NURSING 1025 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2

NURSING 1025 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2 1. Describe the inflammatory process Cellular injury = acute inflammation (sometimes leads to healing depending on the size of the wound) Chronic inflammation = (sometimes leads to healing depending on the size of the wound)— Granuloma formation = healing 2. What types of patients are susceptible to infection Patients who are of older age , patients who suffer from poor nutritional health, patient who suffer from major amounts of stress and patients who suffer from diseases that makes them become immunosuppressed. New borns 3. Define medical and surgical asepsis Medical Asepsis = Clean - Reduces or inhibits number and growth of microorganism (Hand washing) Surgical Asepsis = Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both pathogenic and non-pathogenic, including spores 4. What are the stages of infection? Incubation Period Interval between entrance of pathogen into body and appearance of first symptoms (e.g., chickenpox, 2-3 weeks; common cold, 1-2 days; influenza, 1-3 days; mumps, 15-18 days) Prodromal Stage Interval from onset of nonspecific signs and symptoms (malaise, low-grade fever, fatigue) to more specific symptoms (During this time, microorganisms grow and multiply, and client may be more capable of spreading disease to others) Illness Stage Interval when client manifests signs and symptoms specific to type of infection (e.g., common cold manifested by sore throat, sinus congestion, rhinitis; mumps manifested by earache, high fever, parotid and salivary gland swelling) Convalescence Interval when acute symptoms of infection disappear (Length of recovery depends on severity of infection and client's general state of health; recovery may take several days to months) 5. What are the lab values that indicate infection WBC count, iron level, cultures of urine and blood, cultures and gram stain of wound and different types of WBC’s