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PSW Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And CORRECT Answers microbe is a form of life, live and grow everywhere - CORRECT ANSWE - .micro-organisms pathogens and non-pathogens - CORRECT ANSWE - .micro-organisms consist of harmful and cause infection - CORRECT ANSWE - .pathogens

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PSW Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions And CORRECT Answers
microbe

is a form of life, live and grow everywhere - CORRECT ANSWE - .micro-organisms



pathogens and non-pathogens - CORRECT ANSWE - .micro-organisms consist of



harmful and cause infection - CORRECT ANSWE - .pathogens



do not cause infection - CORRECT ANSWE - .non-pathogens



symptoms,what client tells us - CORRECT ANSWE - .subjective data



sign, what we see - CORRECT ANSWE - .objective data



heart muscle contraction ,top line with blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWE - .systole



heart muscle relaxation,bottom line with blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWE - .diastole


systole 180 over diastole 80

first sound (S) of heartbeat till it stops (D) - CORRECT ANSWE - .blood pressure rate



12-20 respirations per minute - CORRECT ANSWE - .average respiratory rate


adults 60-100
infant 120-160

,toddler 90-140
preschooler 80-110
school aged children 75-100

adolescent 60-100 - CORRECT ANSWE - .pulse rate


do at rest

if not at rest wait 1/2 hour - CORRECT ANSWE - .vital signs



hypertension-high blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWE - .HTN



chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder - CORRECT ANSWE - .copd


15-20 seconds

start once you lather - CORRECT ANSWE - .wash hands


mouth (oral) 36-37.5c
ear (tympanic) 35.8-38.0c
armpit (axillary) 34.7-37.3c

rectum (rectal) 35.5-38c - CORRECT ANSWE - .temperatures



can destroy the pathogen - CORRECT ANSWE - .immune system



having protection against a certain disease - CORRECT ANSWE - .immunity


grow in dark reservoirs(hosts) that are warm and dark
need h2o,nourishment,o2
destroyed by heat or light

,grow best at body temperature - CORRECT ANSWE - .micro-organisms need



microbes that naturally live and grow in the body - CORRECT ANSWE - .normal flora


a disease resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body

common illness like colds,flu,chicken pox are common infections - CORRECT ANSWE -
.infection is


hepatitis,pneumonia,tuberculosis,aids - CORRECT ANSWE - .communicable diseases



involves the whole body - CORRECT ANSWE - .systemic infection


fever and chills
higher pulse rate and respiratory rate
fatigue
aches,pain,tenderness
loss of appetite
nausea,vomiting,rash
diarrhea

mucous on membrane - CORRECT ANSWE - .signs/symptoms of infection


can cause confusion because of loss of electrolytes
fix issue and the confusion goes away

antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWE - .bladder infection


loss of appetite
new or increased confusion
new or increased incontinence

, less abilities to perform own adl's

behaviour change - CORRECT ANSWE - .infection symptoms in older adults


1) infectious agent - host
2) reservoir - hiding places
3) portal of exit - way out
4) means of transmission - getting around
5) portal of entry - way in

6) susceptible host - next sick person - CORRECT ANSWE - .chain of transmission***



antibiotic - CORRECT ANSWE - .bacterial



no antibiotic - CORRECT ANSWE - .viral


bacteria
viruses

fungi - CORRECT ANSWE - .3 types of micro-organisms


methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria that is resistant to certain or all types of antibiotics such as penicillin - CORRECT
ANSWE - .MRSA


MRSA
VRE
C DIFFICILE

CRKP/CRE - CORRECT ANSWE - .superbugs-multidrug-resistant organisms


vancomycin-resistant enterococci

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