Nurs 3015 quiz #1 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

Nurs 3015 quiz #1 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

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Infection Control and Isolation

Answer:
To prevent the spread of infections and diseases


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Chain of infection

Answer:
A sequence of necessary pieces for an infection to occur
- infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and
susceptible host


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Infectious agent

Answer:
something that contains bacteria, fungi, virus, parasite, or prion


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Signs of infection

Answer:
Redness, warmth, drainage, edema, tenderness


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Purulent drainage

Answer:
thick green, yellow, or brown drainage (pus)


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Serous drainage

Answer:
clear and watery

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Sanguineous drainage

Answer:
bloody drainage


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Serosanguineous drainage

Answer:
Mix of serous (watery) and sanguineous (bloody)


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Airborne

Answer:
Bacteria, viruses, and fungi that can spread through the air in the form of tiny droplets


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Active TB

Answer:
Infected, symptomatic, and contagious (fatigue, SOB, weight loss, etc)


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Latent TB

Answer:
Inactive TB infection without symptoms


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Reservoir

Answer:
The habitat of the infectious agent is where it lives, grows, and reproduces or replicates
itself
- Example = people during flu season


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