Chapter 17 Fundamentals

Question 1

What is airborne precautions?

Answer 1

(airborne transmission)- place the patient into a private room with negative air pressure or in a room with another patient with the same infectious organism,
examples include measles, varicella, and pulmonary tuberculosis

Question 2

What is contact precautions?

Answer 2

(touching)
never touch anything with bare hands anything wet that comes from a body surface or cavity, use gloves, impermeable gown, masks, and protective eye wear when necessary.
Examples. include gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin, or wound infections

Question 3

What is convalescent period?

Answer 3

recovering–getting better

Question 4

What is droplet precaution?

Answer 4

wearing a mask within three feet, vomiting diarrhea

Question 5

What is health care-associated infections?

Answer 5

Infections transmitted while receiving health care services

Question 6

What is human immunodeficiency virus?

Answer 6

HIV hep strains, Ebola, and variety of drug resistant bacteria

Question 7

What is illness period?

Answer 7

signs and symptoms appear
may include
rash, swollen lymph notes, leukocytosis, purulent wound exudate, diarrhea, and vomiting

Question 8

What is impervious?

Answer 8

moisture and particle proof bags

Question 9

What is incubation period?

Answer 9

the stage that patients are most likely contagious when the organism first enters the body often when you dont even know your sick

Question 10

What is infection prevention and control?

Answer 10

relies on medical and surgical asepsis, standard precautions, and transmitted based precautions. To prevent or control the spread of microorganisms

Question 11

What is isolation?

Answer 11

means of preventing contact between patient and others to prevent speak of infection— standard (tier one) and transmission (tier two)

Question 12

What is leukocytosis?

Answer 12

increased levels of white blood cells

Question 13

What is malaise?

Answer 13

general feeling of discomfort or illness

Question 14

What is prodromal period?

Answer 14

the time period your most contagious, you start showing symptoms, but you still do not relies they are ill

Question 15

What is standard precautions?

Answer 15

used for every patient, gloves, gowns, masks, eye wear, shoe and hair coverings

Question 16

What is transmission-based precautions?

Answer 16

implemented when a patient known or suspected of specific dieses— airborne, droplet, contact precautions

Question 17

Health care providers can decrease the incidence of VAP by

Answer 17

Elevating head between 30-45 degrees
Daily sedation vacation
Prophylaxis for preventing peptic ulcer disease
Pro….

Question 18

What is healthcare associated infections?

Answer 18

Infections transmitted to a person while receiving health care services.
(Nosocoma)

Question 19

Infection prevention and control involve

Answer 19

Observing patients for signs of infection
Recognizing patients that are high risk for infection (and implementing appropriate precautions)
Implementing procedures to contain microorganisms
Monitoring diagnostic reports
Using approved sanitation methods
Proper handling and sterilizing or disposing of contaminated equipment

Question 20

What are the stages of infection

Answer 20

Incubation period
Prodomial period
Illness period
Convalescent period

Question 21

Illness period shows symptoms of

Answer 21

Fever head ace vomiting diahreah rash swollen lymph notes

Question 22

General transportation and preparation for specimens.

Answer 22

Verify the primary care providers order 
Complete laboratory requisition form 
Label container 
Tell patient what’s needed apply lid 
Clean container 
Place in container/bag lock seal 
Complete form place in envelope before leaving patient room

Question 23

Four rules of surgical asepsis

Answer 23

Know what’s sterile
Know what’s not sterile
Separate sterile from non sterile
Remedy contamination

Question 24

How to open sterile packs

Answer 24

Hand hygiene 
Open sterile pack away from the body 
Touch only the outside of the wrapper 
Do not reach across sterile field 
Always face sterile field 
Allow 6 inches between body and sterile field

Question 25

Surgical hand scrub

Answer 25

2-4 minutes
Water runs to elbow
2ml of antibacterial soap finger tips
2ml for other hand

Question 26

Pouring sterile liquids

Answer 26

Hand washing
Check label for ordered solution
Unscrew lid without touching inside of lid
Place cap outside of sterile field
Position 1 inch inside of the edge of sterile field
Hold bottle 6 inches above the empty sterile container prevent splashing
Recap lid wrote date on solution it was opened

Question 27

Process of double bagging

Answer 27

Another nurse stands outside of the door way
Holds second bag places gloved hands under the edge of second bag
Carefully bag first bag into second bag
Don’t touch inner bag
Bag is tied
Gloves taken off

Question 28

Emphasis on protective environment

Answer 28

Special isolation room
Own ventilation
Facilities policy and procedures

Question 29

What is a result in sadness in isolation called

Answer 29

Sensory deprivation