Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
The police hosting a "Kicks for Guns" campaign to encourage people to turn in unregistered guns without question and receive brand new sneakers/tennis shoes.
What is primary prevention?
This "demic" requires an international response as it's spread globally
What is a pandemic?
Human cells that produce antibodies
What are B lymphocytes?
2.5 pints of Gatorade in ounces
What is 40 oz?
Lyme disease's creator
What is a tick?
Contact tracing for potential Ebola exposure
What is secondary prevention?
This "demic" is consistently present and generally predictable
What is endemic?
The client had an exposure to tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail. Now that the client has received the tetanus booster, he had received this type of immunity?
What is passive immunity?
The nurse is preparing to administer Protonix to a hospice patient. The order says: Give 30 mg via the patient's G-tube. The pharmacy sent 40 mg/2 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse draw into the Toomey syringe?
What is 1.5 mL?
30/40 x 2 = 1.5 mL
Mad Cow Disease is transmitted this way
What is zoonotic?
Offering pregnant teenagers classes on nutrition, baby care, and "what to expect"
What is tertiary prevention?
Malaria is an example of this "demic"
What is holoendemic?
Localized and heavily present in the population. Generally, these are diseases present in childhood. Older people will develop immunity as most will be exposed as children. This will lead to it being more concentrated in the pediatric population.
The name of the field that includes toxicology
What is epidemiology?
An 18 year old patient who is a paraplegic is receiving home health services for a lumbar wound infection. The order reads: Zosyn 250 mg Q8H to run over 30 minutes. The nurse begins the infusion @ 1030. The next infusion is due @ what time? (in military time)
What is 1830?
6:30p
Influenza
What is droplet?
The community based nurse creates an educational program for migrant farm workers addressing mental health and mental illness.
What is tertiary prevention?
This localized "demic" is usually intense within a specific region. There are often seasonal reasons why it intensifies.
What is hyperendemic?
Ex: Dengue fever limited to certain Southeast Asian countries, and worse in the hotter months.
Sorry man. You have chicken pox. However, you now have this type of immunity.
What is natural active immunity?
6 teaspoons in milliliters
What is 30 mL?
Ewww. You touched that handrail. Name your contact.
What's indirect contact?
During a norovirus outbreak at a local day care, the Department of Health nurse messages parents and caregivers about signs and symptoms to be aware of, and what to do in case their child becomes symptomatic.
What is secondary prevention?
This type of surveillance uses high-quality data that is targeted and helps to detect trends
What is sentinel surveillance?
The client has immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and receives IVIG. This 4 hour infusion is performed in the client's home. The nurse knows that the kind of immunity being received is this....
A home health nurse visits a patient needing IV antibiotics. The provider order states: 100 mL of 0.9% normal saline with cefazolin to infuse over 45 minutes. The IV tubing set has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. Name the flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min). Round to nearest drop.
What is 33.33, rounded to 33 gtt/min?
Flow rate (gtt/min) = total volume in mL x drop factor in gtt/mL divided by time (minutes)
100 x 15/45 = 1500/45 = 33.33 = 33 gtt/min
MRSA, VRE, C-diff, Rotavirus
What is contact precautions?