CNUR 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Asepsis, Hospital-Acquired Infection, Clostridium
11 Feb 2020
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Cnur 103 notes week 1 (intro, holistic nursing, medical terminology, medical asepsis) Inflammatory response: recognizes difference between self and nonself. Skin: can be chronic: last days, years, a lifetime, or acute: symptoms related to the inflammation, not permanent. Immunity: active immunity: host produces antibodies in response to natural antigens or artificial antigens, natural: antibodies are formed in presence on active infection in the body. Lifelong: artificial: antigens administered to stimulate antibody formation. Reinforced by booster: passive immunity: host receives natural or artificial antibodies produced from another source, natural: antibodies transferred naturally from an immune mother to baby through placenta or in colostrum. Last 6 months 1 year: artificial: occurs when immune serum (antibody) from an animal or another human is injected. Examples of infections: common cold; sexually transmitted diseases. Precautions: hand hygiene; masks; condoms: indirect contact: infectious agent deposited onto an object or surface and.
