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| when a microorganism invades a host, grows and /or multiplies but does not casue infection |
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| what are the two types of infections |
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Definition
| infectous and communicable |
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| describe an infectous disease |
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Definition
| may not pose a risk for transmission |
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| define communicable disease |
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Definition
| can be transmitted directly from one person to another |
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| pathogens mutiply and cause clincal signs a symptoms |
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| clinical signs and symptoms are not present |
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| what is the chain of infection |
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1. an infectous agent or pathogen
2. a reservior or source for pathogen growth
3. A portal of exit from the reservoir
4. a mode of transportion
5. a port of entry to a host
6. a susceptible host |
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| what are resident organisms |
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Definition
| permanent residents of the skin |
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| what is a transiet organism |
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Definition
| the agent is passed from person or object during normal activities |
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| why is resident flora good |
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Definition
| it covers the exterior of the body acting as protection |
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| when should you use soap to wash your hands |
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Definition
| when hands are visibly soiled |
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| the potential for microorganisms causing disease is based upon what factors |
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Definition
1. sufficient numbers of organism
2. Virulence
3. ability to enter and survive in host
4. susceptability of host |
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| the ability of a microorganism to survive in the host or outside of the body |
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Definition
| a place where a pathogen can survive and may or may not multiply |
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| what are aerobic bacteria |
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Definition
| require oxygen to survive and multiplication to cause disease |
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| what are anaerobic bacteria |
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Definition
| live where there is little or no oxygen |
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| what are the requirements for a reservoir |
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Definition
| food, oxygen, water, temperature, pH, light |
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Definition
| a chemical or temperature that destroys bacteria |
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| what is the ideal temerature for most microorganisms to grow and reproduce |
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Definition
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| what is the preferred pH range for microorganisms |
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Definition
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| the different portals of exit |
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Definition
| skin and mucus membrane, respitory tract, urinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, reproductive tract, blood |
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| what is localized infection |
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Definition
| when the symptoms are specific to the wound site |
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| what is localized infection |
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Definition
| when the symptoms are specific to the wound site |
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Definition
| is the ability of a pathogen to produce an infectious disease in an organism |
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Definition
| an individuals degree of resistance to a pathogen |
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| broad-spectrum anitbiotics |
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Definition
| destroy a variety of microorganisms |
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Term
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Definition
| when the atibiotics kills normal flora and the infectious microrganism is able to mutiply causing illness |
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Definition
| fluids and cells discharged from the cells or blood vessels |
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Definition
| acclimation of fluids appears as localized swelling |
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Definition
| the destruction and absortion of bacteria |
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| the three types of exudate |
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Definition
| serous, saguinous, or purulent |
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Definition
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| what is sanguineous exudate |
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Definition
| contianing red blood cells |
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Term
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Definition
| containing white blood cells and bacteria |
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Term
| what were healthcare associated infections formally known as |
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Definition
| nosocomial or health care-aquired infections |
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Term
| what are health care-associated infections |
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Definition
| result from the delivery of healthcare services in a healthcare facility |
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| what are iatrogenic infections |
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Definition
| resulting from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure |
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Term
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Definition
| one where the organism is fro outside the body |
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Term
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Definition
| when on of the clients flora becomes altered and over growth occurs |
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| who is most succeptable to health care-associated infections |
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Definition
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| why financialy is it important to prevent health care-associated infections |
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Definition
| insurance may not cover it |
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| what are the things to consider when accessing the client for risk of infection |
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Definition
| Age, lifestyle, occupation, diagnostic prcedures, hereditary, travel history, trauma, nutrition |
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| why do breast fed babies have greater immuno functions then bottle fed |
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Definition
| the mothers antibodies are passed through the breast milk |
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| why are babies succeptable to infections |
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Definition
| they are incapable of producing the immunoglobins and wbcs to adequately fight some infections |
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Term
| what are edlerly more susceptable to infections |
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Definition
| their chemical mediated response lessens and they have thinner epithelium |
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Term
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Definition
| the treatment of an infectous process, including eliminating the infectous organisms and supporting the clients defenses |
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Term
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Definition
| the absence of pathogenic microorganims |
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Term
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Definition
| the procedures to reduce thenumber of organims present and prevent the transfer of them from client to client or to prevent direct contact with te client blood or fluids |
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Term
| what are standar precautions |
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Definition
| certain rules or procedures that prevent and control infection and its spread |
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| the three types of hand hygiene |
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Definition
| using alcohol based antiseptic before and after client interaction, hand washing when hands are visibly soiled, and surgical scrub |
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| how long should you wash your hands |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| removing all soil from objects and surfaces |
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Term
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| the removal of many or all microorganims with exception of bacterilaspores from inanimate objects |
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| the complete removal of all microorganisms including bacteria spores from an object |
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Definition
| the seperation and restriction of movement of a person with a contageous disease |
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| what are examples of barrier protection |
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Definition
| gloves, gown, mask, googles, shield |
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| what is a pyschological complecation of isolation |
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Definition
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| the two types of contact transmission |
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Definition
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Term
| how are some rooms able to prevent transmission of infectous disease |
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Definition
| through high or ow pressure |
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Term
| when should sterile asepsis be used |
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Definition
| whe the nurse needs to break the skin, when the skin has been broken or when performing procedures that require entry into sterile cavities |
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Term
| three tips for maintianing a sterile field |
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Definition
| avoid sudden movements of the body, refrain fromtouching sterle supplies, drapes, or nurses gloves and gown,avoid cooughing sneezing or talking over a sterile field |
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Term
| what are the prinicples of sterile asepsis |
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Definition
1. a sterile object remains sterile if only touch by other steril objects
2. ony steril objects may be placed on a sterile field
3. a sterile fied out of vision or an bject held below a persons waist is contamitnated
4. a sterile field or objected becomes contaminated when is exposed to aire for prolonged amount os time
5. when the sterile field comes in contanct with wet it is contaminated by capillary action
6. fluid flows in the direction of gravity
7. the edges of a sterile field are considered to be contaminated |
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Term
| a life long learning process for the nurse |
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Definition
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| nurses with expertise in communication express caring by |
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Definition
| becoming sensitive to self and others, promoting accepting the expression of feeling negitive or positive, developing help trust relationships, instilling faith and hope, promoting interspersonal teaching and learning, providing a suportive environment, assisting with gratification of human needs, allowing for spiritual expression. |
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