HESI PN FUNDAMENTALS NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLE
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The single most effective way to stop the
Hand hygiene
spread of infection
Reducing the number of organisms in an
environment (ex. Cleaning the tub with Medical asepsis
disinfectant before giving a bath)
Breaks the chain of infection at its var-
ious links of reservoir and the portal of Sterilization
exit (removes all organisms
The principle of infection control that con-
Standard Precautions are: siders every clients blood and body fluid
infections
1. before and after touching a resident
2. after using the toilet
3. when arriving to work
4. before and after gloving
When should you wash your hands?
5. after touching contaminated items
6. after nose-blowing, sneezing or
coughing
7. before and after eating
Why should you hold your hands lower Water flows from the least contaminated
than your forearms while handwashing? to the most contaminated
What breaks the chain of infection? handwashing
What is a hospital acquired infections
Nosocomial infections
called?
Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means
Where are the phases of infection?
of transmission, portal of entry, new host
Within the first 24 hours and 24 hours
When is a patient most contagious?
after starting medication
Wear gown, gloves and educate the fam- Caring for a contagious person (ex.
ily when? C-diff)
Group of safety measures performed to
Standard Precautions are: prevent the transmission of pathogens
found in the blood and body fluids (ex.
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Performing hand hygiene, wearing ap-
propriate PPE if exposure is possible &
using cough etiquette)
Placing an infectious patient in a private
room with a private toilet and equipment
isolation precautions are:
breaks the chain of infection the portal
exit
Use when in close contact with respirato-
Droplet precautions
ry or mucous membrane secretions
Proper way to remove a gown? Grasp the neckline to remove
Always use what to clean areas that are A disinfectant (ex. bathtub, bedside ta-
used by multiple patients? bles)
How often should a person cares be A minimum of every morning and
done? evening
Assisting with bath, toileting, oral care,
Morning routine cares include?
hair care, dressing, bedding
Assist to prepare for sleep, assist with
toileting, offer fluids if allowed, straighten
HS (Night Cares) include?
room, dim lights, back massage, dress-
ing & bedding
How often should oral cares and repo-
sitioning be done on an unresponsive every 2 hours
patient?
Back rubs should be done during skin
care to improve venous circulation and
When and why should back ribs be giv-
promote relaxation (also done before
en?
bed & during a bed bath, remember dy-
ing pts also)
Thromboembolic (antiembolism) stock-
Ted stockings are also called what?
ings
Prevention of boycotts, and reduce
What are TED stockings used for?
swelling and edema
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