1. Regulatory agencies
Answer
· center for medicare (Over 65+ and ESRD) and Medicaid (CMS low income)
· The joint commission (TJC)
JACHO accredit hospitals and facilities based on standard of care
· National academy of medicine (NAM)
2. How to avoid falls
Answer
use assistive movement equipment, know MORSE fall score, patient safety side rails up, call
light in bed
3. how to avoid pressure ulcers
Answer
move q 2 hrs, take heels of feet off bed, assess all bony prominences, make sure patient does not
stay wet or moist for an extended period of time (proper peri care/hygiene)
4. how to avoid health care associated infections
Answer
use baseline precautions, make sure proper hygiene is performed
5. Quality indicators
Answer
Measurable elements of quality that specify the focus of evaluation and documentation
6. restraint alternatives
,Answer
- bed alarm
- sitter
- put person closer to nurses station
- distraction (family, TV show, knitting etc)
- mittens
- belt
9. infection
Answer
the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissue
10. acute infection
Answer
comes on rapidly, with severe but short-lived effects
11. chronic infection
Answer
can last longer than 12 weeks could be incurable
12. disseminated infection
Answer
Infection spreads beyond the primary site of infection
,13. sepsis
Answer
Dangerous infection of the blood
14. chain of infection
Answer
infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptiblehost
15. bacteria
Answer
- one celled organism
- synthesize DNA, RNA, proteins therefore reproduce on their own
- cellular damage to host by releasing toxins
16. virus
Answer
- nucleic acid in shell
- must invade hose cell to replicate
- blocking normal protein synthesis
17. fungi
Answer
YEAST
- single cells
- occurs when person has some immuncomprimise
18. protozoa
, - nucleus like plant/animal
- usually no disease unless person is immunocompromised
- found in H20, soil, decompsition
19. Local signs and symptoms of infection
Answer
- redness
- swelling
- pain
- drainage
- warmth
20. systemic signs and symptoms of infection
Answer
- fever
- chills
- malaise
21. What does a CBC differential include?
Answer
- WBC (4-11,000)
~Neutrophils
*segmented (mature) // bands (immature) [do not want to see a lot of bands because that means
bone marrow is having to put out a lot of immature cells to try and fight because older ones are
dying off fast]
~ lymphocytes
~ monocytes
~ eosinophils
~basophils
22. primary prevention for infection
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