INFECTION CONTROL
NAME THE 4 INFECTIOUS AGENTS
WHAT IS :
BACTERIA
FUNGI
VIRUSES
PROTOZOA
When one has foul smelling breath
The order of assessment except for the abdomen
What is inspection, palpation and auscultation
What is the average blood pressure for an adult?
What is 120/80 mmHg
Stages of the Nursing Process
What is… Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
A patient is in the ER with an infection of E. coli. The patient has a colostomy bag and recently ate raw meat. What is the likely reservoir of the infection?
What is food: the raw meat?
The type of bed bath performed on totally dependent patients.
What is complete bed bath?
The heart is auscultâtes uses which part of the stethoscope
What is the Diaphragm
When taking this vital sign you should not tell the patient when you are doing it
What are Respirations
Short Term and Long Term Goals of Care should be…
What is SMART?
The common mode of transmission for the COVID-19 virus.
What is droplet transmission?
The microbial agent often added to a patient's bath to reduce the risk of HAIs. It cannot be used on the eyes, ears or face.
What is Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)
Assessing these cranial nerves involves testing the 6 cardinal fields of gaze
What are the Occular, abducens, trochlear?
Obtaining the BP and pulse in sequence with the patient in a supine, sitting and standing position
A nursing diagnosis of motivation, desire, and readiness to enhance well- being and actualize human health potential.
What is Health Promotion Nursing Diagnosis?
The stage in an infection from the onset of nonspecific signs and symptoms to more specific signs and symptoms. This is when the patient can spread disease to others.
The proper position to use for an unresponsive patient during oral care to prevent aspiration
What is Semi Fowlers position or Modified Left Lateral Recumbent position?
If you here more than 35 bowel sounds during auscultation of abdomen, it is considered
What is hyperactive?
This common but unhealthy habit causes vasoconstriction and narrowing at blood vessels.
What is smoking?
The nursing diagnosis classification and taxonomy system containing 244 nursing diagnosis.
What is NANDA-I?
When antibiotics eliminate the wide range of normal flora organisms of the body and not just those that cause infection
What is a suprainfection?
It is important that you do not trim the toenails of patients with what disease? `
What is Diabetes
The location/landmark for the Aortic Valve when auscultation the heart.
What is… right of the sternal border, 2nd intercostal space?
These kind of Respirations are characterized by alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation
What is Cheyne-Stokes Respirations?
The primary nursing diagnosis for a patient who is 2 days post op from an appendectomy.
What is Risk for Infection?