Hondros NURS 150 Questions and Verified Solutions

What do we want to do with chain of infection? - break it, wash hands How does HAI spread? - not handwashing, equipment What PPE is worn for what isolation? - Contact - gloves, gown Droplet - mask, gloves, gown Standard precautions - gloves What infections do we put in contact isolation - VRE, MRSA, c-diff (with handwashing) What kind of precautions for airborne - n-95, hood What are the rules for restraints - check circulation every 30min Release every 2 hours Must have doctors order first New doctors order every 24 hours What is best way to help with anxiety? - sit with patient, listen, use therapeutic communication What is HIPAA, how is it broken? - -protects patients information Broken - posting on social media, looking up someone not your patient, keeping computer open What problems come from being immobile - weight loss, pressure sores, pneumonia Who is at risk for HAI - elderly, immune compromised, low economical, children What are the important rules for peri-care - privacy, explain procedure, only expose what you need to Collaborative between nurses and doctors - decrease risk for injury, to avoid an event where patient has died or sustained serious injury