NURS 330 Exam 2 – Questions With In Depth
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Create a clam environment, clarify the situation, identify patient/family goals, and
review the process with patient and family
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Components of EOL decision making
1 How does a nurse prevent infection? 2
in ICU
3 When to use Contact Precautions 4 Endemic
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Terms in this set (110)
How does a nurse prevent Hand Hygiene, PPE, Isolation Precautions,
infection? Environmental Cleaning, Immunizations
CBC with differential: monitor WBC count for infection
Labs for Infection Blood Cultures: bacteremia
Urinalysis: assess for UTI
Epidemic Spreads rapidly within a finite geographical area
, Spreads rapidly across several countries, continents, or
Pandemic
the world
Consistently present in the population, with relatively
Endemic
low spread
Strategy of assuming all patients may carry infectious
Standard Precautions agents and using appropriate barrier precautions for all
healthcare worker-patient interactions
Precautions used in addition to standard precautions
Transmission-Based
when contagious or epidemiologically significant
Precautions
organisms are recognized
Hand hygiene, gloves, proper handling of equipment
Standard Precautions
and linens, environmental control, prevention of injury
Components
from sharps, patient placement
Patients with certain respiratory viruses (ex. flu),
When to use Droplet
confirmed or suspected meningococcal meningitis,
Precautions
parvovirus B-19
Droplet Precautions HCP and guests must wear surgical mask while in room
Requirements and a private room
When to use Airborne Suspected/confirmed TB or COVID-19 (depends on
Precautions hospital)
Negative pressure room with door closed, patients can
go to medically necessary tests/procedures, HCP must
Airborne Precautions
wear N-95, isolation gown, gloves, and face
Requirements
shield/goggles, guests (if they must enter) should wear
N-95 or surgical mask
When to use Contact Multi-drug resistant organisms (ex. MRSA, VRE), Cystic
Precautions fibrosis (to protect the patient)
HCP must wear gown and gloves, hand hygiene, guests
Contact Precaution
do not need gown and gloves but should know the
Requirements
importance or hand hygiene
When to use Enteric Confirmed/suspected C. Diff. or gastroenteritis (ex.
Precaution norovirus, rotavirus, or adenovirus)
Patient in private room, clean room and equipment with
Enteric Precaution
bleach, gown and gloves with HAND HYGIENE WITH
Requirements
SOAP AND WATER for HCP and guests
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
Create a clam environment, clarify the situation, identify patient/family goals, and
review the process with patient and family
Choose an answer
Components of EOL decision making
1 How does a nurse prevent infection? 2
in ICU
3 When to use Contact Precautions 4 Endemic
Don't know?
Terms in this set (110)
How does a nurse prevent Hand Hygiene, PPE, Isolation Precautions,
infection? Environmental Cleaning, Immunizations
CBC with differential: monitor WBC count for infection
Labs for Infection Blood Cultures: bacteremia
Urinalysis: assess for UTI
Epidemic Spreads rapidly within a finite geographical area
, Spreads rapidly across several countries, continents, or
Pandemic
the world
Consistently present in the population, with relatively
Endemic
low spread
Strategy of assuming all patients may carry infectious
Standard Precautions agents and using appropriate barrier precautions for all
healthcare worker-patient interactions
Precautions used in addition to standard precautions
Transmission-Based
when contagious or epidemiologically significant
Precautions
organisms are recognized
Hand hygiene, gloves, proper handling of equipment
Standard Precautions
and linens, environmental control, prevention of injury
Components
from sharps, patient placement
Patients with certain respiratory viruses (ex. flu),
When to use Droplet
confirmed or suspected meningococcal meningitis,
Precautions
parvovirus B-19
Droplet Precautions HCP and guests must wear surgical mask while in room
Requirements and a private room
When to use Airborne Suspected/confirmed TB or COVID-19 (depends on
Precautions hospital)
Negative pressure room with door closed, patients can
go to medically necessary tests/procedures, HCP must
Airborne Precautions
wear N-95, isolation gown, gloves, and face
Requirements
shield/goggles, guests (if they must enter) should wear
N-95 or surgical mask
When to use Contact Multi-drug resistant organisms (ex. MRSA, VRE), Cystic
Precautions fibrosis (to protect the patient)
HCP must wear gown and gloves, hand hygiene, guests
Contact Precaution
do not need gown and gloves but should know the
Requirements
importance or hand hygiene
When to use Enteric Confirmed/suspected C. Diff. or gastroenteritis (ex.
Precaution norovirus, rotavirus, or adenovirus)
Patient in private room, clean room and equipment with
Enteric Precaution
bleach, gown and gloves with HAND HYGIENE WITH
Requirements
SOAP AND WATER for HCP and guests
