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Course of Infection by Stage: Prodromal stage by: AL romance school nurse
-Period between beginning of non-specific symptoms signs (low grade fever, malaise)
and more definitive symptoms
-During this time microorganisms multiply and grow and patient may be more capable to
spreading the disease to others
Course of Infection by Stage: Incubation period
Time between entry of pathogen into the body and first symptoms appear. (ex: common
cold 1-2 days, chicken pox 2-3 weeks)
Course of Infection by Stage: Illness stage
Period during which the patient exhibits signs and symptoms characteristic of type of
infection
Course of Infection by Stage: Convalescence
Period when the acute symptoms of infection subside and the body tries to replace the
stores lost and returns the body to state of homeostasis
Length of recovery period depends directly on severity of infection and patient's usual
state of health
Chain of Infection:
Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible Host
What is HAI's?
-Formerly called nosocomial infections
,-A localized or systemic infection that isn't present at time of admission to the institution
Defense Against Infection: Normal Flora
Do not usually cause disease, but help to maintain health Defense Against Infection:
Body System Defenses Most of the bodies organs have specific defense systems ex:
lungs have cilia to move pathogens out Defense Against Infection: Inflammation:
Vascular and cellular responses -Acute inflammation is an immediate response to
cellular injury -Arterioles supplying the infected or injured region dilate allowing more
blood into the local circulation -Blood and WBC are able to travel to injured tissue
Defense Against Infection: Inflammatory exudate
Accumulation of fluid forms and exudate at the site of inflammation:
-Serous: clear watery plasma
-Serosanguineous: thin watery drainage that is blood tinged
-Purulent: thick drainage that consists of puss
Defense Against Infection: Tissue repair
-Healing involves inflammation, proliferation and remodeling stages
-Damaged cells are eventually replaced with new ones
What is asepsis?
Asepsis is keeping away disease producing microorganisms (the absence of pathogenic
microorganisms)
Aseptic technique: Medical asepsis (clean technique)
-Reduces organisms
-Prevents transfer
Aseptic technique: Surgical asepsis (sterile technique)
-Destruct microorganisms and their spores
If an infection can be transmitted from one individual to another, it is a:
, a) Communicable disease
b) Portal of entry to a host
c) Portal of exit from a reservoir
d) Susceptible host
Answer is a)
The period during which a patient exhibits signs & symptoms characteristic of a type of
infection is the:
a) Incubation period
b) Convalescence
c) Prodromal stage
d) Illness
Answer is d)
A patient in your unit develops diarrhea and is diagnosed with "c. difficile", Which of the
following types of isolation should this patient be on?
a) Airborne isolation
b) Contact precautions
c) Standard precautions or routine practices
d) Droplet precautions
Answer is b)
A gown is worn when:
a) the client's hygiene is unacceptable
b) the client has AIDS or hepatitis
c) the nurse is medicating the client
d) blood or fluids may come into contact with the nurse's clothing.
Answer is d)
What are the most common sites for HAI's? (5)
1. Urinary tract
2. Respiratory tract
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