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What causes illness? (Most basic concept) Bacteria What other organisms cause illness? Fungus, parasites, bacteria/virus (most likely seen in hospitals), and protozoa. Brainpower Read More 0:10 / 0:15 How does the chain of infection go? (6 steps) Infectious agent to reservoir to portal of exit to mode of transmission to portal of entry to host. Put the stages of infection in the correct order. A. Illness stage B. Convalescence C. Incubation period D. Prodromal st...

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NR 224 Exam 1 Study Guide Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process Ch. 15-20 • Critical thinking o What is it? o Critical Thinking Model ▪ What does each step mean and what is included in each step • HIPAA • Nursing Process o 5 phases (ADPIE) ▪ What does each step mean and what is included within EACH step. (Think of examples.) • Data collection & types of data • 7 guidelines for writing goals • Discontinuing a plan of care • Subjective vs objective data • How t...

Asepsis - the absence of pathogenic microorganisms Medical Asepsis - a.k.a Clean Technique, procedures for reducing the number of organisms present and preventing the transfer of organisms. Ex: washing hands before preparing food at home Asymptomatic - no symptoms Disinfection - the process of removing many or all microorganisms Exudates - fluid and cells that are discharged from cells or blood vessels [e.g., pus or serum] Serous - clear like plasma Sanguineous - almost...

FPCC EXAM 1V QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS asepsis - Correct Answer the absence of pathogenic microorganisms Medical Asepsis - Correct Answer a.k.a Clean Technique, procedures for reducing the number of organisms present and preventing the transfer of organisms. ex: washing hands before preparing food at home Asymptomatic - Correct Answer no symptoms Disinfection - Correct Answer the process of removing many or all microorganisms exudates - Correct Answer fluid and cell...

What is infection? - Answer-Infection is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease. Entry and multiplication of organism result in disease. Colonization occurs when a microorganism invades but does not cause infection Symptomatic - Answer-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms of infection Asymptomatic - Answer-clinical signs and symptoms of infection are not present. Communicable disease - Answer-the infectious process tra...

Infection Prevention and Control Test Questions With All Complete Solutions What is infection? - CORRECT ANSWER- Infection is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease. Entry and multiplication of organism result in disease. Colonization occurs when a microorganism invades but does not cause infection Symptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms of infection Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- clin...

Nosocomial Infections result from the delivery of health services in a health care facility; they occur as a result of invasive procedures, antibiotic administration, the presence of multidrug resistant organism, breaks in infection prevention and control activities THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PRE- VENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST NOSO- COMIAL INFECTIONS Common Sites of Nosocomial Infections this type of HAI comes from microorgan￾isms found outside the individual, such as Salmonella, Clostridiu...

Infection Prevention and Control Test Questions With All Complete Solutions What is infection? - CORRECT ANSWER- Infection is the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease. Entry and multiplication of organism result in disease. Colonization occurs when a microorganism invades but does not cause infection Symptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs and symptoms of infection Asymptomatic - CORRECT ANSWER- clini...

Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse? a. Remind the client that it is also important to switch to decaffeinated coffee and tea. b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat frequent small meals to reduce discomfort c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream. d. Reinforce ...