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Professional standards and guidelines to help control infections - correct answer ✔-the |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




centers for disease control (CDC) |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




-the agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ)
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-JCAHO or TJC (the joint commission) |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




-Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




-Public Health Department |||||| ||||||




-American Nurses Association (ANA) |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is the chain of infection? - correct answer ✔1. infectious agent (bacteria, virus,
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protozoa)
2. reservoir (has to have reservoir to grow--humans, animals, bigs, food, or water)
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3. portal of exit (sneezing, coughing)
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4. mode of transmission (you can touch it then put in mouth. organisms: need food, water,
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certain pH, dark and moist area) |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




5. portal of entry
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6. host (have to be susceptible to infection
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**how it exits is same as entry*** |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What are influencing factors? - correct answer ✔-not well nourished
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-exhausted

, -stressed
-smokers
-medications


What are some risk factors that make a person more susceptible to disease? - correct
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answer ✔-very old and very young
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-at risk...chronic diseases
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-diabetes
-immunodeficiency


What are sites that can predispose patients to infection? - correct answer ✔-surgical
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wounds
-respiratory tract ||||||




-genitourinary tract ||||||




-invasive devices ||||||




-bloodstream ---always have clean skin |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




-venipuncture sites ||||||




-total parenteral nutrition therapy (TPN) --gives nutrition through IV
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-implanted prosthetic devices |||||| ||||||




What are defenses against infection? - correct answer ✔-normal floras (help kill other
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bacteria that gets on body; microorganisms that don't cause problems
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-body system defenses (blinking, crying)
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-inflammation
-vascular and cellular responses (if organisms stay where they are supposed to be,
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everything will be okay) |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is the inflammation process? - correct answer ✔-formation of inflammatory exudate
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