NURSING 128 TEST 1- JWCC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ELABORATIONS!!
surgical asepsis
Answers :sterile technique
medical asepsis
Answers :clean technique
Risk factors for nosocomial infections
Answers :Age, legnth of hospitalization, amount of hospitalizations, procedures,
invasive devices, antibiotics
discharge teaching for someone with a surgical wound
Answers :no bleeding, inflammation at wound edges. scar formation deminishes
over time. Presence of a clot.. When clot is gone= reduction of inflammation
systemic infection;
Answers :system wide infection
local infection
Answers :infection in one localized area
Active immunity
Answers :body makes own antibodies
passive
, Answers :comes from something else, immunizations or mothers milk
specific immunity
Answers :become accustomed to immune cells, learn to recognize and destroy
pathogens familiar.
What interventions can a nurse do to reduce the spread of infection?
Answers :washing hands, wearing gloves, using the correct protocols when it
comes to sterilization, change gloves after dirty and before clean
How to apply ppe
Answers :gown, mask, goggles, gloves
what steps to take after a blood or body fluid exposure
Answers :baseline labwork and then test patient, preventive treatment, limit risk of
exposure
anatomical barriers against infection
Answers :skin, mucous membranes, tears, saliva, alveolar macrophages, normal
flora in GI tract, high acidity in stomach, peristalsis, normal flora in urinary tract,
urine flow through the urethra and mucous membrane, low pH in vagina.
Physiological barriers against infection
Answers :(secondary) phagocytosis (eats bad cells) complement cascade (triggers
release of chemicals to attack bad cells leading to inflammation,) inflammation
(blood vessels dialate and increase flow of blood to push infection out.) fever (over
reference)
What assessments are performed before surgery?
ELABORATIONS!!
surgical asepsis
Answers :sterile technique
medical asepsis
Answers :clean technique
Risk factors for nosocomial infections
Answers :Age, legnth of hospitalization, amount of hospitalizations, procedures,
invasive devices, antibiotics
discharge teaching for someone with a surgical wound
Answers :no bleeding, inflammation at wound edges. scar formation deminishes
over time. Presence of a clot.. When clot is gone= reduction of inflammation
systemic infection;
Answers :system wide infection
local infection
Answers :infection in one localized area
Active immunity
Answers :body makes own antibodies
passive
, Answers :comes from something else, immunizations or mothers milk
specific immunity
Answers :become accustomed to immune cells, learn to recognize and destroy
pathogens familiar.
What interventions can a nurse do to reduce the spread of infection?
Answers :washing hands, wearing gloves, using the correct protocols when it
comes to sterilization, change gloves after dirty and before clean
How to apply ppe
Answers :gown, mask, goggles, gloves
what steps to take after a blood or body fluid exposure
Answers :baseline labwork and then test patient, preventive treatment, limit risk of
exposure
anatomical barriers against infection
Answers :skin, mucous membranes, tears, saliva, alveolar macrophages, normal
flora in GI tract, high acidity in stomach, peristalsis, normal flora in urinary tract,
urine flow through the urethra and mucous membrane, low pH in vagina.
Physiological barriers against infection
Answers :(secondary) phagocytosis (eats bad cells) complement cascade (triggers
release of chemicals to attack bad cells leading to inflammation,) inflammation
(blood vessels dialate and increase flow of blood to push infection out.) fever (over
reference)
What assessments are performed before surgery?
