Incubation period - Answer the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
prodromal period - Answer vague, general symptoms; extremely contagious
Full stage of illness - Answer presence of specific signs and symptoms
Convalescent period - Answ...
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Incubation period - Answer the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the
first symptoms
prodromal period - Answer vague, general symptoms; extremely contagious
Full stage of illness - Answer presence of specific signs and symptoms
Convalescent period - Answer as person begins to respond to the infection, symptoms decline
Stages of infection - Answer Incubation period
Prodromal period
Full stage of illness
Convalescent period
Innate - Answer First line of defenses that we are born with
adaptive immunity - Answer immunity gained from exposure to diseases or vaccinations
vascular phase - Answer Injury to a blood vessel causes it to constrict slowing the flow of blood
cellular phase - Answer Elevated WBC and pathogens are present
Medical asepsis - Answer practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; synonym
for clean technique
, surgical asepsis - Answer practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms;
synonym for sterile technique
Standard precautions - Answer CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their
diagnosis or possible infection status
Droplet precations - Answer Standard + contact + surgical mask
Contact precautions - Answer Standard + gown and shoe covering
Infectious agent - Answer a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that can cause a disease
reservoir - Answer host or source of infection where the microorganism can live and thrive.
portal of exit - Answer any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave
portal of entry - Answer a way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host
susceptible host - Answer a person likely to get an infection or disease, usually because body defenses
are weak
patients who are at risk - Answer Those with a compromised immune system
Nursing intervention to break cycle of infection - Answer Preventing HAIs through medical asepsis and
effective hand hygiene
MRSA - Answer Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease caused by a
pathogen that is resistant to broad spectrum antibiotics
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