NU 372 Exam 1 questions with correct
answers
What |is |the |infection |cycle? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Infectious |agent, |reservoir, |portal |of |exit, |means |
of |transmission, |portal |of |entry |and |susceptible |host.
Manifestations |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-redness, |heat, |swelling, |pain, |loss |of |function
Lab |evidence |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--elevated |WBCs |(>10,000/mm^3)
-increase |in |specific |types |of |WBCs
-elevated |erythrocyte |sedimentation |rate
-presence |of |pathogen |in |urine, |blood, |sputum, |or |draining |culture
-lumbar |puncture, |stool |culture |to |check |for |bacteria
Nursing |interventions |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--preventing |transmission: |isolation, |hand |
hygiene
-educating |about |infectious |process; |recommend |immunizations, |nurses |receive |hep |B+ |annual |
influenza |shot
-controlling |fever |and |accompanying |discomforts: |promote |adequate |fluid, |identify |cause |of |fever
-monitoring |and |managing |potential |complications: |V/S |and |consciousness |monitored, |X-rays, |lab |
values
Contact |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--gloves |and |gown
-ex: |c |diff, |MRSA/VRE, |impetigo, |scabies
Droplet |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |>5 |mm, |gloves, |gown, |goggles, |>6 |feet |apart
-ex: |influenza, |mumps, |rubella, |meningitis, |pneumonia
Airborne |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |<5 |mm, |isolation, |negative |pressure, |N95, |
door+window |closed
, -ex: |tuberculosis, |varicella, |disseminated |herpes |zoster
Methicillin-resistant |staphylococcus |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-risk |factors: |young |children |and |older |
adults, |close |physical |proximity, |immunocompromised, |recent |surgery, |invasive |devices, |prolonged |
hospitalization
treatment: |vancomycin, |linezoid
prevention: |hand |washing, |PPE, |disinfection/sterilization |of |equipment
Vancomycin-resistant |enterococci |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-risk |factors: |immunocompromised, |recent |
surgery, |invasive |devices, |prolonged |antibiotic |use, |prolonged |hospitalization
treatment: |vancomycin, |linezoid
prevention: |hand |washing, |PPE, |disinfection/sterilization |of |equipment
types |and |prevention |of |nosocomial |infections |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--central |line-associated |
bloodstream |infection |(CLABSI)
-catheter-associated |urinary |tract |infection |(CAUTI)
-surgical |site |infection |(SSI)
-ventilator-associated |pneumonia |(VAP)
-healthcare-associated |pneumonia |(HCAP)
prevention: |hand |washing, |disinfection
Otitis |media |(manifestations, |nursing |care, |tx, |and |client |teaching) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
manifestations: |otalgia |(ear |pain), |fever, |hearing |loss, |bulging |of |tympanic |membrane, |vertigo, |104 |
fever, |ear |pulling, |severe |pressure, |hemorrhaging
nursing |care: |
tx: |tympanoplas
conjunctivitis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-manifestations: |pink/red |eyes, |watery, |itchy, |burning, |pain, |
discharge, |drainage, |crusting, |edematous, |photophobia, |blurred |vision, |increased |tears
tx: |antibiotics, |antivirals, |anti-inflammatory, |gentamicin, |azithromycin, |erythromycin, |irrigating |eye, |
soak |in |warm |saline, |compresses
answers
What |is |the |infection |cycle? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Infectious |agent, |reservoir, |portal |of |exit, |means |
of |transmission, |portal |of |entry |and |susceptible |host.
Manifestations |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-redness, |heat, |swelling, |pain, |loss |of |function
Lab |evidence |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--elevated |WBCs |(>10,000/mm^3)
-increase |in |specific |types |of |WBCs
-elevated |erythrocyte |sedimentation |rate
-presence |of |pathogen |in |urine, |blood, |sputum, |or |draining |culture
-lumbar |puncture, |stool |culture |to |check |for |bacteria
Nursing |interventions |of |infection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--preventing |transmission: |isolation, |hand |
hygiene
-educating |about |infectious |process; |recommend |immunizations, |nurses |receive |hep |B+ |annual |
influenza |shot
-controlling |fever |and |accompanying |discomforts: |promote |adequate |fluid, |identify |cause |of |fever
-monitoring |and |managing |potential |complications: |V/S |and |consciousness |monitored, |X-rays, |lab |
values
Contact |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--gloves |and |gown
-ex: |c |diff, |MRSA/VRE, |impetigo, |scabies
Droplet |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |>5 |mm, |gloves, |gown, |goggles, |>6 |feet |apart
-ex: |influenza, |mumps, |rubella, |meningitis, |pneumonia
Airborne |precautions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |<5 |mm, |isolation, |negative |pressure, |N95, |
door+window |closed
, -ex: |tuberculosis, |varicella, |disseminated |herpes |zoster
Methicillin-resistant |staphylococcus |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-risk |factors: |young |children |and |older |
adults, |close |physical |proximity, |immunocompromised, |recent |surgery, |invasive |devices, |prolonged |
hospitalization
treatment: |vancomycin, |linezoid
prevention: |hand |washing, |PPE, |disinfection/sterilization |of |equipment
Vancomycin-resistant |enterococci |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-risk |factors: |immunocompromised, |recent |
surgery, |invasive |devices, |prolonged |antibiotic |use, |prolonged |hospitalization
treatment: |vancomycin, |linezoid
prevention: |hand |washing, |PPE, |disinfection/sterilization |of |equipment
types |and |prevention |of |nosocomial |infections |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--central |line-associated |
bloodstream |infection |(CLABSI)
-catheter-associated |urinary |tract |infection |(CAUTI)
-surgical |site |infection |(SSI)
-ventilator-associated |pneumonia |(VAP)
-healthcare-associated |pneumonia |(HCAP)
prevention: |hand |washing, |disinfection
Otitis |media |(manifestations, |nursing |care, |tx, |and |client |teaching) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
manifestations: |otalgia |(ear |pain), |fever, |hearing |loss, |bulging |of |tympanic |membrane, |vertigo, |104 |
fever, |ear |pulling, |severe |pressure, |hemorrhaging
nursing |care: |
tx: |tympanoplas
conjunctivitis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-manifestations: |pink/red |eyes, |watery, |itchy, |burning, |pain, |
discharge, |drainage, |crusting, |edematous, |photophobia, |blurred |vision, |increased |tears
tx: |antibiotics, |antivirals, |anti-inflammatory, |gentamicin, |azithromycin, |erythromycin, |irrigating |eye, |
soak |in |warm |saline, |compresses
