Nursing 220 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
Chain of infection correct answer: 1. Infectious agent 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Mode of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Host Nosocomial infection correct answer: Hospital acquired infection. Influenced by therapy received, length of stay, type and number of procedures, and direct contact. Common sites inlcude: wounds, urinary tract, respirator tract, or blood stream. Asepsis correct answer: Absence of pathogenic disease producing microorganisms (medical or surgical). Medical asepsis correct answer: Reduce and prevent spread of microorganisms (clean). Surgical asepsis correct answer: Eliminate all microorganisms. Contaminated when touched with anything non-sterile (sterile). Tool for assessing simple wounds correct answer: Redness, Ecchymosis, Edema, Drainage, Approximation (REEDA). Types of drainage correct answer: Serous: clear, watery plasma. Purulent: thick, green, yellow, brown, often odorous and indicates infection.
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