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| the absence of pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganisms (Iwamoto, 2011). Aseptic technique refers to practice/procedures that help reduce the risk for infection. The two types of aseptic technique nurses practice are medical and surgical asepsis. |
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| (e.g., a wound infection), the patient has symptoms, such as pain and tenderness and redness at the wound site. Use standard precautions, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and hand hygiene when assessing the wound. The use of these precautions and hand hygiene blocks the spread of infection to other sites or other patients. |
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| An infection that affects the entire body instead of just a single organ or part is systemic and can become fatal if undetected and untreated. Systemic infections cause more generalized symptoms than local infection. These symptoms often include fever, fatigue, nausea/vomiting, and malaise. Lymph nodes that drain the area of infection often become enlarged, swollen, and tender during palpation. Laboratory values such as increased WBCs and/or a positive blood culture often indicate infection. |
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| a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood. |
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