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Adverse Event |
Unintended harm via an act of commission or omission rather than disease process |
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Near Miss |
Error of omission or commission that had potential to cause harm to the patient. But, did not occur as a result of chance (Wrong medication in the wrong slot of the pyxis) |
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Sentinel Event |
Unexpected occurrence involving the death or serious injury of a patient. |
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Knowledge |
Focus of safety is on the execution of skills as well and on a technological level and systems level. |
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Skills |
Nurses need to use tools to contribute to safer systems |
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Attitudes |
Nurses and other health care professionals need to value their roles in safety and collavoration |
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RACE |
Rescue pt, activate alarm, confine fire, extinguish |
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PASS |
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep |
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What is infection? |
The invasion of an organism(s) and multiplication within tissue. This may be unapparent or the result of local cellular injury caused by: metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication, antigen-antibody response. |
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Pathogen |
Infectious Biological Agent |
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Normal Flora |
Bacteria naturally found within the body and on the surface of the body. (Intestinal bacteria, for example) |
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Virulance |
Infectious ability, rapid reproduction |
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Sepsis |
Multisystem infection with the blood |
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Opportunistic |
Disease caused by weakened immune system. Diabetes is the most common to have opportunistic infection occurrence. |
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Epidemiology |
Studies where infections are coming from and how we can be proactive against it. |
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Parasitic / portozoal infection |
Malaria or chicken pox for example |
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Fungal Infection |
Athletes foot, ring worm, yeast infection |
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Bacterial Infection |
Infection caused by excess bacteria in the blood or tissue |
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Viral Infection |
Infection caused by viral pathogens in the blood or tissue |
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Endemic Infection |
Contained within a specific population and area |
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Epidemic Infection |
Wide spread infection with more cases than normal |
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Pandemic Infection |
More than epidemic infection. It's considered to be a global basis of infection. |
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What is the chain of infection? |
Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host |
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What is included in Primary prevention of infection? |
Vaccination and hygiene |
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What is advocacy? |
Protecting the patient when they are unable to come to a informed conclusion of their care or are simple unable to speak for themselves to have safe, effective care. |
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What is incorporated into the nurses scope of professionalism? |
Autonomy, knowledge, competence, profession-hood, accountability, advocacy, collaborative practice, commitment. |
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What is an active error? |
made by providers providing patient care |
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What is a latent error? |
Are organizational errors. Such as a flaw in a policy. |
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No socomial |
Hospital acquired infection |