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Fundamentals_ Key Concepts for Exam Preparation
Nursing Fundamentals: Key
Concepts for Exam Preparation
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What should the nurse do if a glove tears while rendering care?
Stop the task when safe, remove torn gloves, perform hand
hygiene, put on new gloves, and resume care. If the tear
contaminated a sterile procedure, treat it as contaminated and
re-establish sterility.
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What does it mean to prepare a sterile field?
A sterile field is a contamination-free work area for sterile
procedures. Keep it in view and above waist level, do not reach
over it, keep it dry, avoid talking/coughing over it, and consider
items below waist level as contaminated.
What is the chain of infection?
The six links are infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode
of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host. Breaking
any link prevents infection.
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