Nursing 2230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hospital-Acquired Infection, Human Microbiota, World Health Organization

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Outline: microorganisms, risk and spread of infection, barriers and facilitators, part ii week 11. Flora shifts environment: we are covered in bacteria, normal flora will change when we are sick or in different, kill dominant bacteria cells, throws off gi tract take probiotics, consuming yogurt, kills some normal flora. Colonization vs infection: microorganisms present without host interference or interaction, colonized, host interaction with an organism, infection. 3: ensure clients are swallowing properly, ensuring that it goes in the right direction, making sure clients cough when something goes into the trachea. Infectious disease: localized vs. systemic, systemic affects more than one organ and whole organ system, localized only effects that one location. Infectious disease host displays a decline in wellness due to the infection: host interacts immunologically with an organism but remains symptom free, some diseases might be present in the body, but not showing active signs.

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