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Hesi Pn Fundamentals 2021

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Handwashing - The single most effective way to stop the spread of infection Medical Asepsis - Reducing the number of organisms in an environment (ex. cleaning the tub with disinfectant before giving... a patient a bath) Sterilization - Breaks the chain of infection at its various links of reservoir and the portal exit (removes all organisms) Standard Precautions are? - The principle of infection control that considers every client's blood and body fluid infectious When should you wash your hands? - Between patients and foaming in and out of patient's rooms Why should you hold your hands lower than your forearms while handwashing? - Water flows from the least contaminated to the most contaminated Hand hygiene - Breaks the chain of infection Nosocomial infections - Hospital-acquired infections What are the phases of infection? - Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, new host When is a patient most contagious? - Within the first 24 hours and 24 hours after starting medication Wear gown, gloves, and educate the family when? - Caring for a contagious person (ex. C-diff) Standard Precautions - Group of safety measures performed to prevent the transmission of pathogens found in the blood and body fluids (ex. performing hand hygiene, wearing appropriate protective equipment if exposure is possible, and using cough etiquette) Transmission-Based Precautions - Used to prevent the spread of known infection to patients or health care staff and are used when a patient has a communicable illness that can be spread through contact, respiratory droplets, or the air. (Wearing gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection, and possibly head covers are used to prevent transmission of pathogens [Show More]

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