A
Causes disease
Pathogenic/Pathogen
Assumes blood and body fluid of ANY patient could be infectious.
Standard Precautions
Listening to the internal sounds of the body.
Auscultation
Another term for 'Symptom'.
Subjective
Microorganism that causes athletes foot.
Fungi
The process of using one's hands to check the body, especially while perceiving/diagnosing a disease or illness.
Palpation
Communication that is spoken or clearly written.
Verbal
PPE for healthy person obtaining vital signs
None
Does not cause disease.
Nonpathogenic/Nonpathogen
The thorough and unhurried visualization of the client.
Inspection
Barrier to communication that involves hearing loss or deaf.
Physical barrier
Redness, swelling, warmth, drainage, tenderness are s/s of what type of infection?
Local Infection
PPE for trauma
Gloves, face shield, or mask and goggles, gown.
PPE for blood draw
Gloves
Microorganism that lives on fleas, parasite, ticks.
Rickettsia
Sequence for Donning PPE
Gown, mask, goggles/face shield, gloves.
Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infectious materials.
PPE
The written account of care and observations.
Recording
Communication with facial expressions and body language
Nonverbal
Sequence for Doffing PPE
Gloves, gown, face shield, mask.
The oral account of care and observations.
Reporting
Smallest microorganism, must be seen with an electron microscope.
Virus
A disease caused by the entrance into the body of organisms (as bacteria, protozoan, fungi, or viruses) which grow and multiply there.
Infectious Disease
Fever, chills, tachypnea, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue are s/s of what type of infection?
Systemic Infection
Another term for 'Sign'.
Objective