FPCC Exam 1 Questions And Answers

FPCC Exam 1 Questions And Answers Nursing Interventions that break the chain of infection or reduce client's risk for infection - ANS hand hygiene, maintain clean environment, cough etiquette, implement infection prevention, TEACH infection prevention, support host defenses common examples of MDROs - ANS MRSA: direct contact, crowded living conditions, sepsis, pneumonia, surgical site infections VRE: hospital failure to follow infection control C. diff: prolonged antibiotic usage, spores survive for days How nursing care supports the body's natural defenses and help prevent infection - ANS Medical asepsis( clean technique): hand washing, clean environment, protective equipments Lifestyle factors that promote normal defenses/prevent infection - ANS Nutrition Hydration: maintain production of WBC, repair damaged tissue, replace lost stores Hygiene: decrease bacterial count on skin Rest/Sleep: conserve energy needed for healing Exercise: too little-slow circulation low O2/too much- fatigue and joint injury Stress reduction: improves immunization, O2, movement Immunizations: protect against common infectious diseases Increased risk for infection - ANS break in skin, illness/injury/chronic disease, tobacco, multiple sex partners, nursing/medical procedures Clinical manifestations local vs systemic infection - ANS Local: specific/limited region. ex-wound, respiratory, urinary, eyes/ears/throat systemic: throughout the body, in blood or lymph. ex-bacteremia and septicemia source of infection; exogenous vs endogenous - ANS exogenous: pathogen is acquired from healthcare environment endogenous: normal flora, when some form of treatment causes the normally harmless microbe to multiply and cause infection length of infection; acute vs chronic vs latent - ANS acute: rapid onset last short POT(common cold) chronic: develop slowly and last weeks/months/yrs or recur after a time of remission(tick bite) latent: no symptoms for long POT (TB, HIV) 1st stage of infection process - ANS incubation: invasion til 1st sign of symptoms, patient is unaware of infecting others