LR BSN 206 Hallmark Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Asepsis
absence of significant contamination
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Health care-associated infections (HAIs)
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-an infection acquired while the client is receiving care in a health-care
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setting
-formally called nosocomial infections
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-can come from exogenous source or endogenous source
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-most common setting for HAIs is the ICU
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-best way to prevent HAIs is through frequent and effective hand
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hygiene
-most common site of HAIs is the urinary tract
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-most common causative agents are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
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aureus, and enterococci| |
-an iatrogenic infection results from a diagnostic or therapeutic
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procedure
-HAIs are not always preventable and not always iatrogenic
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,chain of infection
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infectious agent |
reservoir
portal of exit
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mode of transmission
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portal of entry
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susceptible host |
What are the two types of aseptic techniques nurses practice?
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medical and surgical asepsis
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What is medical asepsis/clean technique?
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procedures used to reduce the number and prevent the spread of
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microorganisms.
Examples: Hand hygiene, use of barrier techniques such as gloving and
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gowning, and routine environmental cleaning
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,principals of surgical aseptic technique
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remains sterile only when touched by a sterile object
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only sterile object can be placed in a sterile field
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out of vision or below waist is now contaminated
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prolonged exposure = contamination
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edges to 1 inch are considered contaminated
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LABORATORY VALUES: |
WBC
5,000 to 10,000 per mm^3
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**Increases during acute infection** | | |
**Decreases in certain viral and overwhelming infections**
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LABORATORY VALUES: |
, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
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Men: Up to 15 mm per hour
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Women: up to 20 mm per hour
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**Elevated during presence of inflammatory process**
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LABORATORY VALUES: |
Iron Level
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60 to 90 G per 100 mL
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**Decreases in chronic infection**| | |
LABORATORY VALUES: |
Cultures of Urine and Blood
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With Correct Answers
Asepsis
absence of significant contamination
| | |
Health care-associated infections (HAIs)
| | |
-an infection acquired while the client is receiving care in a health-care
| | | | | | | | | | | |
setting
-formally called nosocomial infections
| | |
-can come from exogenous source or endogenous source
| | | | | | |
-most common setting for HAIs is the ICU
| | | | | | |
-best way to prevent HAIs is through frequent and effective hand
| | | | | | | | | | |
hygiene
-most common site of HAIs is the urinary tract
| | | | | | | |
-most common causative agents are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
| | | | | | | |
aureus, and enterococci| |
-an iatrogenic infection results from a diagnostic or therapeutic
| | | | | | | | |
procedure
-HAIs are not always preventable and not always iatrogenic
| | | | | | | |
,chain of infection
| |
infectious agent |
reservoir
portal of exit
| |
mode of transmission
| |
portal of entry
| |
susceptible host |
What are the two types of aseptic techniques nurses practice?
| | | | | | | | |
medical and surgical asepsis
| | |
What is medical asepsis/clean technique?
| | | |
procedures used to reduce the number and prevent the spread of
| | | | | | | | | | |
microorganisms.
Examples: Hand hygiene, use of barrier techniques such as gloving and
| | | | | | | | | | |
gowning, and routine environmental cleaning
| | | |
,principals of surgical aseptic technique
| | | |
remains sterile only when touched by a sterile object
| | | | | | | |
only sterile object can be placed in a sterile field
| | | | | | | | |
out of vision or below waist is now contaminated
| | | | | | | |
prolonged exposure = contamination
| | |
edges to 1 inch are considered contaminated
| | | | | |
LABORATORY VALUES: |
WBC
5,000 to 10,000 per mm^3
| | | |
**Increases during acute infection** | | |
**Decreases in certain viral and overwhelming infections**
| | | | | |
LABORATORY VALUES: |
, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
| | |
Men: Up to 15 mm per hour
| | | | | |
Women: up to 20 mm per hour
| | | | | |
**Elevated during presence of inflammatory process**
| | | | |
LABORATORY VALUES: |
Iron Level
|
60 to 90 G per 100 mL
| | | | | |
**Decreases in chronic infection**| | |
LABORATORY VALUES: |
Cultures of Urine and Blood
| | | |
