Vital Signs
Measured in millimeters of mercury
Blood Pressure
Most important way to stop the spread of infection
Hand Hygiene
Treats all blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes as if infected.
Standard Precautions
Vital signs measured before patients are seen by a doctor
Baseline
Breathing that requires visible effort regardless of body position can be called
Labored Breathing
Tympanic temperatures are taken where?
Ear
Any opening in the body
Portal of Exit/Entry
Used for patients with diseases spread through the air after a person coughs or sneezes.
Airborne Precautions
Harmful microorganism
Pathogen
Filters out 95% of airborne biological particles
N95 Respirator
Recorded after counting the pulse
Respirations
Worker forgets to disinfect equipment after using it on an infected patient and than uses the equipment on another patient. What part of the chain of infection is this?
Mode of Transmission
Used for patients with diseases that are spread by touch.
Contact Precautions
Measurements that can be verified by a medical professional
Objective information
Signs
A patient whose eyes are open and responds readily to questions is
Alert
Placing the tips of your index finger and middle finger on the thumb side of the patient's wrist
Checking radial pulse
An infected patient
Resevoir
Used for patients with diseases that are spread by coughing or sneezing but does not spread more than 6 feet.
Droplet Precautions
Based on personal experience or feelings
Subjective information
Symptoms
Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation
Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, along with short periods of apnea
Cheyne-Stokes
An asymptomatic patient with an infection exposes a healthcare worker who is not wearing a mask. What part of the chain of infection are they?
Susceptible Host
Airborne Precautions
Droplet Precautions
Contact Precautions
Transmission based Precautions
Living thing that is seen under a microscope
Microorganism
Federal law states patients must be informed of these things about healthcare workers who care for them:
Name and title