Ch 5: Infection Control: Principles & Practices Flashcards
Cocci are bacteria that are _____.
round-shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
Streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are _____.
diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called _____.
spirilla
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces is _____.
disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called _____.
protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new cells is _____.
binary fission
The presence of pus can be a sign of _____.
a bacterial infection
A _____ infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a particular part of the body.
local
What is a condition caused by an infestation of head lice?
Pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy, resist, and recognize infection is called _____.
immunity
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry _____ registration number.
an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes the guidelines known as Standard Precautions?
CDC
In 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the Globally Harmonized System of Classifications and Labeling of Chemicals System (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format called _____ (SDS) to replace the MSDS.
Safety Data Sheet
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is called _____.
phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and then rubbed your hands together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail brush to brush your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges and then up and down along the nail folds of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take about _____.
60 seconds / 1 minute
Antiseptics are intended for _____.
reducing microbes on the skin
Standard Precautions require employers and employees to assume that all human blood and body fluids are potentially _____.
infectious
The SDS contains _____ categories of information.
16
When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by a client, you must circulate the disinfectant for _____ or the length of time indicated on the product label.
10 minutes
After cleaning and disinfecting a pipeless foot spa after each client, how should you dry it?
With a clean paper towel.
Which form of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface?
Hepatitis B
Accelerated hydrogen peroxide (AHP) is a recently approved form of disinfectant that only needs to be changed every _____.
14 days
It is important to wear gloves and _____ while disinfecting nonelectrical tools and implements.
safety glasses
Licensing, enforcement, and your conduct when you are working in the salon are regulated by _____ agencies.
state
Some _____ disinfectants are harmful to salon tools and equipment.
tuberculocidal
As part of the SDS categories, first-aid measures include important symptoms/effects as well as _____.
required treatment
Cutting living skin is allowed only by _____.
qualified medical professionals
Fungal infections are much more common on the _____ than on the hands.
feet
Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person even if the item is accidentally exposed to blood or body fluid are called _____.
multiuse