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what is the goal of the nurse in asepsis and infection control correct answers prevention of infection -identify -prevent -control -teach HAI correct answers Healthcare-associated infection what is a HAI correct answers infection that was not present on admission that developed during the...

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NUR 310 Exam 2 || with Error-free Solutions.
what is the goal of the nurse in asepsis and infection control correct answers prevention of
infection
-identify
-prevent
-control
-teach

HAI correct answers Healthcare-associated infection

what is a HAI correct answers infection that was not present on admission that developed during
the course of treatment for other conditions

what are some HAIs that can occur in the acute care setting correct answers -CAUTI
-SSI
-CLABSI
-VAP

CAUTI correct answers catheter associated urinary tract infection

how to prevent CAUTI correct answers -prevention of inappropriate short-term catheter use
-timely removal of catheters that is nurse-driven
-catheter care during placement

SSI correct answers surgical site infection

CLABSI correct answers central line associated blood stream infection

VAP correct answers ventilator associated pneumonia
-pathogens gain access to patient's lungs via endotracheal or tracheostomy tube

6 components of asepsis and infection control correct answers -infectious agent
-reservoir
- portal of exit
-means of transmission
-portal of entry
-susceptible host

most commonly observed infection-causing agent in healthcare setting correct answers bacteria

plant-like organisms (mold or yeast) that are present in air, soil, and/or water correct answers
fungi

organism that lives in a host and relies on it for nourishment correct answers parasites

,smallest of all microorganisms, visible only with electron microscope, that use host's genetic
machinery to reproduce correct answers virus

composed of abnormally folded proteins, smaller than viruses and can only be seen through
electron microscope when they have formed a cluster correct answers prions

4 factors that impact an organism's potential to cause disease correct answers 1. number of
organisms
2. virulence of organism, or its ability to invade and injure the host
3. competence of the person's immune system
4. length of intimacy (extent) of contact between person and organism

microorganisms that commonly inhabit various body sites and serve as the body's natural defense
system correct answers normal flora

bacteria that normally cause no problem but can be harmful in susceptible people correct answers
opportunists

organism resides in the body with no clinical signs of infection correct answers colonization

person's defense mechanisms are ineffective in responding to colonization, resulting in specific
manifestations of the disease correct answers infection

natural habitat for the organism correct answers reservoir

common sources of a reservoir correct answers -humans
-animals
-soil and/or plants
-food
-water
-inanimate objects

person or animal reservoir that usually does not manifest any clinical signs of disease correct
answers carrier

portal of exit correct answers point of escape for the organism from the reservoir

portal of entry correct answers point at which organisms enter a new host

microorganisms often enter body by the _____ _______ that they entered correct answers same
route

what are the 3 means of transmission correct answers -contact
-droplet
-airborne

, DIRECT contact transmission correct answers close proximity between susceptible host and
infected person
-touching, kissing, sexual intercourse

INDIRECT contact transmission correct answers vector: living creature
fomite: inanimate object

droplet transmission correct answers > 5 mcm
-sneezing, coughing, talking

airborne transmission correct answers < 5 mcm
-sneezing, coughing

risk factors for becoming a susceptible host correct answers -skin integrity
-integrity and number of WBCs
-age, sex, race, and hereditary
-immunization
-level of fatigue, & nutritional, general health status
-stress level
-use of invasive or indwelling devices

compromised host correct answers Individual more likely than others to acquire an infection

3 variables of a susceptible host correct answers -age (very young/ very old)
-immunosuppression treatment
-immune deficiency conditions

etiology related to a susceptible host correct answers -number of microorganisms present
-virulence and potency
-ability to enter the body
-susceptibility of the host
-ability to live in the host's body

incubation period of infection correct answers interval between the pathogen's invasion and the
appearance of the symptoms

prodromal stage of infection correct answers -MOST DANGEROUS TO THE CHAIN OF
INFECTION
-vague, non-specific symptoms present
-patient unaware of being contagious, infection spreads

full stage of illness correct answers presence of specific signs and symptoms of disease
-can be localized or systemic

convalescent period of infection correct answers return to healthy state (recovery)

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