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(PNUR 128) INP Exam #1 Questions And
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chain of infection
purpose of infection control
- protect clients from acquiring infections
- protect health care workers from becoming infected
effective infection control
- consistent use of routine precautions with all clients
- recognition of infections requiring additional transmission-based
precautions
- notifying/instructing staff, volunteers, visitors, and other residents of
precautions
- timely reporting to public health
what are routine precautions for?
- blood
- body fluids
- excretions (except sweat)
- when entering and exiting clients room
4 moments for hand hygiene
1) before initial patient/patient environment contact
2) before aseptic procedure
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3) after body fluid exposure risk
4) after patient/patient environment contact
isolation requirements
- clients are room bound (anticipate loneliness)
- specific procedures for PPE are followed
- supplies stored outside room
protective (reverse) isolation
client is at risk from pathogens around them
- ex. burn victims, bone marrow transplants, chemo recipients, AIDS
direct and indirect contact precautions
- reduce direct transmission from contact with infectious organisms (found
on skin, mucous, membranes, wounds, in bodily fluids of infected
individuals)
- indirect: organisms found on environmental objects which an infected
person has touched
contact precautions
- practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct or indirect contact
- patient should be placed in a private room
- wear gloves when entering patient room
- wash hands immediately after removing gloves
- wear a gown when entering room if you anticipate contact with patient or
items in room
- limit transport of patient to essential purposes
- dedicate use of equipment to a single patient
- ensure daily cleaning of patient-care items, equipment
droplet precautions
-patient should be placed in private room
- wear a mask and visor when working within 2m (6ft) of patient
- limit patient transport; use surgical mask on patient during transport
- avoid contact with droplets from an infected person via coughing,
sneezing, talking, or during procedures (ex. throat swab)
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airborne precautions
- patient should be placed in a private room with monitored negative air
pressure
- keep door closed
- wear an N95 respirator when entering the room
- limit patient transport to only essential purposes; use surgical mask on
patient during transport
donning
hand hygiene, gown, mask, hand hygiene, gloves
doffing
gloves, hand hygiene, gown, hand hygiene, mask, hand hygiene
PPE
gloves, eye protection, gowns, masks
C. Diff (clostridium difficile)
- bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life
threatening inflammation of the colon
- spread by spores found in feces
- treatment: isolation, fluids, antibiotics, fecal microbiota transplant can be
an option if other options do not work
Norovirus
- also called norwalk-like virus
- causes: gastroenteritis, food infection, foodborne illness, and acute non-
bacterial gastroenteritis
- symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dehydration,
headache, fever
- treatment: managing symptoms until they pass
MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)
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