LR BSN 206 Hallmark Final latest
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GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Asepsis - answer absence of significant contamination
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - answer -an infection acquired
while the client is receiving care in a health-care setting
-formally called nosocomial infections
-can come from exogenous source or endogenous source
-most common setting for HAIs is the ICU
-best way to prevent HAIs is through frequent and effective hand
hygiene
-most common site of HAIs is the urinary tract
-most common causative agents are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
aureus, and enterococci
-an iatrogenic infection results from a diagnostic or therapeutic
procedure
,-HAIs are not always preventable and not always iatrogenic
chain of infection - answer infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
mode of transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host
What are the two types of aseptic techniques nurses practice? - answer
medical and surgical asepsis
What is medical asepsis/clean technique? - answer procedures used to
reduce the number and prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Examples: Hand hygiene, use of barrier techniques such as gloving and
gowning, and routine environmental cleaning
principals of surgical aseptic technique - answer remains sterile only
when touched by a sterile object
only sterile object can be placed in a sterile field
out of vision or below waist is now contaminated
,prolonged exposure = contamination
edges to 1 inch are considered contaminated
LABORATORY VALUES:
WBC - answer 5,000 to 10,000 per mm^3
***Increases during acute infection***
***Decreases in certain viral and overwhelming infections***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) - answer Men: Up to 15 mm per
hour
Women: up to 20 mm per hour
***Elevated during presence of inflammatory process***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Iron Level - answer 60 to 90 G per 100 mL
, ***Decreases in chronic infection***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Cultures of Urine and Blood - answer Normally sterile without
microorganisms growth
***Indicates prescence of infectious microorganism growth***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Cultures and Gram Stain of Wound, Sputum, and Throat - answer WBC
present on Gram Stain; possible normal flora
***Indicates presence of infectious microorganisms growth and WBC's
on Gram stain***
LABORATORY VALUES: Differental Count (% of each type of WBC)
Neutrophils - answer 55% to 70%
updated version with 345 expert
curated questions and answers |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Asepsis - answer absence of significant contamination
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - answer -an infection acquired
while the client is receiving care in a health-care setting
-formally called nosocomial infections
-can come from exogenous source or endogenous source
-most common setting for HAIs is the ICU
-best way to prevent HAIs is through frequent and effective hand
hygiene
-most common site of HAIs is the urinary tract
-most common causative agents are Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
aureus, and enterococci
-an iatrogenic infection results from a diagnostic or therapeutic
procedure
,-HAIs are not always preventable and not always iatrogenic
chain of infection - answer infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
mode of transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host
What are the two types of aseptic techniques nurses practice? - answer
medical and surgical asepsis
What is medical asepsis/clean technique? - answer procedures used to
reduce the number and prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Examples: Hand hygiene, use of barrier techniques such as gloving and
gowning, and routine environmental cleaning
principals of surgical aseptic technique - answer remains sterile only
when touched by a sterile object
only sterile object can be placed in a sterile field
out of vision or below waist is now contaminated
,prolonged exposure = contamination
edges to 1 inch are considered contaminated
LABORATORY VALUES:
WBC - answer 5,000 to 10,000 per mm^3
***Increases during acute infection***
***Decreases in certain viral and overwhelming infections***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) - answer Men: Up to 15 mm per
hour
Women: up to 20 mm per hour
***Elevated during presence of inflammatory process***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Iron Level - answer 60 to 90 G per 100 mL
, ***Decreases in chronic infection***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Cultures of Urine and Blood - answer Normally sterile without
microorganisms growth
***Indicates prescence of infectious microorganism growth***
LABORATORY VALUES:
Cultures and Gram Stain of Wound, Sputum, and Throat - answer WBC
present on Gram Stain; possible normal flora
***Indicates presence of infectious microorganisms growth and WBC's
on Gram stain***
LABORATORY VALUES: Differental Count (% of each type of WBC)
Neutrophils - answer 55% to 70%
