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1: infectiou agent
2: Source
3: Portal of exit
4: Mode of transmission
5: Portal of entry
6: Susceptible host |
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Cannot use hand sanitizer. Must use soapy water.
Its a bowel bug that is released through diarrhea.
Very contagious |
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droplets smaller than 5 mm
Must wear gown, approved n95 respirator, face shield, and gloves
TB, Chicken Pox |
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Things that spew or splash
droplets bigger than 5 mm
Must wear PPE within 3 feet of pt. Mask, gloves, eye protection, gown
Influenza, common cold |
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Direct: Involves body surface to body surface
Indirect: involves a host coming in contact with an object
Must wear gloves, gown, daily cleaning of bed side equipment
c-diff, MRSA |
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reduce the spread of microorganisms (inpatient areas)
Its at the bed side and cant control the germs in the room. Making things as sterile as possible for the circumstances |
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Using sterile items free of all organisms (surgical suites and some bedside procedures)
Actually having a sterile gown, special scrubs, and sterile field. EX OR |
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trying to keep it as sterile as possible but knowing we cant keep it totally sterile
EX: Trach tubes |
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redness, swelling, heat, drainage, pain, and limited function
Infection at one spot |
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Fever, malaise, anorexia, increased heart rate and RR, possible vomiting
going through the body not just staying in one particular spot |
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| Just stops the organism from reproducing and then allows the body's immune to gobble up whats left |
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Kills ALL the germs that its going after.
Can also kill normal flora though too |
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