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MB2 10-18

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Identify at least 4 activities that promote immune function   -adequate nutrition -good hygiene -rest and exercise -immunizations  
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Discuss the factors that place an individual at an increased risk of infection   -degree of resistance of individual -age & stress -number of medical procedures -stress -immune disorders -certain medications  
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Identify standard precautions to prevent transmission of infections through blood and body fluids   -hand hygiene and clean gloves -PPE -avoid recapping needles -carefully handle used patient care equipment  
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Describe additional precautions that must be taken when there is concern about contact disease transmission   -PPE -private room -avoid sharing patient-care equipment, -limit moving patient from room  
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Describe additional precautions that must be taken when there is concern about droplet disease transmission   -private room if possible -PPE -keep visitors 3 feet from patient  
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Describe additional precautions that must be taken when there is concern about airborne disease transmission   -PPE -private negative air pressure room -respiratory protective equipment -transport only when necessary  
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Discuss methods of preventing infection by breaking the chain of infection   -aseptic techniques -treating underlying diseases -identifying organisms -disinfection and sterilization -good hand hygiene  
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Implement measures to prevent nosocomial infections   -appropriate aseptic technique -follow standard precautions -transmission-based precautions in providing wound care  
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Use medical asepsis when providing care to clients   -good hand hygiene -carry soiled items away from body -no coughing,sneezing, breathing directly on other -avoid raising dust  
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Implement sterile technique when providing care to clients   -hold sterile objects above waist level -never walk away or turn your back on a sterile field -consider the outer 1 inch of a sterile field to be contaminated  
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State at least one nursing diagnosis that might be used to describe a problem for the following vital sign: temperature   dehydration RT hyperpyrexia  
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State at least one nursing diagnosis that might be used to describe a problem for each of the four vital signs: pulse   pulse- ineffective peripheral tissue profusion RT dehydration and reduced blood volume.  
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State at least one nursing diagnosis that might be used to describe a problem for the following vital sign: respiration   respiration- ineffective breathing pattern, RT smoking 1 pack/day cigarettes  
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State at least one nursing diagnosis that might be used to describe a problem for the following vital sign: blood pressure   blood pressure- ineffective health maintenance RT overabundance of calories.  
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virulence   ability to grow and divide  
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pathogenicity   ability to cause disease  
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colonization   growth in numbers without tissue damage, asymptomatic, normally unaware they are a reservoir  
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invasiveness   ability to enter tissues  
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