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| The supporting defenes of a susceptible host? |
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- hygiene:Good hygiene prevent infectious microorganisms
- Nutrition: a balanced diet enhances the health of all body tissue
- Fluid: fluid intake permits fluid output that flush out any microorganisms
- Sleep: give body energy
- Stress: stress predisposes people to infection
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| what can disifecting help with control microorganisms from speading? |
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| disinfectants can destroy bacteria and prevents the growth and reproduction of some bacteria. |
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| Common use of sterilizing are? |
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Definition
- moist Heat
- Gas
- Boiling Water
- Radiation
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| Standard Precautions are? |
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| Standard precaution are used in the care of all hospitalized person regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status. |
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| Why was standard precaution invented? |
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| To protect from blood, all body fluids, excrections, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes: |
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| Transmission- based precautions are? |
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| The precaution are used with standard precautions for client with know of infections such as airborne or droplet transmission. |
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| What are the three transmission -based precautions? |
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- airborne precautions:
- Droplet precautions
- Contact precautions
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| Who are the compromised clients? |
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- Clients who has disease, such as leukmia, that depress the client's resistance to infectious organisms
- Have extensive skin impairments, such as severe dermatitis or major burns, which cannot be effectively coverd with dressings
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Term
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| agent is any microorganisms that can producing an ifectious process depends on the number of microorganisms present, the virulence and potency of the microorganisms (pathogenicity) the ability of the microorganisms to enter the body the susceptility of the host, and the ability of the microorganisms to live in the host’s body. |
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| are the sources were microorganisms can live in human, animals, plants, and general environment. Some cane be a carrier and pass the vires to anther person example the flu. |
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| the reservoir microorganisms must leave the reservoir and so it can establish in a host for its surivable. |
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| Method of transmission of microorganismare |
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| Direct transmission means direct transfer of micoorganisms from person toperson through touching, bitting, kissing, or sexual intercourse. |
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| Airbone transmission of microorganisms |
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Definition
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| Portal of entry to the susceptible host: |
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| The sin is a barrier to infectious agents: however, any break in the skin can readily serve as a portal of entrty. |
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| is a compromised host is an increase for microorganisms |
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| Active immunity the host produces antibodies |
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Definition
| in respone to natural antigens (e.g., infectious microorganisms) or artifical antigens (e.g., vaccines). |
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| Clients who have risk for existing infection are prime candidates for other physical and psychologic problems. |
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Potential complication of infection such as fever:
Imbalanced nutrition:
Acute pain: if client id experiencing tissue damage and discomfort:
Impaired social interaction or social isolation if the client is required to be separated from others during a contagious episode:
Anxiety if the client is apprehensive regarding change in life activites resulting from the infection or its treatment such as absence from work or iability to perform usaual functions.
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| Explain the concepts of medical and surgical asepsis. |
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| Medical asepsis includes all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth and transmission of microorganisms. |
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| Identify signs of localized and systemic infections. |
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| A local infection is limited to the specific part of the body where the microorganisms remain. |
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| The microorganisms spread and damage different parts of the body. |
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| Identify risks for nosocomial infections. |
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| Nosocomial infections can develop during a client’s stay either in a facility or it can manifest after discharge. Statist show about two million are affected with nosocomial. |
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| Identify factors influencing a microorganism’s capability to produce an infectious process. |
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| The extent to which any microorganism is capable of producing an infectious process depending on virlence and potency of the microorganisms |
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| Identify anatomic and physiologic barriers that defend the body against microorganisms. |
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Definition
- skin and mucus
- nasal passages mucous membranes and cilia
- alveolar macrophages
- acidity of stomach
- vagina also has natural defense against infection
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| The five sign of inflamation? |
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Definition
- pain
- swelling
- redness
- heat
- impaired function of the part, if the injury is severe
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