DEWIT'S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS & SKILLS OF NURSING CH. 17 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS|100% verified

DEWIT'S FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS & SKILLS OF NURSING CH. 17 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Airborne precautions CORRECT ANSWER Same as standard precautions plus the following: place the patient in a private room with negative air pressure or in a room with a patient with the same infectious organism; wear a respirator when in the room with the patient; keep susceptible persons out of the patient's room; and limit the patient's movement outside the room. Contact precautions CORRECT ANSWER Standard precautions plus the following: never touch with bare hands anything wet that comes from a body surface or cavity; use gloves, impermeable gowns, masks, and protective eyewear when necessary. Convalescent period CORRECT ANSWER The period of recovery after an illness and regaining health. Droplet precautions CORRECT ANSWER Same as standard precautions plus the following: place the patient in a private room with negative air pressure or in a room with a patient with the same infectious organism; wear a mask when in the patient's room; and transport the patient outside the room only when necessary, with the patient wearing mask if possible. Health care-associated infections (HAIs) CORRECT ANSWER Infection that occurs within a health care facility or because of a treatment or procedure. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) CORRECT ANSWER The causative agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Illness period CORRECT ANSWER The third stage of infection, where localized and systemic signs and symptoms appear. Impervious CORRECT ANSWER Not affording a passage. Incubation period CORRECT ANSWER The time from invasion of the body by the microorganisms to the onset of symptoms. Infection prevention and control CORRECT ANSWER The use of medical and surgical asepsis and standard precautions to prevent or control the spread of microorganisms. Isolation CORRECT ANSWER The separation of infected individuals from those uninfected for the period of communicability of a particular disease; quarantine.