Cohorting - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Discharge Planning - Answer- plan/process to discharge the patient from hospital Airborne - Answer- infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when transported by air Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Answer- provides facilities & services for the investigation, identification, prevention, & control of a disease Cohorting - Answer- practice of grouping patients who are colonized or infected with the same pathogen Hospital Infection Control Practices...

Rapid Infection Control Nursing Shona Ross MPH, BSc, RN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Infection Prevention and Control Kingston Hospital Kingston Upon Thames UK and Sarah Furrows MBBS, MSc, MRCP, FRCPath Consultant Microbiologist and Infection Control Doctor Kingston Hospital Kingston Upon Thames UK This edition first published 2014 © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Registered Office John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editoria...

Discharge Planning - ANSWER-To reduce hospital length of of stay and unplanned readmission to hospital, and to improve the coordination of services following discharge from the hospital Cohorting - ANSWER-Practice of grouping patients infected or colonized with the same infectious agent together to confine their care to one area and prevent contact with susceptible patients. Droplet - ANSWER-A small drop, such as a particle of moisture discharged from the mouth during coughing, sneezing, o...

Safety and Infection Control EAQ Exam Questions With Correct Answers. A parent receives a note from school reporting that a student in class has head lice. The parent calls the school nurse to ask how to check for head lice. What instruction should the nurse provide? A. "Ask the child where it itches." B. "Check to see whether your dog has ear mites." C. "Look at your child's head along the scalp line for white dots." D. "Inspect your child's hands and look between the fingers fo...

RN ATI Capstone Proctored Comprehensive Assessment Test B A nurse is caring for a client who had abdominal surgery 24 hours ago. Which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority? a. Assess fluid intake every 24 hours b. Ambulate three times a day c. Assist with deep breathing and coughing (this is the nurses priority because ABCs which reduces the risk for postoperative pneumonia) d. Monitor the incision site for findings of infection A nurse is conducting group therapy with clie...

Safety and Infection Control EAQ Exam Questions With Correct Answers. A parent receives a note from school reporting that a student in class has head lice. The parent calls the school nurse to ask how to check for head lice. What instruction should the nurse provide? A. "Ask the child where it itches." B. "Check to see whether your dog has ear mites." C. "Look at your child's head along the scalp line for white dots." D. "Inspect your child's hands and look between the fingers fo...

Protest Separation Anxiety During the stage of _____, children react aggressively to the separation from the parent. They cry and scream for their parents, refuse attention from anyone else, and are inconsolable Despair Separation Anxiety During the stage of ______, the crying stops, and depression is evident. The child is much less active, is uninterested in play or food, and withdraws from others Detachment or Denial Separation Anxiety During the stage of __________ ...

NUR 203 Final Exam Review Sickle Cell Anemia Inheritance by: African decent & Hispanic Triggers: Dehydration/Cold weather/Infection/ Low oxygen Treatment: HOPV (Hydration/Oxygen/Pain killers/Vasodilator) No Meperidine Warmth, avoid cold Ischemia: Increase lactic acid. 50- Vaso-occlusive sickle cell crisis - Treatment, safety, side effects, risks, complications Crisis Management: Use the acronym HOP when prioritizing care for vaso-occlusive crisis: – Hydration – Oxygen ...

Exam 1 med surg study guide Unit 1 Specialty practice of medical-surgical nursing Promote, restore, or maintain optimal health for patients 18 years and older Nurses must have knowledge, skills, an d attitudes to be Care coordinators Transition managers Caregivers Pt educators Leaders Advocates for the pt and family The joint commission: effective care coordination and transition management Understandable discharge instructions for the patient and family Explanation of self-care activities Ongoi...

CIC Exam Study Cards 2022 Type I error Rejecting null hypothesis when it is true Type II error failing to reject a false null hypothesis Groups are defined regarding their EXPOSURE to a factor of interest. (perspective or longitudinal studies) Followed-up to determine differences in rates at which disease develops in relation to exposure. Start with a sample of individuals with and without EXPOSURE to a potential risk factors who are followed for incidence of the ...