Module 6 quiz

As a nurse we need to understand how the chain of infection works and how we can apply it. A common part that resolutes with the chain of infection is the reservoir this can be identified as

• Way of transportation

• Something that contains a bacterium, fungus, virus, parasite, or prion.

• A habitat of the infectious agent where it lives and grows

• A term to describe how efficient an infectious agent is making people sick.

As a nurse we need to be aware of ways we can teach our patients on how they can release anxiety because too much anxiety can become harmful. We can teach them that which of these ways are strategies to help relieve some stress.

• Aromatherapy

• Over preparing for a test

• Acupuncture

As a nurse it is important for us to know the correct way to apply/don PPE the third step to applying PPE is

• Gown

• Mask

• Goggles

• Gloves

As a nurse it is important we perform care correctly and efficiently order to protect our client from HAIs some examples of ways we can do our best as nurses to prevent HAIs are?

• Washing hands

• Changing gloves

• Mishandling central venous devices

• Using hand sanitizer when your hands are visually soiled

As a nurse we are to be advocates for our clients for our clients and when one approach starts to fail it is our duty to find the next thing along by the Inter-professional team. Herbal supplements may help in some way for example aloe Vera may aid…

• In decreasing anxiety

• In strengthening immunity

• In skin repair (burns), or taken orally for bowel discomfort.

• In relieving nausea

As a nurse infection control is something we need to be aware of. Something that can become dangerous to a client in various way can be identified as what?

• Susceptible host

• An infectious agent

• Reservoir

As a nurse we need to be aware of of the stages of infection. When an infectious pathogen enters the human body, the body progresses through a series of stages of infection. What stage can be identified as the first stage?

• The incubation stage. The stage where the client may not feel Sick but changes in the pathology occur and may be detectable

• The prodromal stage. The client begins having initial manifestations as the infectious agent replicates

• The period of decline is when the manifestation begins to subside as the number of infectious agents start to decrease

As a nurse it is important to know the types of infection that are categorized into two groups according to there location: an infection that starts as a local infection and then move into the blood stream, from which they infect the entire body

• Local infection

• Systemic infection

As a nurse we need to be aware of the factors that can increase the clients risk of infection. In what ways can increase the risk for a client to inquire an infection

• Simply by virtue of being in a health care setting

• Health care workers who may have infectious diseases

• A client who has any type of medical device is at a higher risk for infection

As a nurse we need to be aware of the correct time we need to be wearing gloves and changing them at

the appropriate time. It is appropriate to wheat gloves when there is..

• Potential for direct

  contact with blood, body

  fluids, mucus

  membranes, etc

• When you are walking in

  the Hallway

• Direct contact with clients

  colonized/infected with

  pathogens listed under

  contact precautions