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Fundamentals of nursing NUR125 exam 1 with verified || || || || || || || ||
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Which PPE do you wear for contact precautions?
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gown & gloves|| ||
Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette || ||
have patients cover their nose and mouth while coughing and sneezing, use tissue, dispose
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tissues, perform hand hygiene, wear surgical mask to contain secretions, maintain spatial
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separation of 3 ft. || || ||
Discarding needles ||
all needles must be discarded into a sharps container, regardless of the condition of the
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patient. the needles are disposed of uncapped.
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what is the most effective hand hygiene method to eliminate most pathogens
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achohol-based products are the most effective against common pathogens on the hand. but
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only when the hands are non soiled.
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How long do you need to perform handwashing?
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15-20 seconds ||
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what are the four hand hygiene techniques
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hand washing, anti septic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, and surgical hand antisepsis.
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how do you handle soiled linen
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do not shake linen, do not allow soiled items and equipment to touch your body, carry
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soiled linen with hands held out from the body and never put clean or soiled linens on the
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floor
What PPE is needed when emptying a urinal or bedpan?
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gloves and protective eye wear because of the risk of splatter
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Who do you not use electronic thermometers for?
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patients under contact isolation or patients with HAI diarrhea.
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Chlorhexidine (chg) wash || ||
is required for bathing if there is a risk for MRSA or other resistant bacteria.
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maintain skin integrity by || || ||
keeping a patient's skin well lubricated by using lotion as appropriate, do not position
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patients on tubes or objects that cause breaks in the skin, turn and position patients before
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their skin becomes reddened. maintain oral hygiene to keep integrity of mucous membranes
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and a water soluble ointment to keep the patient's lips lubricated.
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Fundamentals of nursing NUR125 exam 1 with verified || || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
Which PPE do you wear for contact precautions?
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gown & gloves|| ||
Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette || ||
have patients cover their nose and mouth while coughing and sneezing, use tissue, dispose
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tissues, perform hand hygiene, wear surgical mask to contain secretions, maintain spatial
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separation of 3 ft. || || ||
Discarding needles ||
all needles must be discarded into a sharps container, regardless of the condition of the
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patient. the needles are disposed of uncapped.
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what is the most effective hand hygiene method to eliminate most pathogens
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achohol-based products are the most effective against common pathogens on the hand. but
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only when the hands are non soiled.
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How long do you need to perform handwashing?
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15-20 seconds ||
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what are the four hand hygiene techniques
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hand washing, anti septic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, and surgical hand antisepsis.
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how do you handle soiled linen
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do not shake linen, do not allow soiled items and equipment to touch your body, carry
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soiled linen with hands held out from the body and never put clean or soiled linens on the
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floor
What PPE is needed when emptying a urinal or bedpan?
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gloves and protective eye wear because of the risk of splatter
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Who do you not use electronic thermometers for?
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patients under contact isolation or patients with HAI diarrhea.
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Chlorhexidine (chg) wash || ||
is required for bathing if there is a risk for MRSA or other resistant bacteria.
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maintain skin integrity by || || ||
keeping a patient's skin well lubricated by using lotion as appropriate, do not position
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patients on tubes or objects that cause breaks in the skin, turn and position patients before
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their skin becomes reddened. maintain oral hygiene to keep integrity of mucous membranes
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and a water soluble ointment to keep the patient's lips lubricated.
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