Pt's most at risk for acquiring an infection correct answers Pt's in heath care settings as a result of impaired immune response, exposure to an increased number of pathogenic organisms, and performance of invasive procedures.
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Pt's most at risk for acquiring an infection correct answers Pt's in heath care settings as a result of
impaired immune response, exposure to an increased number of pathogenic organisms, and
performance of invasive procedures.
Break chain of infection: infectious agent correct answers Clean contaminated objects. Clean,
disinfect, and sterilize.
Breaking chain of infection: resivoir correct answers Hand hygiene.
Control sourses of body fluids and drainage.
Bathe pts with soap and water.
Change soiled dressings.
Dispose of soiled items correctly.
Dispose of sharps correctly.
Keep surfices clean and dry.
Do not leave bottled solutions open.
Keep solutions tightly capped.
Keep surgical wound drainage tubes and collection bag patent.
Empty and dispose of drainage suction bottles accirding to facility policy.
Breaking chain of infection: portal of exit correct answers Resperatory
•avoid talking, sneezing, or coughing directly over wound or sterile dressing field.
• cover nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing.
• wear mask if suffering respiratory tract infection.
Urine, feces, emesis, abd blood.
•wear clean gloves when handling blood and body fliuds.
• wear gowns and eyewear if there is a chance of splashing fluids.
• handle all laboratory specimens as if infectious.
Breaking chain of infection: transmission correct answers Reduce microorganism spread:
Hand hygiene
Use personal set of care items for each pt.
Avoid shaking bed linen or clothes; dust with damp cloth.
, Avoid contact of soiled item with uniform.
Discard any item that touches the floor.
Follow standard orecauations or select transmission-based isolation precaustions.
Breaking chain of infection: portal of entry correct answers Skin and mucosa
•maintain skin and mucous membrane integrity.
• cover wounds as needed.
• clean wounds as needed.
• dispose of used needles in sharos container.
Urinary
• keep all drainage systems closed and intact, maintain downward flow.
Breaking chain of infection: Host correct answers Reuce suseptibility
Provide adiquate nutrition
Ensure adiquate rest
Promote body defenses against infection
Provide immunizations.
Appropriate situations for hand washing correct answers When visibly dirty.
Before eating
After usunv toilet.
If exposted to spore forming organisms.
Hand washing procedure correct answers 1. Push watch above wrist.
2. Keep hands and unifirm from touching sink.
3. Use warm water
4. Avoid splashing.
5. Wet hands thoroughly.
6. apply 3-5 mL of soap.
7. Lather with friction for 15-20 seconds.
8. Clean under nails.
9. Rinse. Keeping hands down.
10. Dry from finger to wrists.
11. Turn water off using paper towel.
Standard precautions: Tier one correct answers Apply to blood, blood products, all body fluids,
secretions, excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membrains.
Transmission based precautions (tier two): Airborne precautions correct answers Droplet nuclei
smaller than 5 microns
Private room, negative pressure airflow of at least 6-12 exchanges per hour via HEPA filtration.
Mask or respiratory protection device, N95 respirator.
Used for measles, chicken pox, disseminated varicella zoster, pulmonary or laryngeal
tuberculosis.
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