What is the first line of defense in infection control?
Your SKIN is the first line of defense against infection control.
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and
susceptible host. Are all chains of what?
Chain of infection
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What are some interrelated concepts with infection control and skin integrity?
Infection, Pain, Confusion, Gas Exchange, Thermoregulation, Elimination, Fluid and
Electrolytes, Sensory Perception, Mobility and Nutrition.
What are the 2 types of Herpes Simplex?
Virus, Herpes type 1 comes as a cold sore, and Type 2 is genital warts
How is Herpes transmitted ?
Both through direct contact with any open lesions, lesions appear within 2 to 14 days of
becoming infected.
What is the most common Herpes simplex virus ?
Herpes simplex type 1
What complications can herpes simplex 2 have for a pregnant woman ?
She will need to take Valtrex four weeks prior to delivery,
Blindness of an infant,
Low birth weight of the infant,
Delivery by c-section
What pt education will we provide to a pt with herpes simplex type 2
Use protection while having sex
Keep lesions clean and dry
No contact with open lesions
sitz baths
Finish Medication as prescribed
What medication do we use with herpes simplex type 2?
Valtrex valacyclovir
, What do patients with herpes zoster (shingles) typically have to have a history of?
Chicken Pox
What are the risk factors for herpes zoster (shingles)?
anyone who has had chicken pox
suppressed immunity
aging
infections
stress
What are the clinical manifestations of herpes zoster (shingles)?
Painful Rash on thoracic
cervical or cranial areas
vesicles erupt long the involved nerve tract
typically last between 7 to 28 days
What diagnostic tests will you preform for a patient with herpes zoster (shingles)?
HSV 1 & 2
IgG and IgM
Culture
Physical examination
Medical Managment of herpes zoster (shingles)?
Valtrex
Pain Managment
steroids & anti-inflammatory
antivirals
For a patient with herpes zoster (shingles) what patient education will we provide?
It is contagious
After an active outbreak they can have a shingles vaccination
decreased activity
keep pain controlled
Possible complications of herpes zoster (shingles)?
Very dangerous if it does get in their eyes (can go blind)
Deafness
Brain inflammation
PHN (Postherpetic neuralgia)
Bacterial disorders of the skin are?
Cellulitis & Impetigo
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