Lesson 431 of 1524
Infection Prevention Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting
These six pieces are causative agent, reservoir , portal of exit , mode of transmission , portal of entry , and susceptible host .
Practice this chapterThese six pieces are causative agent, reservoir , portal of exit , mode of transmission , portal of entry , and susceptible host . By understanding the conditions that foster the spread of infection, nurses can implement evidence-based interventions to break the cycle and stop the chain of infection .
Nurses must have a thorough understanding of how to protect themselves and their patients from exposure to harmful pathogens. The human body’s immune system provides a mechanism for staying healthy through protection against harmful pathogens.
susceptible host — the organism that is susceptible to or at risk for infection. chain of infection — the six stages of infection that must be present for the transmission of a pathogen from one place or person to another. reservoir — the habitat or source of the pathogen that provides a place for survival and growth. transmission — the method that a pathogen uses to spread from one host to another.
Worked example
What does “susceptible host” mean in Infection Prevention Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for susceptible host.
- 2The book says: the organism that is susceptible to or at risk for infection.
- 3Do not use the meaning of chain of infection. That term means the six stages of infection that must be present for the transmission of a pathogen from one place or person to another.
Result: the organism that is susceptible to or at risk for infection
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for susceptible host.
Do not swap susceptible host and chain of infection. susceptible host means the organism that is susceptible to or at risk for infection. chain of infection means the six stages of infection that must be present for the transmission of a pathogen from one place or person to another.
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