Infection
Not a substitute for hand hygiene.
What are Gloves?
The effect the body has on a drug once the drug enters the body.
What is Pharmacokinetics?
Occurs from intentional or unintentional trauma. Skin surface is broken.
What is an Open Wound?
The rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity in the other.
What is a Ball-and-Socket-Joint?
Medications that should be used sparingly or not at all until the cause of diarrhea has been identified.
What are Antidiarrheals?
Used for scabies infections.
What are Contact Precautions?
The point at which the drug is at its lowest concentration, indicating the rate of elimination.
What is the Trough Level?
New tissue is built to fill in the wound space, primarily through the action of fibroblasts.
What is the Proliferation/Repair Phase?
Position contraindicated for patients with spinal problems.
What is the Prone Position?
Blood that is hidden in the stool specimen or cannot be seen on gross examination.
What is Occult Blood?
The point at which organisms enter a new host.
What is the Portal of Entry?
Glass flask that contains a single dose of medication for parenteral administration.
What is an Ampule?
Tissue erosion results from prolonged exposure to moisture.
What is Maceration?
Impaired muscle strength or weakness.
What is Paresis?
Involuntary loss of urine related to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure.
What is Stress Incontinence?
Specific signs and symptoms of the disease are present.
What is the Full (Acute) Stage?
Injected into the dermis at a 5 to 15-degree angle.
What is an Intradermal Injection?
Full-thickness loss of skin, in which adipose (fat) is visible in the ulcer and granulation tissue and epibole are often present.
What is a Stage 3 Pressure Injury?
Reduce patient-surface friction side-to-side transfers.
What is a Lateral-Assist-Device?
Collected during midstream voiding and minimizes bacterial contamination for adjacent anatomic areas.
What is a Clean-Catch or Midstream Specimen?
Bacteria typically found in skin creases and considerable friction is required to remove it.
What is Resident Bacteria?
Used for irritating and staining medications.
What is the Z-track Technique?
May indicate the presence of exudate (drainage) or slough and requires wound cleaning.
What is Y = Yellow = Cleanse?
The patient independently moves joints through their full range of motion.
What is Active Exercise (or range of motion)?
Measure of the density of urine compared with the density of water.
What is Specific Gravity?