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NURS B260 : Asepsispractices that REDUCE/LIMIT the numer, growth, and direct/indirect transfer of disease
producing microorganisms - ANS-medical asepsis (clean technique)
measures that rendeer and maintain objects free from ALL microorganisms, including spores -
ANS-surgical asepsis (sterile technique)
- UTI
- surgical wound infection
- nosocomial pneumonia
- bacterial anemia
- burn wound
- enteric infection (d/t food/water) - ANS-what are the top nosocomial infections?
- a susceptible host
- an infectious agent - ANS-what TWO components must be present for an infection to occur?
- microorganism/infectious agent
- reservoir
- portal of exit
- mode of transmission
- portal of entry
- susceptible host - ANS-what are the SIX links in the chain of infection?
ANY microorganism is potentially pathogenic (has potential to cause disease in susceptible
host) - ANS-microorganism/infectious agent
- sterilization
- antibiotics
- handwashing - ANS-how is the chain broken b/w the microorganism and the reservoir?
microorganisms that normally inhabit a body site (e.g. E. coli) - ANS-normal flora
- source of infectious agent
- any habitat of the organism, place where it can grow and reproduce - ANS-reservoir
- personal hygiene
- dressing changes
- disposal of fluid canisters
- changing soiled linens - ANS-how is the chain broken b/w the reservoir and portal of exit?
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