ETSU NRSE 2350 PCC1 Questions and
Answers with 100% Complete Solutions
What are Standard Precautions? - ANSWER Apply to contact
with blood, body fluid, nonintact skin, and mucous
membranes from all patients to protect patients and healthcare
workers.
Assumes all blood and body fluids could be infectious
What is medical asepsis? - ANSWER This includes
procedures for reducing the number of organisms present and
preventing the transfer of organisms.
Includes: Hand hygiene, Clean gloves, Cleaning of
environment, Disinfection of equipment
What is surgical asepsis? - ANSWER This prevents
contamination of an open wound, serves to *isolate the
operative area from the unsterile environment*, and maintains
a sterile field for surgery.
Uses: During invasive procedures
When the skin's integrity is broken as a result of trauma,
surgical incision or burns, During procedures that involve
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insertion of catheters or surgical instruments into the sterile
body cavities
What is the correct order for Doffing PPE? - ANSWER
Gloves, Face Shield or Goggles, Gown, Mask
What are the bodies normal defenses for infection? -
ANSWER Normal flora
Body System Defenses
Inflammation
What is subjective data? - ANSWER These are the pt's verbal
descriptions of their health problems
What is objective data? - ANSWER These are observations or
measurements of a pt's health status.
What are internal interview factors? - ANSWER Liking
Others, Empathy, Ability to Listen, Self-Awareness
What are external interview factors? - ANSWER Ensuring
Privacy, Refuse Interruptions, Comfortable Physical
Environment
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What are the 8 critical characteristics of pain? - ANSWER
Location, Quality, Severity, Timing, Setting, Relieving
Factors, Associated Factors, Patients Perception
What are guidelines for measuring BP? - ANSWER -Patient
should be relaxed
-Only need to take in each arm once to establish baseline
-Sitting or lying with arm supported at heart level
-Find brachial pulse
-Put cuff on with arrow about 2.5 cm above pulse
-Pump up cuff 20-30 mm Hg beyond where you stop feeling
pulse OR beyond what their BP normally runs
-Deflate cuff slowly after placing the stethoscope over the
brachial pulse (about 2mm per heart beat)
-Note first and last clear tapping sound = systolic/diastolic
What are methods of heat loss? - ANSWER Radiation:
transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of
another without direct contact
Conduction: transfer of heat from one object to another with
direct contact
Convection: transfer of heat away by air movement