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medical asepsis - ANSWER CLEAN technique to REDUCE the number of organisms and
PREVENT THE TRANSFER
Surgical asepsis - ANSWER PREVENT any contamination, ISOLATES operative area from
the OPERATIVE area from the unsterile environment.
airborne precautions - ANSWER measles, chicken pox, disseminated varicella zoster,
pulm/ laryngeal TB
private room w/ negative airflow 6-12 exchanges/ hr via HEPA or respiratory device N95
when would you need a private room or cohort patients, mask or respirator -
ANSWER droplet precautions! within 3 feet= danger!
diphtheria, pertussis, MMR, strep, pneumonia, scarlet fever, sepsis, plague
what type of precautions for VRE, MRSA, C. diff, shigella, enteric pathogens, major wound
infections, herpes simplex, scabies, varicella zoster, respiratory syncytial virus in infants of
immunosuppressed - ANSWER contact precautions
private room or cohort patients, gloves, and gown!
protective environment for whom? - ANSWER allogenic hematopoietic stem cell
transplants
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,private room, positive airflow w/ 12 or more air exchanges/ hour with HEPA or mask worn by
the patient when out of room
order of apply PPE - ANSWER gown
mask
goggles
gloves
order of taking off PPE - ANSWER gloves
goggles
gown
mask
patient progressing from nonspecific to specific types of infection; what is the stage? -
ANSWER prodromal stage
hands are above or below elbows when keeping aspepsis - ANSWER above
hands above elbows
criteria to determine fall risk - ANSWER age, fall history (6 mo), elimination, medications,
equipment, mobility, cognition
*high fall is more than 13
restraints - ANSWER need renewal Q 4 hrs for a maximum of 24 hours. need to be
removed Q 2 hours.
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, remove 1 at a time with assistance if patient is violent
apply belt over clothes @ the waist (not chest or abdomen)
two fingers under restraint
with wrist/ ankle restraints- place lateral! supine is aspiration risk!
use elbow restraint w/ infants, children to prevent elbow flexion
RACE - ANSWER rescue, activate alarm, confine the fire, extinguish the fire
ITE or intraaural aid - ANSWER fits into the external auditory canal and allows more fine
tuning; it is more noticeable but easy to fit
BTE postaural aid - ANSWER hooks around ear
largest aid and helpful for rapidly GOOD FOR PROGRESSIVE HEARING LOSS or manual dexterity
difficulties
ITC aid - ANSWER newest and smallest and least visible
however, requires proper fitting and needs battery changing and not good for progressive
hearing loss patients
Semi- Fowler's - ANSWER HOB 30 degrees
gastric feedings
Fowler's - ANSWER HOB 45 degrees
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medical asepsis - ANSWER CLEAN technique to REDUCE the number of organisms and
PREVENT THE TRANSFER
Surgical asepsis - ANSWER PREVENT any contamination, ISOLATES operative area from
the OPERATIVE area from the unsterile environment.
airborne precautions - ANSWER measles, chicken pox, disseminated varicella zoster,
pulm/ laryngeal TB
private room w/ negative airflow 6-12 exchanges/ hr via HEPA or respiratory device N95
when would you need a private room or cohort patients, mask or respirator -
ANSWER droplet precautions! within 3 feet= danger!
diphtheria, pertussis, MMR, strep, pneumonia, scarlet fever, sepsis, plague
what type of precautions for VRE, MRSA, C. diff, shigella, enteric pathogens, major wound
infections, herpes simplex, scabies, varicella zoster, respiratory syncytial virus in infants of
immunosuppressed - ANSWER contact precautions
private room or cohort patients, gloves, and gown!
protective environment for whom? - ANSWER allogenic hematopoietic stem cell
transplants
1
,private room, positive airflow w/ 12 or more air exchanges/ hour with HEPA or mask worn by
the patient when out of room
order of apply PPE - ANSWER gown
mask
goggles
gloves
order of taking off PPE - ANSWER gloves
goggles
gown
mask
patient progressing from nonspecific to specific types of infection; what is the stage? -
ANSWER prodromal stage
hands are above or below elbows when keeping aspepsis - ANSWER above
hands above elbows
criteria to determine fall risk - ANSWER age, fall history (6 mo), elimination, medications,
equipment, mobility, cognition
*high fall is more than 13
restraints - ANSWER need renewal Q 4 hrs for a maximum of 24 hours. need to be
removed Q 2 hours.
2
, remove 1 at a time with assistance if patient is violent
apply belt over clothes @ the waist (not chest or abdomen)
two fingers under restraint
with wrist/ ankle restraints- place lateral! supine is aspiration risk!
use elbow restraint w/ infants, children to prevent elbow flexion
RACE - ANSWER rescue, activate alarm, confine the fire, extinguish the fire
ITE or intraaural aid - ANSWER fits into the external auditory canal and allows more fine
tuning; it is more noticeable but easy to fit
BTE postaural aid - ANSWER hooks around ear
largest aid and helpful for rapidly GOOD FOR PROGRESSIVE HEARING LOSS or manual dexterity
difficulties
ITC aid - ANSWER newest and smallest and least visible
however, requires proper fitting and needs battery changing and not good for progressive
hearing loss patients
Semi- Fowler's - ANSWER HOB 30 degrees
gastric feedings
Fowler's - ANSWER HOB 45 degrees
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