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Core Concepts of Nursing Exam 2 precautions used for everyone standard precautions standard precautions include...(4) hand hygiene basic PPE safe injections cough etiquette ○ Used to prevent transmission of infectious agents spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or...

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Core Concepts of Nursing Exam 2
precautions used for everyone
standard precautions


standard precautions include...(4)
hand hygiene
basic PPE
safe injections
cough etiquette


○ Used to prevent transmission of infectious agents spread by direct or indirect contact with the
patient or the patient's environment
contact precautions


____ & ____ are mandatory for contact precautions
a gown & gloves


Used to prevent transmission of pathogens spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane
contact with respiratory secretions
droplet precautions


_____ is mandatory for droplet precautions
a mask


droplets can travel ______ & are (greater than/less than) 5mcg
3-6ft;
less than


Prevent transmission of infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when suspended
in the air
airborne precautions


______ is mandatory for airborne precautions
an N95 respirator


leukocytosis indicated by in a WBC count of____
greater than 10,000(12,000=bad/inflammation)


an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate is over...
20mm/hr


always do what first?
CULTURE

, the absence of illness-producing microorganisms. Hand hygiene is PRIMARY behavior
asepsis


the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth, and spread of microorganisms. "Clean
technique"
Medical asepsis


the use of precise practices to eliminate all microorganisms from an object or area and prevent
contamination. "Sterile technique"
Surgical asepsis


_____ ______ and _____ inch border are NOT sterile
outer wrappings of packages & 1 inch border


(T/F) reaching across or above the sterile field is fine?
FALSE


when sterile gloving, only tough the _____ _____ part of the glove
folded cuff


caused by vasodilation and is the vascular response to cell damage or injury to tissue
redness


caused by leaky vessels leaking into the surrounding tissue causing swelling
edema


common medications for inflammation are....
NSAIDS(powerful/few side effects)
Analgesics
Corticosteroids(life threatening)


5 signs of inflammation
redness, swelling, heat, pain, & impaired function


causes the dilation of nearby blood vessels and increases their permeability
histamine


prevents blood clotting
heparin


lethargic, will awaken
obtundation


unresponsive, will wake if shaken

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