INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Professional standards and guidelines to help control infections - ACCURATE ANSWERS -the centers for disease control (CDC)
-the agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ)
-JCAHO or TJC (the joint commission)
-Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
-Public Health Department
-Amer...
INFECTION PREVENTION AND
CONTROL EXAM
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Professional standards and guidelines to help control infections -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -the centers for disease control (CDC)
-the agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ)
-JCAHO or TJC (the joint commission)
-Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
-Public Health Department
-American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the chain of infection? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1.
infectious agent (bacteria, virus, protozoa)
,2. reservoir (has to have reservoir to grow--humans, animals, bigs, food,
or water)
3. portal of exit (sneezing, coughing)
4. mode of transmission (you can touch it then put in mouth. organisms:
need food, water, certain pH, dark and moist area)
5. portal of entry
6. host (have to be susceptible to infection
**how it exits is same as entry***
What are influencing factors? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -not well
nourished
-exhausted
-stressed
-smokers
-medications
What are some risk factors that make a person more susceptible to
disease? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -very old and very young
-at risk...chronic diseases
-diabetes
-immunodeficiency
What are sites that can predispose patients to infection? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ -surgical wounds
, -respiratory tract
-genitourinary tract
-invasive devices
-bloodstream ---always have clean skin
-venipuncture sites
-total parenteral nutrition therapy (TPN) --gives nutrition through IV
-implanted prosthetic devices
What are defenses against infection? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -
normal floras (help kill other bacteria that gets on body; microorganisms
that don't cause problems
-body system defenses (blinking, crying)
-inflammation
-vascular and cellular responses (if organisms stay where they are
supposed to be, everything will be okay)
What is the inflammation process? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ -
formation of inflammatory exudate
--serous (clear fluid)**
--sanguineous (blood)**
--purulent (infection)
-tissue repair
--granulation (not as strong as original tissue)
---when you have a cut: body's natural response
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