PN 1006 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST UPDATE
Another name for health-associated infections - ANSWER nosocomial infections
What does nosocomial infection mean? - ANSWER Infection acquired through
contact with contamination in the hospital
- not present during admission
How many parts are there to the chain of infection? - ANSWER 6 components
What are the 6 components of infection - ANSWER 1. Transmission
2. portal of entry
3. host susceptibility
4. infectious agent
5. reservoir
6. portal of exit
What is the incubation period? - ANSWER the period between exposure to an
infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal period? - ANSWER short period after incubation; early,
mild symptoms
i.e pain, fever, swelling
What is the illness period? - ANSWER shows the characteristic symptoms of
infection/ obvious and severe
i.e vomiting due to food poisoning
What is the convalescent period? - ANSWER recovery from the infection
What is a vascular response? - ANSWER causes vasodilation, allows blood flow to
the area
Cellular response to infection - ANSWER The damaged cells release chemicals
,including histamine, bradykinin, and prostaglandins.
-cause blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues, causing swelling.
What is inflammatory exudate - ANSWER fluid that leaks out of blood vessels into
nearby tissues
*pus
What does the tissue response to injury prevent? - ANSWER spread of damaging
agents to nearby tissues
What is normal flora? - ANSWER responsible for resistance to colonization by
pathogenic microorganisms
the absence of pathogenic (disease producing) microorganisms. - ANSWER
Asepsis
Clean technique the reduces organisms and prevents transfer - ANSWER medical
asepsis
A sterile technique that destroys microorganisms and their spores - ANSWER
Surgical asepsis
performing hand hygiene before and after contact with a patient is an example of -
ANSWER medical asepsis
knowing a patient's susceptibility to infection (Age, nutritional status, stress) is an
example of? - ANSWER Medical asepsis
educating patients about infection prevention is what type of care? - ANSWER
patient-centered care
What is PPE? - ANSWER personal protective equipment
What is cohorting? - ANSWER grouping patients with same infection
How is C. difficile removed from a nurse's hands? - ANSWER Soap and Water
True or False
proper hand hygiene helps to protect other patients and health care workers. -
ANSWER true
, Who is at greater risk for infection? - ANSWER older adults
Do standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all bodily fluids,
secretions, excretions, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes? - ANSWER Yes -
expect for sweat
When would a nurse use transmission-based precautions - ANSWER for care of
patients who are known or suspected to be infected, or colonized, with
microorganisms
What are the different routes of transmission - ANSWER airborne, contact, droplet
Would a nurse record procedures performed and the patient's response - ANSWER
yes
Does the nurse record the patient's response to social isolation? - ANSWER yes
What does isolation cause? - ANSWER creates a sense of separation and loss of
control
What are older adults' signs for depression? - ANSWER loss of appetite
decrease in verbal communication
insomnia
When would you place a patient on airborne infection precautions
* in an isolated room with negative pressure - ANSWER when the patient has TB
What does CDC stand for? - ANSWER Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What does the CDC do? - ANSWER (Center for Disease Control) Research into
causes and investigates all outbreaks
What nursing model focuses on efficiency and getting as many tasks as possible
done in the shortest time.
* absence of holistic care - ANSWER Functional nursing model
Another name for health-associated infections - ANSWER nosocomial infections
What does nosocomial infection mean? - ANSWER Infection acquired through
contact with contamination in the hospital
- not present during admission
How many parts are there to the chain of infection? - ANSWER 6 components
What are the 6 components of infection - ANSWER 1. Transmission
2. portal of entry
3. host susceptibility
4. infectious agent
5. reservoir
6. portal of exit
What is the incubation period? - ANSWER the period between exposure to an
infection and the appearance of the first symptoms
What is the prodromal period? - ANSWER short period after incubation; early,
mild symptoms
i.e pain, fever, swelling
What is the illness period? - ANSWER shows the characteristic symptoms of
infection/ obvious and severe
i.e vomiting due to food poisoning
What is the convalescent period? - ANSWER recovery from the infection
What is a vascular response? - ANSWER causes vasodilation, allows blood flow to
the area
Cellular response to infection - ANSWER The damaged cells release chemicals
,including histamine, bradykinin, and prostaglandins.
-cause blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues, causing swelling.
What is inflammatory exudate - ANSWER fluid that leaks out of blood vessels into
nearby tissues
*pus
What does the tissue response to injury prevent? - ANSWER spread of damaging
agents to nearby tissues
What is normal flora? - ANSWER responsible for resistance to colonization by
pathogenic microorganisms
the absence of pathogenic (disease producing) microorganisms. - ANSWER
Asepsis
Clean technique the reduces organisms and prevents transfer - ANSWER medical
asepsis
A sterile technique that destroys microorganisms and their spores - ANSWER
Surgical asepsis
performing hand hygiene before and after contact with a patient is an example of -
ANSWER medical asepsis
knowing a patient's susceptibility to infection (Age, nutritional status, stress) is an
example of? - ANSWER Medical asepsis
educating patients about infection prevention is what type of care? - ANSWER
patient-centered care
What is PPE? - ANSWER personal protective equipment
What is cohorting? - ANSWER grouping patients with same infection
How is C. difficile removed from a nurse's hands? - ANSWER Soap and Water
True or False
proper hand hygiene helps to protect other patients and health care workers. -
ANSWER true
, Who is at greater risk for infection? - ANSWER older adults
Do standard precautions apply to blood, blood products, all bodily fluids,
secretions, excretions, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes? - ANSWER Yes -
expect for sweat
When would a nurse use transmission-based precautions - ANSWER for care of
patients who are known or suspected to be infected, or colonized, with
microorganisms
What are the different routes of transmission - ANSWER airborne, contact, droplet
Would a nurse record procedures performed and the patient's response - ANSWER
yes
Does the nurse record the patient's response to social isolation? - ANSWER yes
What does isolation cause? - ANSWER creates a sense of separation and loss of
control
What are older adults' signs for depression? - ANSWER loss of appetite
decrease in verbal communication
insomnia
When would you place a patient on airborne infection precautions
* in an isolated room with negative pressure - ANSWER when the patient has TB
What does CDC stand for? - ANSWER Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What does the CDC do? - ANSWER (Center for Disease Control) Research into
causes and investigates all outbreaks
What nursing model focuses on efficiency and getting as many tasks as possible
done in the shortest time.
* absence of holistic care - ANSWER Functional nursing model
