Isolation Precautions
COVID-19
Enhanced droplet/contact precautions
Microorganisms that attach to the skin when a person has contact with another person or object
Transient microorganism
Optimal core temperature
36.5°-37.5°C
Normal oxygen saturation for an adult
95-100%
Use of multiple drugs or more than medically necessary
Polypharmacy
Tuberculosis
Airborne precautions
An inanimate object that can cause infection
Fomite
Drop of 20mmHg or more in systolic BP and a drop of 10mmHg or more in diastolic BP from lying to standing
Orthostatic hypertension
Respirations cease for several seconds then resume
Apnea
The time it takes for a medication to produce a response after it has been administered
Onset
C. diff
Contact precautions
Arises from microorganisms external to the individual that do not exist as normal flora
Exogenous infection
First tapping sound during deflation of the BP cuff
Korotkoff sound phase 1/systolic blood pressure
Normal blood pressure for an adult
<130/85
4 processes that encompass the pharmacokinetics of a medication
ADME
Scarlet fever
Droplet precautions
Mode of transmission: a single contaminated source transmits infection to multiple hosts
Vehicle transmission
The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the alveoli and RBC's
Diffusion
Apical pulse less than 60 bpm
Bradycardia
Severe, negative response to medication
Adverse effect
Disseminated shingles
Airborne/contact precautions
The four moments of hand hygiene
1. Before patient contact/patient environment
2. Before aseptic/clean procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After contact with a patient/patient environment
Source of error in BP: failure to identify the auscultatory gap
Low systolic and low diastolic pressure
Below normal level of oxygenated blood in your arteries
Hypoxemia
Process by which medications exit the body through the lungs, exocrine glands, bowels, kidneys, and liver
Excretion