NURS 2280 Lecture Notes - Syphilis, Clostridium, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
11 Apr 2013
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Know the clinical manifestations and complications of aids. Know the assessment and diagnostic findings of aids. Be aware of nursing care and support measures nurses provide. Acknowledge the collaborative care with other health care professionals when caring for patients with aids. Understand the emotional concerns of patients with aids. Managing nursing care of a patient with a chronic infectious disease. Developing a care plan for a patient with a chronic infectious disease. Infectious diseases: an infectious disease is any disease caused by the growth of pathogenic microbes in the body, it may on may not be communicable (contagious, classified as acute, chronic or hospital acquired infections. Causes of infectious diseases: pathogens- microogranisms and viruses that cause disease, bacteria- simple, single celled organisms. Live in air, soil, food, and in and on our bodies. Classifications of infectious diseases: acute, hospital acquired infections, chronic:
