Term
what are the
National Patient Safety Goals (10) |
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Definition
1) Identify patients correctly
2) Improve staff communications
3) use medications safely
4) Prevent infection
5) Check client medications
6) prevent clients from falling
7) help clients be involved w/ their care
8) Identify client safety risks
9) asses for changes w/ client &
rspond rapidly if help is needed
10) prevent errors in surgery |
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Term
| what is the correct way to identify clients? |
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Definition
with 2 forms of identification methods
ex: client verbalizes his/her name &
braclet |
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Term
| what is the best way to prevent infection? |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the phenomenon of developing an infectious process? |
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Definition
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Term
| what are the essential links in the chain of infection (6) |
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Definition
Infectious agent (bacteria, virus, rickettsia)
reservoir (people, equipment, water)
portal of exit (excretions, skin, droplets)
means of transmission (direct contact, ingestion, airborn)
portal of entry (respiratory track, broken skin)
susceptible host |
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Term
| what is a susceptible host in the chain of infection? |
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Definition
| A person who lacks resistance to an agent and is then vulnerable to a disease |
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Term
| what is a compromised host in the chain of infection? |
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Definition
A person whos normal defense mechanisms are
impaired & is there susceptible to infection |
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Term
what are the "NEVER EVENTS"
or
Hospital Aquired conditions |
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Definition
.pressure ulcers
.wrong type of blood in transfusions
.falls
.hospital aquired infections
.deep vein thrombosis
.air embolism
.poor blood glucose control |
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Term
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Definition
"THE CLEAN TECHNIQUE"
~the practice to reduce the number, growth, and spread of microorganisms |
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Term
| what is considered a "clean object" |
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Definition
have a LOW number of organisms &
are not considered pathogenic |
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Term
| what is considered a "dirty" object |
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Definition
have a HIGH number of microorganisms &
considered pathogenic |
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Term
| what is surgical asepsis? |
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Definition
"STERILE TECHNIQUE"
consists of all practices that eliminate all microorganisms
& spores from an object or area |
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Term
| what breaks the link in the chain of infection? |
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Definition
| cleansing, disinfecting, & sterilizing |
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Term
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Definition
.removal of soil from instruments used in client care
.involves water, mechanical action & detergent |
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Term
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Definition
elimination of pathogens, but NOT spores
from inanimate objects |
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Term
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Definition
| total elimination of all microorganisms AND spores |
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Term
| what is STANDARD PRECAUTIONS in infection prevention? |
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Definition
~ A practice that is based on the assumption that EVERY PERSON is potentially infected with ab organism that could be transmitted
~ practices include .HAND HYGIENE, & PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) |
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Term
| what is the TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTINS in infection prevention? |
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Definition
~ used when the route of transmission is not completely interupted using standard precautins
~ used for specific syndromes that highly suspicous for infection untill a diagnosis is confirmed
~ 3 categories CONTACT, DROPLET, AIRBORN |
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Term
| what are the ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS in infection prevention? |
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Definition
~ used to protect the host's normal defense mechanisms by preventing the transmission of pathogenes
~ include barrier protection that breaks the chain of infection
~ along w hand washing a MASK, EYE PROTECTION, & GOWN are worn
~ isolation precautions are ordered by the physician |
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