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Adverse Event

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Unintended harm via an act of commission or omission rather than disease process

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Near Miss

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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

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Unexpected occurrence involving the death or serious injury of a patient.

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Knowledge

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Focus of safety is on the execution of skills as well and on a technological level and systems level.

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Skills

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Nurses need to use tools to contribute to safer systems

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Attitudes

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Nurses and other health care professionals need to value their roles in safety and collavoration

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RACE

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Rescue pt, activate alarm, confine fire, extinguish

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PASS

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Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

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What is infection?

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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

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Infectious Biological Agent

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Normal Flora

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Bacteria naturally found within the body and on the surface of the body. (Intestinal bacteria, for example)

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Virulance

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Infectious ability, rapid reproduction

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Sepsis

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Multisystem infection with the blood

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Opportunistic

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Disease caused by weakened immune system. Diabetes is the most common to have opportunistic infection occurrence.

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Epidemiology

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Studies where infections are coming from and how we can be proactive against it.

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Parasitic / portozoal infection

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Malaria or chicken pox for example

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Fungal Infection

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Athletes foot, ring worm, yeast infection

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Bacterial Infection

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Infection caused by excess bacteria in the blood or tissue

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Viral Infection

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Infection caused by viral pathogens in the blood or tissue

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Endemic Infection

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Contained within a specific population and area

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Epidemic Infection

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Wide spread infection with more cases than normal

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Pandemic Infection

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More than epidemic infection. It's considered to be a global basis of infection.

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What is the chain of infection?

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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?

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Vaccination and hygiene

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What is advocacy?

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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?

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Autonomy, knowledge, competence, profession-hood, accountability, advocacy, collaborative practice, commitment.

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What is an active error?

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made by providers providing patient care

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What is a latent error?

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Are organizational errors. Such as a flaw in a policy.

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No socomial

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Hospital acquired infection