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What is the role of the to provide a safe environment by minimizing exposure
nurse in infection control? to microorganisms that cause disease and infection
communicable disease a disease that can be spread person to person
pathogen microorganism thats amuses disease or infection
an organism with the ability to cause disease
infectious agent
(bacteria, virus, fungus, protozoa)
reservoir where agent can live and possibly multiply
influenced by age, nutritional status, stress, heredity,
susceptible host
disease process, medical treatment
aseptic absence of pathogenic microorganisms
clean technique (includes hand washing and use of
medical asepsis
clean (non sterile gloves)
surgical asepsis sterile technique
what is the single most hand hygiene
important procedure for
preventing infections?
when should you perform before and after each patient contact/environment,
hand hygiene? after removing gloves
, when should you wash when hands are visibly soiled, after contact with any
your hands instead of bodily fluids, before eating, after using restroom,
using an alcohol -based exposure to organism (c.diff)
rub?
to protect heath care workers from exposure to
Why is PPE worn? disease, to protect other patients by preventing
spread of MOs
should you remove PPE before
before or after leaving the
patient's room?
order to put on PPE gown-mask-goggles-gloves
order to take off PPE gloves-goggles-gown-mask
What special mask is N95 or PAPR
needed for airborne
precautions?
precautions for airborne private room, negative airflow, respirator or mask
most common airborne TB, measles, chicken pox
infections
mask within 3 ft. of patient, private room or cohort
droplet precautions
client
transmitted by larger drops; involves contact of the
droplet conjunctivae or the mucous membranes of the nose
or mouth
common droplet pneumonia, flu, German measles, pertussis
infections
airborne spread by very small airborne droplets
contact precautions gown and gloves, private room or cohort client
contact transmission spread by direct contact of client or infected material
transmission infections MRSA, VRE, Lice, major draining wounds