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Infection Control and Microbiology for Nurses

Preventing the spread of infection is one of the most tested and clinically critical skills in nursing, and this deck of 20 flashcards covers the microbiology and infection control principles you'll apply every shift. You'll review the chain of infection and h...

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Preventing the spread of infection is one of the most tested and clinically critical skills in nursing, and this deck of 20 flashcards covers the microbiology and infection control principles you'll apply every shift. You'll review the chain of infection and how to break it at each link, the different types of isolation precautions (standard, contact, droplet, and airborne) and which conditions require each, and the fundamentals of hand hygiene. The deck also covers common healthcare-associated infections including CAUTI and CLABSI, antibiotic resistance concepts like MRSA and C. diff, and the differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites as pathogen categories. It finishes with sterilization versus disinfection and the correct order for donning and doffing personal protective equipment. Suited to nursing students and NCLEX candidates, this deck focuses on the practical precautions and terminology tested throughout fundamentals and medical-surgical nursing courses.

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Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
Hand hygiene.
Airborne precautions, including an N95 respirator and negative-pressure room.
Droplet precautions.
Contact precautions, including gown, gloves, and soap-and-water hand hygiene (not alcohol-based sanitizer).
C. diff forms spores that are not killed by alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, a common healthcare-associated infection.
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection.
Remove urinary catheters as soon as clinically possible and maintain a closed drainage system.
Sterilization kills all microorganisms including spores; disinfection kills most but not all pathogens.
Gown, mask/respirator, goggles/face shield, gloves.
Gloves, goggles/face shield, gown, mask/respirator.
A virus.
A fungus.
A parasite (Plasmodium).
An infection acquired in a healthcare setting (also called a healthcare-associated infection, HAI).
To safely dispose of needles and other sharp objects to prevent needlestick injuries.
When bacteria evolve to survive exposure to antibiotics that previously killed them.
To sterilize medical instruments using pressurized steam.