Used in addition to Standard Precautions for any client with known or suspected infections that are spread by airborne, droplet or physical contact.
Letter: t
A process that projects on the dorsolateral aspect of each side of the neural arch of a vertebra.
Having many curves, twists, turns.
The ability to endure or become less reactive to a stimulus. For example, S. aureus that has become tolerant of methicillin (MRSA) or people who were allergic to ragweed become tolerant after repeated exposure to the allergen by an allergist in a controlled environment.
Drying out of tissues. When tissues dry out, they become foreign bodies or material that must be cleared away by immune cells.
The amount of air moved by diaphragmatic activity during normal, relaxed, quiet breathing (approximately 0.5 L in an average young adult man).
A blood clot – lose or attached to the wall of a vessel or heart.
The science and art of healing (as opposed to palliative which does not address healing).
Tracheoesophageal (fistula)
A Central Line that is not tunneled