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DEWIT'S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS &SKILLS OF NURSING CH. 17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
AirborneAprecautionsA-
AANSWERASameAasAstandardAprecautionsAplusAtheAfollowing:AplaceAtheApatientAinAaAprivateAroomAwithAneg
ativeAairApressureAorAinAaAroomAwithAaApatientAwithAtheAsameAinfectiousAorganism;AwearAaArespiratorwhen
AinAtheAroomAwithAtheApatient;AkeepAsusceptibleApersonsAoutAofAtheApatient'sAroom;AandAlimitAtheApatient'
sAmovementAoutsideAtheAroom.
ContactAprecautionsA-
AANSWERAStandardAprecautionsAplusAtheAfollowing:AneverAtouchAwithAbareAhandsAanythingAwetAthatAcom
esAfromAaAbodyAsurfaceAorAcavity;AuseAgloves,AimpermeableAgowns,Amasks,AandAprotectiveAeyewearAwhen
Anecessary.
ConvalescentAperiodA-AANSWERATheAperiodAofArecoveryAafterAanAillnessAandAregainingAhealth.
DropletAprecautionsA-
AANSWERASameAasAstandardAprecautionsAplusAtheAfollowing:AplaceAtheApatientAinAaAprivateAroomAwithAneg
ativeAairApressureAorAinAaAroomAwithAaApatientAwithAtheAsameAinfectiousAorganism;AwearAaAmaskAwhenAinAt
heApatient'sAroom;AandAtransportAtheApatientAoutsideAtheAroomAonlyAwhenAnecessary,AwithAtheApatientAw
earingAmaskAifApossible.
HealthAcare-associatedAinfectionsA(HAIs)A-
AANSWERAInfectionAthatAoccursAwithinAaAhealthAcareAfacilityAorAbecauseAofAaAtreatmentAorAprocedure.
HumanAimmunodeficiencyAvirusA(HIV)A-
AANSWERATheAcausativeAagentAforAacquiredAimmunodeficiencyAsyndromeA(AIDS)
IllnessAperiodA-
AANSWERATheAthirdAstageAofAinfection,AwhereAlocalizedAandAsystemicAsignsAandAsyptomsAappear.
ImperviousA-AANSWERANotAaffordingAaApassage.
,IncubationAperiodA-
AANSWERATheAtimeAfromAinvasionAofAtheAbodyAbyAtheAmicroorganismsAtoAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms.
InfectionApreventionAandAcontrolA-
AANSWERATheAuseAofAmedicalAandAsurgicalAasepsisAandAstandardAprecautionsAtoApreventAorAcontrolAtheAsp
readAofAmicroorganisms.
IsolationA-
AANSWERATheAseparationAofAinfectedAindividualsAfromAthoseAuninfectedAforAtheAperiodAofAcommunicabilit
yAofAaAparticularAdisease;Aquarantine.
LeukocytosisA-
AANSWERAincreaseAinAtheAnumberAofAleukocytesAinAtheAblood,AdueAtoAinfectionAorAotherAcauses.
MalaiseA-AANSWERADiscomfort,Auneasiness,AorAindisposition,AoftenAindicativeAofAinfection.
ProdromalAperiodA-AANSWERAEarlyAorAveryAbeginningAstageAofAanAillness.
StandardAprecautionsA-
AANSWERAPrecautionsAthatAprotetAbothAtheAnurseAandAtheApatientAfromAinfectionAandAareAtoAbeAusedAforA
everyApatientAcontact.
Transmission-basedAprecautionsA-
AANSWERAPrecautionsAthatAareAbasedAonAinterruptingAtheAmodeAofAtransmissionAbyAidentifyingAtheAspecif
icAsecretions,AbodyAfluids,Atissues,AorAexcretionsAthatAmightAbeAinfective.
WhenApathogenicAmicroorganismsAinvadeAtheAbodyAandAmultiply.A-AANSWERAInfectionAoccurs
HowAmanyAstagesAdoesAtheAinfectiousAprocessAhave?A-AANSWERA4
WhatAareAtheAfourAstagesAofAtheAinfectiousAprocess?A-AANSWERA1.AIncubationAperiod
, 2.AProdromalAperiod
3.AIllnessAperiod
4.AConvalescentAperiod
ThisAbeginsAwhenAtheAorganismAfirstsAentersAtheAbodyAandAlastsAuntilAtheAonsetAofAsymptoms.A-
AANSWERAIncubationAperiod
ThisAisAtheAshortAtimeAfromAtheAonsetAofAvague,AnonspecificAsymptomsAtoAtheAbeginningAofAspecificAsympt
omsAofAinfections.A-AANSWERAProdromalAperiod
AAgeneralAfeelingAofAdiscomfortAorAillness.A-AANSWERAMalaise
InAmanyAviralAdiseases,AtheAvirusAis:A-AANSWERATransmittedAduringAtheAIncubationAperiod
DuringAtheAprodromalAstageApatientsAareAmostAcontagiousAbecauseAmicroorganismsAareAmostAlikeAtoAbeAs
preadAduringAtheiAhighly:A-
AANSWERAInfectiousAstageAbecauseAnoAprecautionsAareAtakenAatAthisAtime;AnoAawarenessAofAinfection.
ThisAisAwhenAlocalizedAandAsystemicAsignsAandAsymptomsAappear.A-AANSWERAIllnessAperiod
IncreasedAwhiteAbloodAcells.A-AANSWERALeukocytosis
TheAseverityAofAsymptomsAandAtheAdurationAofAtheAillnessAdependAon?A-
AANSWERATheAvirulenceAofAtheApathogenAandAtheAperson'sAsusceptibilityAtoAtheAmicroorganism.
ThisAbeginsAwhenAtheAsymptomsAbeginAtoAsubside,AandAitAextendsAuntilAtheApatientAhasAreturnedAtoAaAnor
malAstateAofAhealth.A-AANSWERAConvalescentA(recovery)Aperiod
TheAnurseAmustAemphasizeAtheAimportanceAofAfinishingAmedicationAusedAtoAtreatAtheAinfection,AespciallyA
duringAtheArecoveryAperiodAin?A-AANSWERAPatientAeducation
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