ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Basic Concept
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Infection control
CONCEPT ______________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Related Content Underlying Principles Nursing Interventions
(E.G., DELEGATION, WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW?
LEVELS OF PREVENTION,
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES)
causative agent hand hygiene- best way to use frequent/proper hand
(microorganism)- prevent the spread of hygiene before and after pt
pathogen: bacteria, bacteria and diseases! care!
viruses, fungi, prions, ! !
parasites! PPE- gloves, gowns, masks, educate pt of infection
! respirators, faceshields & control measures!
reservoir- sources (people, eyewear to create protective !
equipment, water, soil)! barriers! aseptic technique!
! ! !
portal of exit (secretions, standard precautions- PPE- change PPE after
droplets)! guidlies to break chain of contact w/ each pt and
! infection and lower risk of between procedures if in
mode of transmission-! hospital acquired infections! contact with large amounts
(direct/indirect) contact, ! of nodily fluids!
fecal-oral, droplet, cough etiquette- infection !
airborne, vector borne! control measures that should obtain specimens for
! be practiced to prevent the culture!
portal of entry (respiratory spread of infections! !
tract, GI tract, skin, ! administer medications to
mucous membrane)! nonsocomial infections- help fight bacterial
! hospital acquired infections. infections and also to
susceptible host- most common are urinary manage symptoms. ex:
(imunocompromised pts, tract infections (catherter antipyretics & antibiotics
very young, elderly)! related), wound infections
! and surgical infections
virulence- pathogen's
ability to invade and injure
host!
!
immunity- our immune
system protects by
restricting entry to foreign
organism!
!
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Infection control
CONCEPT ______________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Related Content Underlying Principles Nursing Interventions
(E.G., DELEGATION, WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW?
LEVELS OF PREVENTION,
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES)
causative agent hand hygiene- best way to use frequent/proper hand
(microorganism)- prevent the spread of hygiene before and after pt
pathogen: bacteria, bacteria and diseases! care!
viruses, fungi, prions, ! !
parasites! PPE- gloves, gowns, masks, educate pt of infection
! respirators, faceshields & control measures!
reservoir- sources (people, eyewear to create protective !
equipment, water, soil)! barriers! aseptic technique!
! ! !
portal of exit (secretions, standard precautions- PPE- change PPE after
droplets)! guidlies to break chain of contact w/ each pt and
! infection and lower risk of between procedures if in
mode of transmission-! hospital acquired infections! contact with large amounts
(direct/indirect) contact, ! of nodily fluids!
fecal-oral, droplet, cough etiquette- infection !
airborne, vector borne! control measures that should obtain specimens for
! be practiced to prevent the culture!
portal of entry (respiratory spread of infections! !
tract, GI tract, skin, ! administer medications to
mucous membrane)! nonsocomial infections- help fight bacterial
! hospital acquired infections. infections and also to
susceptible host- most common are urinary manage symptoms. ex:
(imunocompromised pts, tract infections (catherter antipyretics & antibiotics
very young, elderly)! related), wound infections
! and surgical infections
virulence- pathogen's
ability to invade and injure
host!
!
immunity- our immune
system protects by
restricting entry to foreign
organism!
!
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
