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NUR 500 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM FALL- SPRING 2024/2025 VERIFIED Q&A ( MSJ)
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NUR 500 HEALTH ASSESSMENTNUR 500 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM FALL-
SPRING 2024/2025 VERIFIED Q&A ( MSJ)
what does PPE protect against?
exposure to blood and body substances
standard precaution
-Yellow
- ex) Hepatitis B, C, Cytomegalovirus
- no restrictions on patient placement
- gloves & gowns when potential blood or body substance contact. mask and eyewear for blood or body
substances (cough/sneeze) contact.
- clean w/ neutral detergent. if surfaces are contaminated w blood or body fluid disinfect
-visitors: hand hygiene, resp hygiene, cough etiquette
Contact
-Orange
-multidrug resistant organisms
- Ex) C.diff, novovirus
- single room or group of ppl w same strain of infection
-gloves, gown, mask, use eyewear if fluid contact
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- neutral detergent and disinfectant required.
- visitors: hand & resp hygiene, cough etiquette
droplet
- green
- ex) norovirus, pertussis, meningococcus
- single room w door open or group of ppl that have same strain of infection
- surgical mask! gloves, gown, eyewear
- neutral detergent, disinfectant if infections agent is a multidrug resist organism or has outbreak
potential
- visitors: restrict visitor numbers and have them use same precaution as staff
airborne
- color: blue
- ex) TB, rubella, measles, chicken pox
- single room w door closed; Negative pressure room if available
- gloves, gown, particulate mask or respirator (N95 or P2 mask), eyewear
- neutral detergent, disinfectant if infections agent is a multidrug resist organism or has outbreak
potential
- visitors: restrict visitor numbers and have them use same precaution as staff
standard precautions should be used during
all patient care to prevent the likelihood of transmission of infection btwn patient and hc worker
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when should eyewear be used?
in all types of precaution if possibility of getting in contact w fluid or blood
what happens when prolonged immobility?
formation of fibrofatty connective tissue and abnormal adhesions within and between the joint space
which restricts nourishment to the joints
what can happen with prolonged bed rest, sitting or standing?
slow blood flow (venous stasis) and increases the risk for blood clots
What does the Joint Commission do?
-Accredits hospitals and other hc facilities based on safety, policy, procedures, practice and outcomes.
-Evaluation performance includes monthly submissions of the hospitals safety and quality performance
outcomes to an indep vendor that quantifies & indentifies safety trends (+ve and -ve ) 4x a year
what do the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) do?
est relevant safety practices hc institutions should accomplish
What are the Standards of compliance?
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