Nurse 232 Test review 1

Question 1

Madeleine Leininger

Answer 1

Caring is essence and central unifying domain

Care is essential human need

Question 2

Patricia Benner

Answer 2

Caring is “Being connected”
it determines “What matters”
specific and relational for nurse client encounter

Question 3

Jean Watson

Answer 3

Rejects disease orientation to health care
Care before cure
Healing and wholeness
Consciousness

Question 4

Kristi Swanson

Answer 4

care is nurturing way of relating 
Five caring Processes
Knowing
Being with
Doing for
Enabling
Maintaining belief

Question 5

infection

Answer 5

invasion of body tissues by microorganisms

Question 6

disease

Answer 6

detectable alteration in normal tissue function

Question 7

potency

Answer 7

ability to reproduce

Question 8

virulence

Answer 8

ability to produce disease

Question 9

pathogenicity

Answer 9

the ability to produce disease, a pathogen is a microorganism tat causes disease

Question 10

asepsis

Answer 10

freedom from disease causing microorganism

Question 11

sepsis

Answer 11

state of infection - can be septic shop

Question 12

colonization

Answer 12

process by which strains of microorganisms become resident flora

Question 13

iatrogenic infection

Answer 13

direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures

Question 14

humoral immunity

Answer 14

defenses reside ultimately in the B lymphocytes and are mediated by antibodies

Question 15

active immunity

Answer 15

host produces antibodies in response to natural antigens

Question 16

acquired (passive) immunity

Answer 16

host receives antibodies produced from another source - vaccination

Question 17

Chain of Inection (6)

Answer 17

Microorganism
Resevoir
portal of exit
Method of Transmission (carrier)
portal of entry
immunocomprimised victim

Question 18

Etiologic Agent - Intervention

Answer 18

ensure articles cleaned and disinfected before use

educate clients about cleaning methods

Question 19

Reservoir - Intervention

Answer 19

Change dressings
Assist clients to clean skin and oral care
Dispose of damp soiled linens
Dispose of feces properly
Cover or cap bottles
Empty suction

Question 20

Portal of exit - Intervention

Answer 20

avoid coughing, sneezing or talking over wounds

Question 21

Method of trans - Intervention

Answer 21

clean hands
educate clients to clean hands
wear gloves
wear gowns
discarded in water-proof bags
careful with bedpans
wear masks (droplets)

Question 22

Portal of entry - Intervention

Answer 22

Sterile technique
Place used disposable needles in puncture res cont
Provide client with personal care items

Question 23

Susceptible host - Intervention

Answer 23

Maintain integrity of skin and mucous membranes
balanced diet
educate ublic