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Asepsis and Infection Control Flashcards

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Infection

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Condition in which the body is invaded by microorganisms that can produce injurious effects

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Resident (normal) Flora

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Microorganisms that are always present without altering the client’s health

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Transient Flora

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Microorganisms that are episodic (of limited duration)

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Pathogen

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Disease-producing microorganisms

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Pathogenicity

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Ability of microorganisms to produce disease

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Virulence

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Frequency with which a pathogen causes disease

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Infectious Agent

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Microorganism that causes cellular injury

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Communicable Agent

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Infectious agent transmitted to a client by direct or indirect contact, through a vehicle or vector or an airborne route.

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Generalized Infection

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Vague - may include headache, malaise, muscle aches, fever, anorexia. whole body involvement

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Septicemia

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Microorganisms are present and multiplying in the blood

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Reservior

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Where infectious agents live, multiply, and reproduce in order to be transmitted to a susceptible host.

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Portal of Exit

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Route by which the infectious agent leaves the reservoir or source host. May be the same as the Portal of entry.

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Mode of transmission

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How the pathogen moves from one location to another

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Contact

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two - direct and indirect

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Direct Contact

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person to person

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Indirect

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spreading of organisms by contact with contaminated objects

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Airborne

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Spreading of infectious material in dust particles or evaporated droplets that can stay suspended in air for long periods of time.

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Droplet

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Occurs during talking, sneezing, suctioning.

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Common Vehicle

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Agent transferred by contaminated inanimate objects like water food milk drugs and blood.

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Vector-Borne

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Transfer of microorganisms from infected animal carriers

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Portal of Entry

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Includes the respiratory tract, skin, mucous membranes, GI tract, genitourinary tract, and placenta.

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Susceptible Host

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Factors that contribute to people being susceptible:
very young
old age
mal-nourishment
being immunocompromised
having a chronic disease
being under stress
undergoing an invasive procedure
compromised skin integrity

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Primary Defenses

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Skin and mucous membranes
Gastric Juices

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Secondary Defences

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Inflammatory Process
Elevated Temp
Complement Cascade

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Tertiary Defenses

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Specialized WBC called lymphocytes (B and T cells) that fight infections. Search for invading pathogens and signal phagocytes to destroy them.

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Immunity

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The ability of the body to protect itself from disease

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Natural Immunity

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Occurs in species and prevents one species from contracting an illness found in another species

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Innate Immunity

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Genetic, hereditary immunity that a person is born with

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Acquired immunity

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Obtained either actively or passively

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Active Immunity

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Antibodies are produced within the body

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Naturally Acquired Active Immunity

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Natural contact with antigen

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Artificially Acquired Active Immunity

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Immunization with antigen. Vaccines contain antigens that trigger the immune response when they enter the body.

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Passive Immunity

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Antibodies are received from another source

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Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity

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Immunity is transferred directly into the individual via antibodies (like mom to baby)

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Artificially Acquired Passive Immunity

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Injection of antitoxin or immune globulin preparations.

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Infection Lab Tests

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Culture & Sensitivity

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Culture

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Used to identify the causative agent

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Sensitivity

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Used to determine which antibiotic the pathogen is sensitive to

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Communicable Disease

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Transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another

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World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC

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Monitor disease outbreaks and teach standards to use, prevent and control disease

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Nosocomial Infection

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Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI)

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Community Acquired Infection (CAI)

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Present before admission to the hospital

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Standard Precautions

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Group of safety measures performed to prevent the transmission of the pathogens found in the blood and body fluids

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Airborne Precautions

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-Private room with regulated air flow
-Keep door closed
-Do not enter room if susceptible, unless no immune caregivers available
-If Susceptible, wear N95 or HEPA respirator mask
-Limit patient transport
-Place surgical mask on patient

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Droplet Precautions

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-Provide private room or separation of at least 3 feet between pat
-Wear mask for patient care within 3 feet of patient
-Limit patient transport, place surgical mask on patient

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Contact Precaution

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-Provide private room or place with patient with same infection and no other Infection -Protect self and others from contaminated items -Limit patient transport -Dedicate the use of non-critical patient care equipment to a single patient

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Asepsis

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Practices that decrease or eliminate infectious agents, their reservoirs, and vehicles for transmission

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Medical Asepsis

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Practices that confine or reduce the number of microorganisms

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Medical Asepsis Priciples

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*Microorganisms exist everywhere

*Best methods for reducing transmission:

*Major Reservoirs:

*Clean environment decreases microorganisms

*Clean from cleanest to dirtiest

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Medical Asepsis Practices

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*Antimicrobial agents

*Hand washing

*Personal protective equipment

*Confining soiled articles

*Keep environment clean

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Surgical Asepsis

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Free of Microorganisms

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Surgical Asepsis Practices

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  • All objects used in sterile field must be sterile

*Sterile items become contaminated when touched by unsterile

*Sterile items that are below waist or out of eyesight are considered unsterile

*Sterile objects can become unsterile by prolonged exposure to airborne microorganisms

*Fluids flow in direction of gravity

*Moisture passes through sterile object draws microorganisms from unsterile surfaces about or below the sterile surface by capillary action

*Edges of sterile field are considered unsterile

*Skin cannot be sterilized and is unsterile

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Treatments for infectious diseases

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*bactericidal antibiotics
*bacteriostatic antibiotics

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Bactericidal Antibiotics

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Destroy bacteria without the help of the infected host’s immune system

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Bacteriostatic Antibiotics

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Destroy bacteria with the help of the infected hosts immune system

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