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Clean w/ soap and warm water, clean socks everyday, cut toe nails straight
across, keep feet dry, no powder or lotion b/t toes , wear shoes , inspect
feet daily
Culture
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the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a
group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
,Fungal Infection
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Microorganism that may grow as single or multicellular filamentous
colonies(yeasts, molds, mushrooms)-Normally found in a healthy person/is
contained by bodies natural flora
*Can be fatal to an immunocompromised patient
Virus
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-Smaller than bacteria and requires a living host to multiply
-Example=Chicken pox, AIDES(HIV), Common cold, FLU, COVID-
19>Symptomatic TX
Enteric precautions
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CDIFF Precautions-Gowns and gloves required, masks not required,
protection from feces and urine. Use bleach based cleaners
Lithotomy Position
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, the patient is lying on the back, face up, with the feet and legs raised (and
normally supported in stirrups)-used for vaginal examinations and
childbirth
CAUTI
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catheter associated urinary tract infection
Nurse Practice Act
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Defines what a nurse can and cannot do. Legislation decides education
requirements, competencies, ect.
HAI(Healthcare-Associated Infection)
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an infection acquired within a healthcare setting during the delivery of
medical care-Hospital pays the costs related to HAI
Neutropenic precautions