ATI - Infection Control Surgical Asepsis - wk4

Question 1

measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from an infected person by pathogens propelled through the air on particles smaller than 5 µm in size to a susceptible person’s eyes, nose, or mouth

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airborne precautions

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a type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of some kind, such as an infecting organism, a chemical, or some other foreign body

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antibody

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able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms

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antimicrobial

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a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface

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antiseptic

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methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible

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asepsis

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as pathogen-free as possible

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aseptic

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the inhibition of further bacterial growth

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bacteriostasis

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an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is used as a liquid antiseptic and disinfectant

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chlorhexidine

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measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a susceptible host’s body surface

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contact precautions

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the process of becoming unsterile or unclean

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contamination

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any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms

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disinfectant

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measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from an infected person by pathogens propelled through the air on particles larger than 5 µm in size to a susceptible person’s eyes, nose, or mouth

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droplet precautions

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prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment

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endemic

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produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused

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endogenous

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extremely prevalent or widespread

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epidemic

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externally caused rather than produced within an organism or system

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exogenous

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the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-organisms normally found in a particular environment, such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin

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flora

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at an especially high level of continued incidence in a population

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hyperendemic

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the inhibition of the body’s protective response to pathogenic invasion, usually as a result of disease, drug therapy, or surgery

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immunosuppression

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invasion and proliferation of pathogens in body tissues

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infection

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the separation of an infected person from others for the period of communicability of a particular disease

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isolation

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a milky fluid produced by rubber trees that is processed into a variety of products, including gloves used for patient care

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latex

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infection-control practices common in healthcare, such as basic handwashing

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medical asepsis

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a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibacterial action of the antibiotic methicillin, a form of penicillin

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or fungus

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pathogen

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devices used to protect employees from workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from biological, chemical, radiological, physical, electric, mechanical, or other workplace hazards

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personal protective equipment (PPE)

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pertaining to or caused by pneumococci, organisms of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia and other infectious diseases

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pneumococcal

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any of a large group of RNA-based viruses that tend to infect immunocompromised individuals, including the human immunodeficiency virus and many cancer-causing viruses

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retrovirus

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the presence in blood or other tissues of pathogens or their toxins

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sepsis

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measures designed to prevent the transmission of organisms and used for all patients in healthcare facilities regardless of diagnosis or infection status

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standard precautions

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a genus of gram-positive bacteria that are potential pathogens, causing local lesions and serious opportunistic infections

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staphylococcus

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techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms, also called sterile technique

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surgical asepsis

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measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases from people suspected to be infected or colonized with highly transmissible pathogens that require measures beyond standard precautions to interrupt transmission, specifically, airborne, droplet, and contact precautions

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transmission based precautions

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a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibacterial action of the antibiotic vancomycin

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vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)