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Evidence Based Practice - Correct Answer-Evidence-
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based practice (EBP)in nursing is a problem-
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solving approach to making clinical decisions, usingthe best evidence availa
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ble (considered "best" because it is collected from sources such as published
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uresearch, national standards and guidelines, and reviews of targeted literatu
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re).
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory Older Adults - Correct Answer-
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People in late adulthood reflect on their lives and feel either a sense of satisfa
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ction or a sense of failure. People who feel proud of their accomplishments fe
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el a sense of integrity, and they can look back on theirlives with few regrets.
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Droplet Precautions - Correct Answer-
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Droplet Precautions:Use a private room, if available. Door m
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ay remain open.
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Wear PPE upon entry into the room for all interactions that may involve conta
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ct with the patient and potentially contaminated areas in the patient'senviron
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,ment.
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,Transport patient out of room only when necessary and place a surgicalmask
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on the patient if possible.
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Keep visitors 3 ft from the infected person.
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Why are masks beneficial with droplet precautions? - Correct Answer-
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uMasks help prevent the wearer from inhaling large-
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particle aerosols, whichusually travel short distances (about 3 ft), and small-
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particle droplet nuclei,which can remain suspended in the air and travel long
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er distances. Masksalso protect the patient from the respiratory secretions o
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f the health care worker. Masks discourage the wearer from touching the ey
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es, nose, and mouth, thus limiting contact of organisms with mucous membr
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anes.
Cough Etiquette - Correct Answer- u u u u
Any patients, family members, and visitors with undiagnosed, transmissible r
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espiratory infections require education to cover their mouth and nose with a ti
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ssue when coughing andpromptly dispose of the tissue. During periods of inc
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reased occurrence of respiratory infections, offer a surgical mask to coughing
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upatients and othersymptomatic people upon entry to the health care facility o
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ft separationfrom other people in the health care facility or office.
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Factors Affecting Risk for Infection - Correct Answer-
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Factors affecting the risk for infection include: integrity of mucous membrane
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s, pH levels of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, immune response
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, age, sex, race,heredity, level of fatigue, nutritional status, stress level, use of
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uinvasive or indwelling medical devices and immunizations (natural or acquire
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d)
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, Abnormal Wound Drainage - Correct Answer- u u u u u
Purulent drainage is made upof white blood cells, liquefied dead tissue debri
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s, and both dead and live bacteria. Purulent drainage is thick, often has a mu
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sty or foul odor, and varies in color (such as dark yellow or green), depending
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on the causative organism.
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Pressure Ulcer Stage 1 - Correct Answer- u u u u u u
A stage 1 pressure injury is a defined, localized area of intact skin with nonbla
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nchable erythema (redness). Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible bla
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nching; its colormay differ from the surrounding skin. The area may be painful
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, firm, soft, warmer, or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue
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Pressure Ulcer Stage 2 - Correct Answer- u u u u u u
A stage 2 pressure injury involvespartial-
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thickness loss of dermis and presents as a shallow, open ulcer or a ruptured/i
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ntact serum-filled blister
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Pressure Ulcer Stage 3 - Correct Answer- u u u u u u
A stage 3 pressure injury presents with full-
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thickness tissue loss. Subcutaneous fat may be visible and epibole (rolled
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wound edges) may occur, but bone, tendon, or muscleis not exposed. Slou
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gh and/or eschar that may be present do not obscurethe depth of tissue los
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Pressure Ulcer Stage 4 - Correct Answer-Stage 4 injuries involve full-
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thickness tissue loss with exposed or palpable bone, cartilage, ligament, te
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ndon, fascia, or muscle. Slough or eschar may be present on some partof th
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e wound bed; epibole, undermining, and/or tunneling often occur
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