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VNSG 1323 Exam 1
Basic Nursing Skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Germs are also known as | Microorganisms |
| Non-Pathogens are | harmless, as long as they stay where they are supposed too |
| pathogens are | harmful |
| The invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens results in | disease |
| Prion | causes degenerative neurologic disease such as mad cow disease |
| Do not require oxygen to live (most dangerous) | Anaerobic |
| Requires oxygen to live | Aerobic |
| Viruses | will not respond to antibiotics |
| Protozoa is bacteria can be found in | sand, fresh and salt water |
| Rickettsia is carried by parasites such as fleas, ticks, lice etc. and can cause | Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
| Fungi is caused by | yeast and molds |
| Helminths are worms which come from dirt and soil that | mainly live in intestines but can live in other organs |
| This cycle must be complete and not broken for the microorganisms to live | Infection cycle |
| First link of the infection process | Causative agent |
| Second link of the infection process | Reservoir |
| Third link of the infection process | Portal of exit |
| Fourth link of the infection process | Mode of transfer |
| Fifth link of the infection process | Portal of entry |
| Sixth link of the infection process | Susceptible host |
| Causative agent | germ/microorganisms |
| Reservoir | where infection grows and reproduce |
| Portal of exit | secretions, nose, throat, mouth, eyes, ears, and wound openings |
| Mode of transfer | hands, equipment, instruments, dishes, and droplets |
| Portal of entry | germs can be swallowed or break in skin |
| Susceptible host | can be anyone |
| First line of defense | Intact skin, secretion of skin |
| Second line of defense | inflammatory defense |
| Third line of defense | Immune response |
| sneezing and coughing | naturally acquired immunity |
| antiserum that contains antibodies (injection) | Passive acquired immunity |
| genetically transmitted | Naturally acquired passive immunity |
| Vaccinations or immunizations | Artificially Acquired |
| Medical asepsis is also known as | clean techniques |
| Medical asepsis reduces the number of | pathogens |
| surgical asepsis | eliminates or kills all pathogens |
| Antimicrobial agents | bleach, iodine, chlorine and soap |
| bacteriostatic agents | alcohol and peroxide |
| disinfectants are also called | germicides or bactericides |
| patient got the infection while in the hospital | Hospital acquired infection |
| not part of normal body flora | Exogenous |
| part of normal body flora | Edogenous |
| Air borne, droplet, and contact | types of isolation |
| N 95 mask or particulate required, use for respiratory infections example TB or varicella | Air Borne precautions |
| use gloves, use surgical mask with shield example mumps, pneumonia, whooping cough | Droplet precautions |
| use gloves, use single use gown, use shoe covers for VRE | Contact precautions |
| things that make up a patients environment | walls, floors, lighting, and climate control |
| paper, wood, and cloth fires | Type A fire extinguisher |
| flammable liquid fires | Type B fire extinguisher |
| electrical fires | Type C fire extinguisher |
| any type of fire/ universal fire extinguisher | Type ABC fire extinguisher |
| Rescue, activate the alarm, confine the fire, extinguish the fire | RACE |
| the inability to breath | Asphyxiation |
| there are two types of restraints | chemical and physical |
| the order for the restraint must be updated how often | every 24 hours |
| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | OBRA |
| defines the rights and choices of clients and it also states acceptable reason for using physical restraints | OBRA |
| protect patients from falls, protect a body part, and keep the patient from interfering with therapies | time when a restraint might be necessary |
| how frequently should you monitor a patient in restraints | every two hours sometimes more frequently |
| things you must assess and document while a patient is in restraints at least every two hours | VS, circulation, skin condition, and behavior |
| aerosolization | particles become suspended in gas |
| able to burn or dissolve | caustic |
| commode | toilet |
| to get in the way, obstruct | impede |
| nothing can go through it | impermeable |
| coming out slowly | oozing |
| common | prevalent |
| make | render |
| produce exact copies of | replicate |
| carefully, perfectly | scrupulously |
| strict, severe | stringent |
| carriers | vectors |
| very harmful and rapidly spreading | virulent |
| one celled microorganism | protozoa |
| process of killing all microorganisms | sterilization |
| make unclean | contaminate |
| without pathologic organisms | sterile |
| dead tissue or foreign matter | debris |
| chemical compound used on skin to inhibit growth of microrganism | antiseptic |
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