Final Exam cumulative notes Flashcards by Jugurtha Kerchit

As s nurse you can delegate to a CNA but you are responsible for oversight

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Prepackaged is better for cleaning

less infection risk

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No baby powder for Perineal care

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When cleaning hair wear gloves to avoid the risk of coming in contact with a cut that you can’t see and getting an infection.

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Electric shave for the patient. if pt has a beard you need their consent. Check if they are on an anticuagulant

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As s nurse, you can delegate to a CNA but you are responsible for oversight

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for unconscious pt oral care every 2h to avoid aspiration pneumonia and infections

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The microorganisms that usually occupy a particular body site are called the resident flora. Cells of the resident flora outnumber a person’s own cells 10 to 1. Microorganisms that colonize people for hours to weeks but do not establish themselves permanently are called transient flora.

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Transient pathogens you can clean and remove however resident is harder. Resident flora can stop the growth of nonresidents.

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fomites are objects that can carry infection.

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Colonized people carry a bacteria with symptoms.

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The reservoir of an infectious agent is the habitat in which the agent normally lives, grows, and multiplies.

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Strep aureus

pneumonia

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The Portal of Exit from the reservoir. This describes the way the microorganism leaves the reservoir. For example, in the case of a person with flu, this would include coughing and sneezing. In the case of someone with gastro-enteritis microorganisms would be transmitted in the faeces or vomit. potal of entry is the opposite

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Droplet (droplet of fluid ) large molecules

influenza
menengitis
pneumonia
pertussis

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airborne suspended in the air

pathogen suspended in the air. Tb, varicella (shingles, chiken pox), covid,, measles. You need an N95 mask

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With tb you need to take your medication because it’s a public health issue.

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1 Incubation stage

The number of days from when you get infected till you start seeing signs

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2 predormal stage

Early symptoms- vague and nonspecific it’s when you have that weird feeling before getting sick

Fatigue, malaise, low-grade fever

Person most contagious during this stage

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Illness stage.

symptoms manifest themselves.

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convalescence

period of healing

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Nosocomial infection

An infection you get while receiving healthcare.

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Exogenous infections

Exogenous infections, in contrast, involve a pathogen entering a patient’s body from their environment. These pathogens can be introduced through a contaminated device, a healthcare worker like an IV, a surface, or a patient in the same room with another one. covid spread in a hospital.

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Endogenous infection

Endogenous infections are caused by an overgrowth of organisms that are normally present in or on you (yeast on your skin for example)

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iatrogenic infection

an infection after medical or surgical management, whether or not the patient was hospitalized. Iv or urine catheter

someone who is undergoing chemo is more susceptible to infection.

In cancer the highest cause of death is infection.

localized infection vs systemic infection

localized a certain part of the body ex wound systematic ex virus you have systematic symptoms.

The major cause of infection in a healthcare setting

Insuficient hand hygiene.

The weakest link to infection is

Transmission. so hand hygiene is the best way to prevent it.

obtain cultures before antibiotics are started

Obtaining cultures before antibiotic use improves the chances of identifying the offending microorganism, which improves patient care.

5 moments of hand hygiene

1 Before pt contact 2 before an aseptic task 3 after body exposure risk 4 after pt contact 5 after contact with pt surroundings

study cdc basic guidlines for isolation.

Wash hands for 15 sec

Soap and water to avoid cdif coz it has spores and their tchick walls that can resist everything

asepsis technique. Medical asepsis (is aimed at controlling the number of microorganisms and is used for all clinical patient care activities) vs surgical asepsis (sterilizing objects)

On air precautions

MTV measesls TB varicella (shingles chicken pox) N95 mask staff (not fluid resistat) during transport, pt needs a surgical mask

Droplet precautions

Pneumonia Miningitis surgical mask (fluid resistance ), goggles and a single room for the pt

when putting on 1 gown 2 mask 3 goggles 4 gloves When off 1 gloves 2 goggles 3 gown 4 mask

core temp deep in tissues stays constant

surface temp on skin

changes with environemment

temp is regulated in the hypothalamus and it acts as a thermostst

when the temp is under 36/98.6 you start shivering you get goosebumps your veins become invisible because they shrink from the surface to conserve heat when the temp goes up you sweat, increase in resp rate to lose heat through evaporation vessels close to the surface to lose heat.

older people, children, have a hard time regulating their temp and newborns can't shiver.

factors affecting heat are BMR, exercise shivering and fever(caused by a change of the set point hypothalamus)

convection loss of heat due to air currents

axillary temp (surface) oral route (surface) Temporal (core temp but not necessarily reliable) IG only if necessary. contraindicated in young children to avoid puncturing the rectum. Not ok with hypotension coz it can cause disarrthmias. not ok with low platelets due to the risk of bleeding. not ok with spinal injury

Pyrexia is fever (aka true fever). It happens when the body when the hypothalamus changes the set point to kill a pathogen and its pyrogen (substance released by bacteria) Once pathogen is killed you are going to be sweating to lose heat

Types of fever:

sustained : constant above 38/100.4 with little fluctuation intermittent : temp returns to normal every 24h Remittent: fever spiked with no return to normal temp levels. Relapsing periods of febrile episodes and periods of acceptable temp values

Normal temp?

36-38 C 96.8 - 100.4 F

hyperthermia does not have a change in the set point of the hypothalamus it's just high heat due to external temp and it can lead to a heat stroke which is when you lose your ability to sweat and lose electrolyes. Alcoholics suffer from hypothermia, the very young and old as well.

Normal pulse

60-100

Stroke volume

The amount of blood pumped in one heart beat

cardiac output

the amount of blood pumped in 1 min

dorsalis pedis aka popliteal femoral

pedal pulse next to that big tendon that goes to the big toe back of knee ingle

beta blocker decrease heart rate

What is orthostatic bp and when does it happen?

Happens with poeple who have bad perfusion usually old. it is a reduction of systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing. coz the heart needs some

apical pulse: The point of maximal impulse, known as PMI, is the location at which the cardiac impulse can be best palpated on the chest wall. Frequently, this is at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.

A doppler is used when?

There is a difficulty palpating a pulse.

tachycardia

heartbeat that is faster than 100 bpm

Baricardia

heartbeat that is less than 60 heartbeat per min

Arrhythmia

irregular heart beat

pulse deficit is used to check for perfusion

it is the difference between 2 points. Ex: if the apical is 70 and the radial is 60. We do this to check for perfusion. because the pulse deficit is more than 2 then we have a pulse deficit.

The normal rate for respiration

12-24 If someone has 12 breaths per min don't give them opioids so that they don't go into respiratory distress.

The resp center is the medulla oblongata in the brain

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

Apnea

Temporary absence of breathing

Orthopnea

difficulty breathing when laying flat

Systolic pressure and normal value?

The first sound that you hear. It happens due to contraction of the ventricles. 90/120

Diastolic pressure and normal values

The last sound that you hear when you are taking BP. it's because the ventricles are filling with blood. Normal is 60/80

Stages of hypertension. elevated systolic bp?

systolic between 120/129 and diastolic less than 80 (which is normal)

Stage 1 Stages of hypertension

systolic between 130/139 or diastolic between 80/89

Stages of hypertension stage 2

systolic at least 140 or diastolic at least 90

Stages of hypertension hypertensive crisis.

Systolic over 180 and diastolic over 120

Hypotension?

systolic under 90

Orthostatic hypotension aka postural hypotension.

drop by 20 in systolic pressure and 10 in diastolic

Diurnal variations bp

Usually, blood pressure starts to rise a few hours before a person wakes up. It continues to rise during the day, peaking in midday. Blood pressure typically drops in the late afternoon and evening. Blood pressure is usually lower at night while sleeping.

White coat syndrome

bp normal at home but not at the doctor (nervousness)

Rectal temps are the most accurate. Forehead temps are the next most accurate. Oral and ear temps are also accurate if done properly. Temps done in the armpit are the least accurate.

Cuff too big = low bp cuff too tight= high bp

methods of getting BP.

Invasive direct into the artery indirect includes auscultatory and palpatory korotkoff sounds heard in auscultation of bp Position limb: take a heart level

Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing.

Orthopnea

Orthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness in the recumbent position, relieved by sitting or standing.

A surgical mask has a shield this is why it is droplet proof

Look at past trends when assessing temp and vital signs in general such as respirations and heart rate

Axillary temp is affected by the environment because it's surface temperature. n the NICU, the temperature is often measured at the axilla rather than the rectum as it is more accessible and less invasive.

Newborns and children under 5 temp is best in the axilla

No bP reading in a mastectomy.

The general concern about rectal temperatures post-MI is that it might stimulate the vagus nerve and cause bradyarrhythmias.

laparoscopy vs laparotomy

Laparotomy is basically a surgical procedure which involves a large incision in the abdomen to facilitate a procedure. While laparoscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure which sometimes referred as keyhole surgery as it uses a small incision.

Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. It can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to something you're allergic to, such as peanuts or bee stings.

Hypovolemic shock is an emergency condition in which severe blood or other fluid loss makes the heart unable to pump enough blood to the body.

Thrombophlebitis (throm-boe-fluh-BY-tis) is an inflammatory process that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, usually in the legs

an extremely small amount.

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