A staphylococcal inflammation of the dermal and subcutaneous layer of the skin Puncture wounds

Staphylococcus enters through a caused by

Cellulitis Disease Process
break in skin
characterized as Lacerations
Bacterial Skin Infection

Non-necrotizing Staphylococcus multiplies in the dermis Fissures

Signs & Symptoms

causes
Tenderness of skin
diseases/conditions such as Pain
Causative/Risk Factors
Eczema Inflammation characterized by
Redness
Skin sore or Rash
Weakened Immune
Athlete’s Foot such as Skin Conditions Injury
System Swelling
Invasion of inner layers of skin
Shingles Tight, glossy skin
Breaks in Skin
Diabetes Obesity Heat
History of
Cellulitis Abscess with pus Staphylococci enter the lymph nodes
formation and bloodstream

Signs of infection Independent Nursing Interventions Fever Infection spreads throughout the whole
assess body
monitor Laboratory Findings
Medical and Surgical V/S
History High WBC count may lead to
obtain Gangrene
Affected area
Elevated ESR & CRP
Laboratory findings
Wound drainage Blood Infection Bone Infection Inflammation of Lymph Vessels
provide/promote specimen
Gram Stain and culture
are positive for
Medical/Surgical Staphylococcus
Use appropriate dressings Dependent Management

Wound care
Clean affected area Legend
- Definition
- Disease Process
Bed rest
- Signs/Symptoms
Analgesics - Causative/Risk Factors
- Laboratory Findings
- Nursing Interventions
Elevation of infected extremity
Naproxen Beta-Lactam Antibiotics : Independent
Drainage : Dependent
- Medical/Surgical Management

Aspirin
Ibuprofen Cefazolin
Amoxicillin
Amputation
Abbreviations
Penicillins
WBC - White Blood Cell
ESR - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
CRP - C-Reactive Protein
 A staphylococcal infection that is resistant to common broad-spectrum antibiotics Puncture wounds
Surgical wounds Bacteria (staphylococcus)
Methicillin-Resistant Disease Process enter through a break in the
caused by
Catheters such as Breaks in the skin caused by HA-MRSA types
Staphylococcus Aureus skin in the dermis and multiply
Lacerations
Intravenous lines
Staph bacteria caused by CA-MRSA (MRSA) Signs & Symptoms
causes Fissures

Swollen, painful
diseases/disorders such can turn into red bumps
Causative/Risk Factors
as Inflammation infected skin becomes
Warm to the swollen, red and tender, and
Deep, painful touch fever may accompany
boils (abscesses)
history of
Foreign bodies, including Invasion
Neutropenia or Full of pus or
Diabetes intravascular catheters
neutrophil dysfunction other drainage infection reaches inner
Trauma Intravenous drug abuse layers of the skin

Fever
Life-threatening enter the lymph nodes
infections in areas and bloodstream
Independent
Nursing Interventions such as

Bones spread throughout the body

Lungs
monitor Laboratory Findings
V/S
Joints
assess Heart valves
Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test
Surgical Bloodstream
wounds
Affected area FDA-Approved Assays
Signs of inflammation

Anti-PBP2A Monoclonal Antibodies

Laboratory findings

Culture and Sensitivity from the

suspected site
provide/promote
Dependent
Wearing of Unnecessary antibiotic use in humans
personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Legend
- Definition
- Disease Process
Washing of hands - Signs/Symptoms
Antibiotics
- Causative/Risk Factors
- Laboratory Findings
Vancomycin Linezolid - Nursing Interventions
Keeping wounds
covered Clindamycin : Independent
SMX-TMP
: Dependent

Keeping personal
Tetracyclines
Abbreviations
items, personal
Anti-PB2A - Anti-Penicillin Binding Protein 2a
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
Sanitizing linens
CA-MRSA - Community Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Tetracycline Minocycline HA-MRSA - Hospital Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Doxycycline
SMX-TMP - Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim
 Finding a
Borrelia feeding spot
A black- legged/ deer tick infected with through
burgdorferi Causative Agents
In the United The most common tick- borne illness transmitted by Borrelia bacteria will feed on a human
States the bite of an infected black-legged tick or deer tick host Cutting through or
Caused by
biting into skin
Borrelia mayonii surface
In Europe and
Asia
Inserting and
Borrelia afzelii Disease Process
Bacteria enters the human attaching its
Definition/ Description
bloodstream feeding tube
Risk Factors

Borrelia garenii Results to Sucking blood

Cognitive
defects
Exposure in
wooded or grassy
areas Infection and Develops
Untreated Can Lyme Three stages
Lyme Disease Arthritis Inflammation in
cause

Exposed skin Lyme Disease

Heart Rhythm
Neurological Irregularities Signs & Symptoms
Symptoms Headache
Not removing
ticks promptly
and properly
Chills
Flu- like Such
symptoms as 1- 2
Fever weeks
Early Localized
Removing tick post
Independent Erythema
as soon as Nursing Interventions exposure
Migrans
possible with
tweezers
Promote/ Muscle and joint Bull’s eye
Covering Assess Signs and
Educate aches appearance
up symptoms of
infection Several
Monitor
Use of insect Checking weeks or
Swollen lymph
repellents for ticks Dependent Early Disseminated months
nodes
post
exposure
on Laboratory Neck stiffness
V/S findings

Months
Children Facial palsy and years
Oral Antibiotics Late Disseminated
Pets IV Antibiotics post
exposure
Severe joint pain
Clothing Self for and swelling

Nerve pain Legend

Laboratory Findings Adults and Younger children, - Definition
Children over 8 pregnant, and
y/o breast-feeding women
Brain - Disease Process
Inflammation Of the
- Signs/Symptoms
(+) ELISA test Spinal cord - Causative/Risk Factors
Lyme Carditis - Laboratory Findings
Doxycycline
Cefuroxime - Nursing Interventions
PCR test
Confirmed by
Numbness/
: Independent
Encephalopathy
Amoxicillin tingling of : Dependent
hands and feet
Short-term memory
(+) Western Blot test
loss Abbreviations
Ceftriaxone
CNS/ Brain Such CNS - Central Nervous System
disorders as Difficulty
concentrating
ELISA - Enzyme - linked
immunosorbent assay
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction