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Exam 2
Skills 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the stages of infection? | Incubation period, prodromal stage, full stage of illness, convalescent period |
| Incubation period | organisms growing and multiplying |
| Prodromal stage | person is most infections; vague and nonspecific x/sx (low-grade fever, sore throat) |
| Full stage of illness | presence of specific s/sx of disease (increased fever, swollen lymphnodes) |
| Convalescent period | recovery stage from infection (fever breaks) |
| Strategies to improve immunity | hand hygiene, environmental control, sterile techniques |
| Chain of infection | Etiologic agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host |
| Etiologic agent | microorganism that is capable of producing an infection |
| REservoir | sources of microorganism |
| Portal of exit | point of escape for the organism |
| Mode of transmission | direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route |
| Portal of entry | point at which organisms enter a new host, enter same way they leave |
| Susceptible host | anyone who is at risk for infection, compromised immunity |
| C-diff guidelines | confirm w/ appropriate tests, use disposable equipment, use terminal cleaning products, use full-barrier precautions, private rooms, meticulous hand hygiene |
| Healthcare associated infections | caused and originated in any healthcare setting |
| nosocomial infection | infections originated IN the hospital |
| endogenous | originate from a client |
| exogenous | from hospital environment/personnel |
| Contact precautions | MRS. WEE; multidrug resistant organism, respiratory infection, skin infections, wound infections, enteric (c. diff), eye infections |
| Droplet precautions | SPIDERMAN, sepsis/scarlet fever/ strept, parvovirus B19/pneumonia, influenza, diptheria (pharngeal), epiglottitis, rubella, mumps/meningitis/ mycoplasma, adenomvirus |
| Airborne precautions | MTV; measles, TB, varicella (chicken pox) |
| Factors that impair immunity | host susceptibility, intact skin and mucous membranes, body's WBC, immunization, use of invasive medical devices |
| Examples of host susceptibility | age, stress level, medications, treatments, heredity, nutritional status, preexisting disease conditions |
| WHO moments of hand hygiene | Before touching pt, before an aseptic procedure, after a bodily fluid exposure or risk, after touching pt, after touching pt surroundings |
| Red bins | blood/tissues |
| Blue bins | Linens |
| Yellow bins | chemo |
| black bins | medications |
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julie.russell