct Answer CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status
Tier One: Standard Precautions - Correct Answer protection from all body fluids
-hand hygiene -gloves -mask/eye -gowns -client equipment -sharps standard precautions: tier 2 - Correct Answer -airborne precautions: breathing in potential pathogens. HEPA mask
-droplet precautions:
-contact precautions client considerations for standard precautions - Correct Answer -feelings of isolation -client education -confusion Neutropenic precautions - Correct Answer Isolation procedures to protect an immunocompromised patient from infections.
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