Ch. 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness Vocabulary COPY

Question 1

Acute stress reactions

Answer 1

Reactions to stress that occur during a traumaticc situation

Question 2

Aerosol-generating procedure

Answer 2

Treatments that increase risk for transmission of infections that are spread through the air or by droplets. CPR is an example.
(Febreeze can/Hair spray is a can that you spray in the air)

Question 3

Airborne transmission

Answer 3

The spread of an organism via droplets or dust.

Question 4

Bloodborne pathogens

Answer 4

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiancy virus (HIV).

Question 5

Burnout

Answer 5

A combination of exhaustion, cynicysm, and reduced performance resulting from long-term stresses in health care and other high-stress professions.

Question 6

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Answer 6

The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the US. the CDC is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Question 7

Communicable disease

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Compassion fatigue

Answer 8

A stress disorder charactarized by gradual lessening compassion over time.

Question 9

Concealment

Answer 9

The use of objects to limit a person’s ability to see you.

Question 10

Contamination

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Cover

Answer 11

The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

Question 12

Critical incident stress management (CSIM)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Cumulative stress reactions

Answer 13

Prolonged or excessive stress.

Question 14

Delayed stress reactions

Answer 14

Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation.

Question 15

Designated officer

Answer 15

The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection controll issues.

Question 16

Direct contact

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Distress

Answer 17

A negative response to a stressor.

Question 18

Emergency Distress Guidebook

Answer 18

Leave this here get answer in class

Question 19

Eustress

Answer 19

A beneficial response to a stressor.

Question 20

Exposure

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Foodborne transmission

Answer 21

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

Question 22

General Adaption Syndrome

Answer 22

The body’s response to stress that begins with the alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

Question 23

Hepatitis

Answer 23

Inflamation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function.

Question 24

Host

Answer 24

The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent.

Question 25

Hostile Work Enviornment

Answer 25

Jokes, touching, leering, requests for dates, talking about body parts

Question 26

Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Answer 26

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the cells in the body’s immune system sot hat the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.

Question 27

Immune

Answer 27

The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.

Question 28

Indirect contact

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Infection

Answer 29

The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs of symptoms of disease.

Question 30

Infection control

Answer 30

Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel.

Question 31

Infectious disease

Answer 31

A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms withing the body.

Question 32

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 32

The federal regulatory compliance angency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.

Question 33

Pathogen

Answer 33

A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.

Question 34

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Postexposure Management

Answer 35

KEEP HERE …WAIT FOR CLASS EXPLANATION

Question 36

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer 36

A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. Often the resulst of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involved physical harmor the threat of physical harm.

Question 37

Quid pro quo

Answer 37

The harasser requests sexual favors in exchange for something else (promotion, a raise, etc.)

Question 38

Resillience

Answer 38

The capacity of an individulal to cope with and recover from disstress.

Question 39

Sexual Harassment

Answer 39

Any unwelcomed sexual advance, request for sexual favors or other verbage or physical contact of a sexual nature when submitting is a condition of employment, submitting or rejection is a basis of employment decision, or such contact substantially interferes with performance or creates a hostile or offensive work place.

Even an overheard conversation can be considered sexual harassment

FYI: Harasser’s intent does not matter

Question 40

Standard precautions

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Transmission

Answer 41

The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, by vesicles, or by vectors.

Question 42

Vector-borne transmission

Answer 42

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