Term
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Definition
| infectious agent (common cold)-> reservoir (resides in nasal cavity, where organism grows) )-> portal of exit (sneezing)-> mode of transmission (airborne droplets) -> portal of entry (nostril/mouth) -> host(anyone with low immune system) |
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| modes of organism transmission |
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Definition
**UNWASHED HANDS is NUMBER ONE!****
direct contact: person to person
indirect: surface to person (medical equip)
droplet: cough/sneeze
airborne: carried on dust, evaporated droplets
vehicles- water, drugs, blood, food, contaminated
vector- something that flies |
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| Susceptibility of a host for infection (what increases risk) |
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Definition
age- babies/ geriatric pts
nutritional status
chronic disease
stress
trauma
smoking
antibiotic resistance |
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Term
| broad spectrum antibiotics |
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Definition
supra infection
kill all normal bacteria |
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Term
| localized vs. systemic cell response |
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Definition
localized- swelling/redness/heat
systemic- fever/fatigue/nausea |
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Term
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Definition
lack of handwashing
latrogenic- from invasive procedure or surgery
exogenous- organism outside of host effects you that cant be treated (antibiotic resistant organism) MRSA
endogenous- normal flora is altered due to broad spectrum antibiotics, cant fight off infection- C-Diff |
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Term
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Definition
incubation period- organism enters-appearance of first symptom
prodromal stage- onset of nonspecific signs and symptoms to more specific symptoms
illness stage- pt manifests sign and symptom specific to tupe of infection
convalescence- acute symptoms of infection disappear |
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Term
| Lab data seen in infection |
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Definition
elevated WBCs elevated
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (inflammatory activity in the body)
presence of pathogen in blood/urine/sputum/or drainage culture |
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Term
| two categories of aseptic technique |
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Definition
medical asepsis- clean technique (hand hygiene, barriers, environmental cleaning)
surgical asepsis- sterile technique |
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Term
| standard precaution techniques |
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Definition
handwashing
any PPE needed to prevent contact with blood, blood products, any body fluid, secretions or waste, mucous membranes
-gloves, mask, face shield, gown |
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Term
| ways to reduce HAIs/ infection prevention and control methods |
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Definition
Reducing HAIs
- Hand Hygiene
- Standard Universal precautions
- Use of PPE
- Don’t share equipment
- Handle bodily fluids carefully
- Dispose of waste properly
- Respiratory hygiene (cover mouth with mask
- Avoid contaminants
- Keep catheters off the floor
- Scrub the hub (tubes and ports)
- Clean wounds outwards to in |
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Term
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Definition
first tier- standard precautions
second tier- based on mode of transmission- airborne, droplet, contact |
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Term
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Definition
private room, negative pressure, door closed, n-95 respirator
My Chicken Has TB
My- Measles
Chicken- Chicken pox
Has- Herpes zoster (shingles)
TB- Tuberculosis |
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Term
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Definition
private room or with pt of same infection, 3 ft between infected person and visitor patients
door can be open, mask during transport of pt
SPIDERMA-
Sepsis, Scarlet Fever, Streptococcal pharyngitis
Pertussis, Parvovirus, Pneumonia
Influenza
Diptheria
Epiglottidis
Rubella
Mumps
Adenovirus |
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Term
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Definition
gloves, gown, private room or room with same infection, door can be open
MRS. WEE
Multi Drug Resistant organisms (MRSA, VRE)- touching infected skin/wound
Respiratory Infections
Skin Infections
Wound infections
Enteric infections (C-Diff)
Eye Infections (conjunctivitis) |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Gloves
Faceshield/goggles
Gown
Mask |
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