FPCC Exam 1 Questions And Answers

FPCC Exam 1 Questions And Answers What are the nurse's priorities in infection prevention and control? Prevention Early Detection Eliminate/Reduce Infection Educate for infection prevention and control Which one would we most like to achieve ideally? Prevention What actions can the nurse take to alter each link in the chain of infection? What are the client's primary defenses against infection? Skin Respiratory tract Eye Mouth Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Risks for infection Break in primary defenses Acute/Chronic Illness Some medications Invasive procedures Tobacco use Substance abuse Multiple sex partners environment conditions What is the difference in medical and surgical asepsis? medical asepsis removes most organisms and is "clean technique" surgical asepsis removes all organisms and is "sterile technique"