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2: Workforce Safety and Wellness Flashcards

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Acute stress reactions

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Reactions to stress that occur during a traumation situation

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Aerosol generating procedure

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Treatments that increase the risk for transmissions of infections that are spread through the air or by droplets; CPR

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Airborne transmission

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The spread of an organism via droplets or dust

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Bloodborne pathogens

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Pathogenic microogranisms that are present in blood and can cause disease in humans. Like HIV, or HepB

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Burnout

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A combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced prefomance resulting from long term job stresses in health care and other high stress professions

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC

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The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the US.

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Communicable Disease

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A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

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Compassion fatigue

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A stress disorder characterized by gradual lessening of compassion over time

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Concealment

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The use of objects to limit a persons ability to see you

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Contamination

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The preseence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient’s body

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Cover

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The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection

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Critical Incident Stress Management (CSIM)

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A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium

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Cumulative stress reactions

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Prolonged or excessive stress

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Delayed stress reactions

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Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation

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Designated officer

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The individual in the depertmnent who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues

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Direct Contact

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Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact

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Distress

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A negative reponse to a stress

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Eustress

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A positive response to a stressor

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Exposure

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A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, bodily fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur

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Foodborne transmission

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The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease

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General adaptation syndrome

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Bodies reaction to stress:
1. Alarm
2. Reaction or resistance
3. Recovery (or exhaustion)

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Hepatitis

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Inflamation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of apetite, jaundice, fatigue, altered liver

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Host

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The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent

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Human Immunodificiency virus

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AIDS is caused by HIV, which damages the cells in the body’s immune system so the body cannot fight infection

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Immune

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The bodys ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease

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Indirect contact

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Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object

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Infection

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The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites

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Infection control

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Procedures to reduce transmissio of infection among patients and health care personnel

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Infectious disease

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A medical condition causes by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body

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OSHA

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The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in workplace

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Pathogen

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A microorganism that is capable of causing diease in a susceptibe host

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PPE

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Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material

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Postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. The result of one or more unresolved issues concerning incident.

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Resilience

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The capcity of an individual to cope with and recover from distress

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Standard precautions

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Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease

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Trransmission

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The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, through vehicles, or vectors

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Vector borne transmission

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The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another

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Wellness

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The active pursuit of a state of good health

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