LO Chapter 24 LEARNING OBJECTIVES PDF

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Learning Objectives Chapter 24, Asepsis and Infection Control After completing the chapter, you will be able to accomplish the following: 1.Explain the infection cycle. 2.List the stages of an infection. 3.Identify patients at risk for developing an infection. 4.Describe nursing interventions used to break the chain of infection. 5.Identify situations in which hand hygiene is indicated. 6.Identify multidrug-resistant organisms that are prevalent in hospitalized patients and community settings. 7.List nursing diagnoses for a patient who has or is at risk for infection. 8.Describe strategies for implementing CDC guidelines for standard and transmission-based precautions when caring for patients. 9.Implement recommended techniques for medical and surgical asepsis....