Stages of Infection
During this first stage of infection, the pathogen has entered the body and begun multiplying, but the patient has no noticeable symptoms.
Incubation period
An infection that develops while a patient is receiving treatment in a health care facility and was not present or incubating at admission is called this.
Health care-associated infection or HAI
These precautions are used for the care of every patient, regardless of diagnosis or suspected infection status.
Standard Precautions
Pulmonary tuberculosis requires this category of Transmission-Based Precautions.
Airborne Precautions
Specimens collected from a patient in isolation should be placed in a leak-resistant container, labeled correctly, and transported in this manner.
Inside an approriate biohazard transport bag according to agency policy
During this stage, a patient may experience vague symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, headache, or a low-grade fever.
Prodromal stage
This common HAI may be associated with an indwelling urinary catheter.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection or CAUTI
Contact, Droplet, and Airborne Precautions are collectively known by this term.
Transmission-Based Precautions
A patient with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis should be placed in this type of hospital room.
Airborne infection isolation room with negative pressure
Used needles should never be recapped, bent, or broken before being placed in this container.
Puncture-resistant sharps container
The patient displays the signs and symptoms specifically associated with the infectious disease during this stage.
Illness stage
Using a catheter only when necessary, inserting it with sterile technique, and removing it as soon as possible are three ways to prevent this HAI.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Transmission-Based Precautions are used in addition to, rather than instead of, these basic infection-control measures.
Standard Precautions
Before entering the room of a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis, the nurse should wear this device.
Fit-tested N95 respirator or higher-level respirator
Soiled linens should be handled as little as possible, kept away from the nurse’s clothing, and placed directly into this.
Designated leak-resistant laundry bag or hamper
During this final stage, symptoms decrease, the patient’s strength returns, and recovery occurs.
Convalescent stage
This HAI can develop when microorganisms enter the bloodstream through a central venous catheter.
Central line-associated bloodstream infection or CLABSI
A patient with a respiratory infection spread through large respiratory droplets generally requires a private room and staff members to wear this protective equipment when providing close care.
Surgical or procedure mask
When a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis must leave the negative-pressure room for an essential procedure, the patient should wear this.
Surgical or procedure mask
Providing frequent communication, explaining the reason for isolation, and offering safe opportunities for social interaction are three ways the nurse can meet these patient needs.
Psychosocial needs of a patient in isolation
A patient was exposed to influenza two days ago, currently feels well, and has no symptoms. The nurse recognizes that the patient may be in this stage of infection.
Incubation period
Performing hand hygiene, using maximal sterile barriers during insertion, and disinfecting catheter access ports are three ways to decrease this HAI.
Central line-associated bloodstream infection
Unlike Droplet Precautions, Airborne Precautions require a specially ventilated room and this type of respiratory protection for health care personnel.
Negative-pressure room and a fit-tested N95 respirator or higher-level respirator
Which action by a nurse caring for a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis requires correction: keeping the door closed, wearing an N95 respirator, placing a surgical mask on the patient during transport, or placing the patient in a positive-pressure room?
Placing the patient in a positive-pressure room.
State the four basic rules of surgical asepsis.