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NCLEX Lpn Infection Control

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1. What Is The Rule: NEVER SEND A Patient To SURGERY ANTICOAGULANT
Examples: Airborne - droplet - contact or standard
Coumadin/ Heparin - DIC - Hemophila - Chemo - Problem w/ bone marrow - Cancer - Liver disease - On aspirin or NSAIDS
- Low platelets -- High PT/ PTT -- Coumadin/ Heparin ---- TURP --- PT 20 ( report to the doctor)
NSAIDS/ASA - HEPARIN - COUMADIN GARLIC - GINKGO BILOBA - GINSENG And VITAMIN K

2. What is the tx for Scabies
Kopliks spots
1St provide care 2nd notify MD ( medical doctor
Lindane - Crotmiton - Permethrine
Don't take anti - inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen - asparin more than 325mg a day 7days prior - Colchine - Iron - Vit C

3. How can you prevent Salmonella
Swelling and tenderness of one or more salivary glands
Transfer the adult patient with a condition or treatment similar to that which is seen in the pediatric population COPD is like CF (cystic fibrosis) = both need chest physiotherapy Pneumonia is pneumonia
Wash hands before eating - after handling pets wash fruit and through cook meat and eggs
Feces of infected people or animals

4. What are the char. of German measles( Rubella)
Fecal/oral
1.Anyone recieving high doses of steriods 2. Pregnant women 3. A allergy to neomycin or gelatin 4.Anyone w/ an active infection 5. Immuncomprimised pt's
Transfer the adult patient with a condition or treatment similar to that which is seen in the pediatric population COPD is like CF (cystic fibrosis) = both need chest physiotherapy Pneumonia is pneumonia
Pink red maculopapules

5. Where can you find Salmonella
Bleach
Wash hands before eating - after handling pets wash fruit and through cook meat and eggs
Feces of infected people or animals
An order for and Anti Diarrhea med like Imodium

6. Where would you see a rash w/ Rocky mountain spotted fever?
A private room but the door can remain open - Use standard percautions but a wear a MASK When YOUR W/In 3FT of The PT - SPIT ZOne
Wrist ankles Palms - soles Forearm
Private room - gloves - gown - MRS.WEE M - Multidrug resistant organism R - Respiratory infection - RSV child wears mask S - Skin infections (see below 'VCHIPS') W - Wound infections E - Enteric infections - clostridium defficile E - Eye infections
A consent form to be signed for Hep B - C and HIV

7. What kind of diet is needed for a PT with hepatitis A
C Diff( Clostridium difficle)
A diet high in calories and low fat
1. Unvaccinated children 12months and older 2.Susceptible non pregnant women 3. Susceptible persons living in a dorm or jail 4. International travelers
Gown and gloves and disinfectant all the equipments

8. Which Patient CAN KEEP In The SAME ROOM
COPD + Negative pressure room = Keep together
BLOOD - All BODY FLUIDS - NON INTACT SKIN - MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Private room with negative pressure
A diet high in calories and low fat

9. What should you teach pt's to wear for protect themselves against Lyme disease
Deet spray
Oral Flagyl and and Vancomycin
You should get tested for HIV HEP B - C @ 6 weeks - 3months - and 6 months
Pencillins - Cephalosporins - Clindamycin

10. What colors indicate blood in the stool when doing GUAIAC test
Blue - Blue - green - GREEN means negative
Disposable dinnerware - GLOVES/GOWN ALWAYS - need dedicated equipment and disinfect room
Private room with negative pressure
1. Cirrhosis encephalopathy 2. PIH (pregenancy induced hypertension) 3. DT'S (delirium tremors) 4. ICP 5. CVA 6. Meningitis 7. Brian surgery 8. head trauma

11. What is the most common cause of ATB associated diarrhea
DISCONTINUE The ATB
Chef
1.. Patient with/ night sweats and temp w/cough (TB). 2. Headache and stiff neck ( Meningitis). 3. Adult w/rash or blisters only on one side (Shingles). 4. Any patient w/ S&S of infection: 1ST ACTION ISOLATE
C Diff( Clostridium difficle)

12. What should a Contact Precaution pt have
1. Oldest child 1st 2. No communicable diseases 3. Not immunocompromised 4. No teaching needed]
Disposable dinnerware - GLOVES/GOWN ALWAYS - need dedicated equipment and disinfect room
COPD + Negative pressure room = Keep together
A test to decect fecal occult blood assess for hidden blood in stool

13. BLEEDING PRECAUTION Patient. These Patients Who Are On...
Coumadin/ Heparin - DIC - Hemophila - Chemo - Problem w/ bone marrow - Cancer - Liver disease - On aspirin or NSAIDS
A
Contaminated food and water
1. Unvaccinated children 12months and older 2.Susceptible non pregnant women 3. Susceptible persons living in a dorm or jail 4. International travelers

14. What type of job should a person with hepatitis never have
Private rooms or patient with same organisms
Dry cough
Chef
Newborns - pregnant women - Immuncompromised pts for - 1 MONTH

15. Which pt's can't the pregnant nurse care for
PRIVATE - NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM
MEASLES - GERMAN MEASLES - PARAVIRUS B19 - VARICELLA CHICKEN POX - RADIO ACTIVE ISO TOPE - HANGING CHEMO MEDS
Examples: Airborne - droplet - contact or standard
An order for and Anti Diarrhea med like Imodium

16. What should you wear when taking a pt's VS?
- Low platelets -- High PT/ PTT -- Coumadin/ Heparin ---- TURP --- PT 20 ( report to the doctor)
C Diff( Clostridium difficle)
Nothing unless the pt is in isolation
Oral Flagyl and and Vancomycin

17. What should you wear when drawing blood
Typhus - Psittacosis - Meliodosis - Shigellosis - Brucellosis
Glanders - Lassa
Gloves
Pencillins - Cephalosporins - Clindamycin

18. How can you stop the spread of c diff

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19. Infected Air - borne precaution
Private room with negative pressure
Gown and gloves and disinfectant all the equipments
1.Properly dispose of the needle - remove gloves 2.Wash your hands 3.Alert your manager or report to the health dept
Maculopapular rash and vesicular scabs

20. How is c diff transmitted?
You should get tested for HIV HEP B - C @ 6 weeks - 3months - and 6 months
Chef
Wash your hands w/ an antimicrobial soap for 15min before and after contact with pts and teach pt's family members to do the same place in isolation - use dedicated equipment
Contact you touch it you get it the nurse would touch something contaimanated then transfer it by direct pt to pt contact

21. How would you take off Personal protective gear?
C Diff( Clostridium difficle)
NSAIDS/ASA - HEPARIN - COUMADIN GARLIC - GINKGO BILOBA - GINSENG And VITAMIN K
1.Gloves 2.Goggles 3.Gown 4.Mask
Contact which are gloves and gown - Toes - wet - warm - spots

22. Who is not able to start PPE
Wash your hands w/ an antimicrobial soap for 15min before and after contact with pts and teach pt's family members to do the same place in isolation - use dedicated equipment
Newborns - pregnant women - Immuncompromised pts for - 1 MONTH
Those with liver problems and pregnant women
1.Anyone recieving high doses of steriods 2. Pregnant women 3. A allergy to neomycin or gelatin 4.Anyone w/ an active infection 5. Immuncomprimised pt's

23. patient what kind of room they should stay
1. Oldest child 1st 2. No communicable diseases 3. Not immunocompromised 4. No teaching needed]
Blue - Blue - green - GREEN means negative
Private rooms or patient with same organisms
Private room with negative pressure

24. Who needs Standard and Contact precautions (SC)
Typhus - Psittacosis - Meliodosis - Shigellosis - Brucellosis
A consent form to be signed for Hep B - C and HIV
Nausea - diarrhea and fatigue for up to 28 days
5 shots - Immunoglobulins are given - but if there showing symtoms it's too late

25. What pt's need to use Standard - Airbourne - Contaction and Droplet Precautions (SAC D)
EBOLI - MARBAR - CRIMEAN CONGO
Typhus - Psittacosis - Meliodosis - Shigellosis - Brucellosis
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C Diff( Clostridium difficle)

26. When dealing w/ a Droplet percautions pt they require
A private room but the door can remain open - Use standard percautions but a wear a MASK When YOUR W/In 3FT of The PT - SPIT ZOne
Gloves - gown - goggles and mask - Everything
Dry cough
A test to decect fecal occult blood assess for hidden blood in stool

27. What should you tell the pt to prepare for the GUAIAC test

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28. Rule: DISCHARGE DURING AN EMERGENCY
Pink red maculopapules
1.Select patient with chronic stable conditions (EX: Pressure ulcer = Stable chronic condition) 2. Do not discharge acute surgical patients
Nausea - diarrhea and fatigue for up to 28 days
COPD + Negative pressure room = Keep together

29. How is Salmonella transmitted
Wash hands before eating - after handling pets wash fruit and through cook meat and eggs
Nausea - diarrhea and fatigue for up to 28 days
Blue - Blue - green - GREEN means negative
Contaminated food and water

30. Which Patient NEED To ISOLATE
1.. Patient with/ night sweats and temp w/cough (TB). 2. Headache and stiff neck ( Meningitis). 3. Adult w/rash or blisters only on one side (Shingles). 4. Any patient w/ S&S of infection: 1ST ACTION ISOLATE
Dry cough
1. Patient which are UNSTABLE 2. Unknown diagnosis 3. Patient whose condition is made worse by stress
Transfer the adult patient with a condition or treatment similar to that which is seen in the pediatric population COPD is like CF (cystic fibrosis) = both need chest physiotherapy Pneumonia is pneumonia

31. What is the order for putting on personal protective gear?
Fecal/oral
BLOOD - All BODY FLUIDS - NON INTACT SKIN - MUCOUS MEMBRANES
- REMEMBER PUT YOUR GOWN On MOM SO WE CAN GO GET YOUR GLOVES 1. Gown 2. Mask 3. Goggles 4. Gloves
Swelling and tenderness of one or more salivary glands

32. When is a pt w/measles most contagious?
PRIVATE - NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM
Before the rash appears
1St provide care 2nd notify MD ( medical doctor
1.Recieve ward must be familar w/ the disease/ treatment 2. Be alert for gender specific wards

33. When CAN INFECTED Patient LEAVE TheIR ROOM
Infected patient can leave their rooms as long as they wear the same protective garments out of their room that we wear when we are going (entering in ) into their room.
BLOOD - All BODY FLUIDS - NON INTACT SKIN - MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Examples: Airborne - droplet - contact or standard
1.Gloves 2.Goggles 3.Gown 4.Mask

34. GENERAL RuleS FOR VACCINES
No vaccine if : patient has temp > 101 on antibiotics For exposure to any infection/ enlarged lymph nodes: immunoglobin given ----- for pain and discomfort Misc Facts
Kopliks spots
N - V - D and Abd pain
Rest - warm - humid air

35. Droplet precautions
Gloves - Goggles and a face shield
Nausea - diarrhea and fatigue for up to 28 days
Disposable dinnerware - GLOVES/GOWN ALWAYS - need dedicated equipment and disinfect room
Mask will 3 feet

36. What other ATB might be prescribed to treat c diff
Pink red maculopapules
Oral Flagyl and and Vancomycin
Kopliks spots
BLOOD - All BODY FLUIDS - NON INTACT SKIN - MUCOUS MEMBRANES

37. Rule: What YOU CAN USE When Patient GOING To SURGERY And Which MED YOU CAN HOLD
-- Aqua Mephyton = Vitamin K = given coumadin going to surgery ---- Morphine SO4 40mg IV stat for MI ( no more than 40mg) ---- When someone have low K+ hold the digoxin ----- Immunocompromised ----- PCP (pneumocyst carini pneumonia) Peds nurse float
Those with liver problems and pregnant women
Contaminated food and water
Rocky mountain fever and Lymes disease

38. What pt's would be ok for a pregnant nurse to care for
Dry cough
MEASLES - GERMAN MEASLES - PARAVIRUS B19 - VARICELLA CHICKEN POX - RADIO ACTIVE ISO TOPE - HANGING CHEMO MEDS
Pink red maculopapules
HIV - HEP B - C - Cytmegalovirus

39. Rule: MED ERROR - PT INJURY OR ATTEMPT SUICIDE
Pink red maculopapules
MEASLES - GERMAN MEASLES - PARAVIRUS B19 - VARICELLA CHICKEN POX - RADIO ACTIVE ISO TOPE - HANGING CHEMO MEDS
1St provide care 2nd notify MD ( medical doctor
Private room with negative pressure

40. What should you wear if blood is spurting?
Use standard precautions except if an organism is listed. Follow the CDC guidelines If patient presents with S&S of infection ( increase temp - rash - high WBC) isolate immediately until verified. Which patient can you keep at the same room COPD + N
Coumadin/ Heparin - DIC - Hemophila - Chemo - Problem w/ bone marrow - Cancer - Liver disease - On aspirin or NSAIDS
Private rooms or patient with same organisms
Gloves - gown - goggles and mask - Everything

41. What precaution are needed for Scabies pt
Infected patient can leave their rooms as long as they wear the same protective garments out of their room that we wear when we are going (entering in ) into their room.
Pencillins - Cephalosporins - Clindamycin
Gloves - Goggles and a face shield
Contact which are gloves and gown - Toes - wet - warm - spots

42. What are the Ni for Pertussis?
Fecal/oral
You should get tested for HIV HEP B - C @ 6 weeks - 3months - and 6 months
Use standard precautions except if an organism is listed. Follow the CDC guidelines If patient presents with S&S of infection ( increase temp - rash - high WBC) isolate immediately until verified. Which patient can you keep at the same room COPD + N
Rest - warm - humid air

43. If aptient is going to surgery do not give them
Nothing unless the pt is in isolation
A test to decect fecal occult blood assess for hidden blood in stool
5 shots - Immunoglobulins are given - but if there showing symtoms it's too late
NSAIDS/ASA - HEPARIN - COUMADIN GARLIC - GINKGO BILOBA - GINSENG And VITAMIN K

44. DON'T TRANSFER Which Patient
DISCONTINUE The ATB
1. Patient which are UNSTABLE 2. Unknown diagnosis 3. Patient whose condition is made worse by stress
Wrist ankles Palms - soles Forearm
Private rooms or patient with same organisms

45. What would you question with a c diff pt
An order for and Anti Diarrhea med like Imodium
Private room with negative pressure
Lindane - Crotmiton - Permethrine
1. Unvaccinated children 12months and older 2.Susceptible non pregnant women 3. Susceptible persons living in a dorm or jail 4. International travelers

46. CONDITIONS REQUIRED SEIZURE PRECAUTIONS

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47. When should you use Airborne Precautions
Pink red maculopapules
Wash your hands w/ an antimicrobial soap for 15min before and after contact with pts and teach pt's family members to do the same place in isolation - use dedicated equipment
MY CHICKEN HEZ TB - Measles(RUBEOLA) - Chicken pox (VARICELLA) - Herpes zoster(SHINGLES) IMMUNOCOMPROMISIED And DISSEMINATED - TB
Nausea - diarrhea and fatigue for up to 28 days

48. Who needs Standard Contact and Droplet precautions
Glanders - Lassa
EBOLI - MARBAR - CRIMEAN CONGO
Bleach
Dry cough

49. What is a GUAIAC test?
HIV - HEP B - C - Cytmegalovirus
Nothing unless the pt is in isolation
A test to decect fecal occult blood assess for hidden blood in stool
COPD + Negative pressure room = Keep together

50. Contact Precautions
Gown and gloves and disinfectant all the equipments
Mask will 3 feet
Chef
5 shots - Immunoglobulins are given - but if there showing symtoms it's too late