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armygirl

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A nurse is concerned with the chain of infection when taking care of contaminated care items. Semicritical items that require disinfection include:
 
  a. linens.
  b. bedpans.
  c. blood pressure cuffs.
  d. gastrointestinal endoscopes.

Question 2

Upon taking a health history from a patient, the nurse notices the patient uses positive health behaviors. Which behavior did the nurse find?
 
  a. Smokes
  b. Eats poorly
  c. Has sedentary lifestyle
  d. Maintains proper sleep patterns



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Answer to Question 1

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Semicritical items are objects that come in contact with mucous membranes or nonintact skin and present a risk. These objects must be free of all microorganisms (except bacterial spores). Semicritical items must be high-level disinfected (HLD) or sterilized. Some of these items in-clude respiratory and anesthesia equipment, endoscopes, endotracheal tubes, gastrointestinal en-doscopes, and diaphragm fitting rings. After rinsing, items must be dried and stored in a manner to protect from damage and contamination. Noncritical items are objects that come in contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes and must be clean. Noncritical items must be disin-fected. Some of these items include bedpans, blood pressure cuffs, bed rails, linens, and stethos-copes.

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Positive health behaviors are activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good health and preventing illness. Common positive health behaviors include getting immunizations, main-taining proper sleep patterns, getting adequate exercise, and eating healthy foods. Negative health behaviors include activities that are harmful to health such as smoking, abusing drugs or alcohol, following a poor diet, and refusing to take necessary medications.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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