Ch 2 Vocab Flashcards
Examples include gloves, gowns, and face shields
PPE
Concealment for protection
Cover
Regulatory compliance agency
OSHA
Delayed stress reactions
Posttraumatic stress disorder
The process of alarm, reaction, and recovery
General adaptation syndrome
Capable of causing disease in a susceptible host
Pathogen
The way in which an infectious agent is spread
Transmission
Encompasses reporting, documentation, and treatment
Postexposure management
Resource detailing common hazards and proper reponses
Emergency response guidebook
An infection of the liver
Hepatitis
Contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles
Exposure
Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel
Infection control
Unwelcome sexual advance
Sexual harassment
The presence of infectious organisms in or in objects or a patient’s body
Contamination
