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1/12/09 Lecture
Nursing Care of Client w/Infectious Disease
Question | Answer |
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Stages of infections (applied to C-dif) | - Infectious agent (C-dif)- Source/Reservoir (colon/stool)- Portal of Exit (anus)- Mode of transmission (hand to mouth)- Port of entry (mucosal membrane)- susceptible host (immuno suppressed) |
How stop chain of infection at infectious agent? | cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing |
How stop chain of infection at reservoir? | hygiene, dressing changes, proper disposal practices, linen changes |
How stop chain of infection at portal of exit? | clean dressings, cover mouth and nose when coughing/sneezing |
How to stop chain of infection at transmission? | handwashing, disposal of contaminated objects, medical/surgical asepsis, PPE |
How to stop chain of infection at portal of entry? | proper disposal and sterile technique |
How to stop chain of infection at the host? | healthy lifestyle - eating habits, exercise, skin integrity |
Factors that affect/increase infeciton potential? | - hostility & # of microbials- colonization- infection/inflammation- pressence of other disease, therefore suppressed immune system |