Unit 2 Infection Prevention and Control

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  1. 5. This form of asepsis is the practice of reducing the number of organisms present or reducing the risk for transmission of organisms.
  2. 7. An example of aquired ______ immunity is when there is injection of vaccines or immunizing substances that contain dead or inactive microorganisms or their toxins to trigger the body to produce antibodies.
  3. 10. Soiled dressings, used sanitary pads, suction drainage containers, and any other item that has been in contact with body fluids is a ___________ and must be handled and disposed of properly.
  4. 11. The short time from the onset of vague, nonspecific symptoms to the beginning of specific symptoms of infection. The patient may experience malaise/a general feeling of discomfort or illness, fatigue and may have elevated temperature. This period lasts a few hours to a few days
  5. 13. Surgical asepsis relies on the use of ________technique for procedures that invade the body and for wound care.
  6. 14. These blood cells/components are released in response to microorganisms, particularly bacteria, entering the body.
  7. 15. line of defense.
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  1. 1. These precautions are instituted along with standard precautions for clients with gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin, or wound infections or colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms.
  2. 2. Redness, warmth, swelling, pain, tenderness are all signs and symptoms of the ________ phase of the
  3. 3. mobility/hygiene make the older adult more _______ to infection.
  4. 4. The client's age, nutrition, stress, overall health status,impaired mobility, chronic conditions, and/or
  5. 6. The use of hand hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette, and prevention of needle sticks and other sharps-related injuries are examples of _______ precautions.
  6. 8. The phase of infection where symptoms begin to subside, and it extends until the patient has returned to a normal state of health. This can take days to weeks.
  7. 9. After removing gloves, the nurse must remove their ________ next as part of doffing PPE.
  8. 12. If there is a chance that you will be in contact with airborne pathogens in particles larger than 5 microns (e.g., influenza or meningitis) or splashed body fluids, such as when a patient is coughing, or you are performing suctioning you should wear a ________.