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Ch5: Infection Control/principles And practices Flashcards

1
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Is OSHA a Federal agency or state agency?

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Federal agency (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

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What is the purpose of OSHA?

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To regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace.

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3
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Who provides Material Safety Data Sheets?

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Manufacturers

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What is MSDS and what information is on it?

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  • Material Safety Data Sheet
  • Includes the names of hazardous ingredients, safe handling and use procedures, precautions to reduce the risk of accidental harm or overexposure, and flammability warnings
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5
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What does the EPA do (Environmental Protection Agency)?

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Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States

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6
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Disinfectants must destroy what categories?

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Bacteria, fungi & Viruses

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7
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What is a disease caused by bacteria that are transmitted through coughing or sneezing and what disinfectant should be used?

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Tuberculosis and TB disinfectant

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8
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A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers

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Mycobacterium Fortuitum

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9
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What is the difference between laws and rules?

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Rules and regulations are more specific than laws.

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10
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The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens

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Infection

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11
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Methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms

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Infection Control

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12
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What are the four types of potential harmful organisms?

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  1. Bacteria
  2. Fungi
  3. Viruses
  4. Parasites
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13
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Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body

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Infectious disease

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14
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Mechanical process (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs from tools, implements, and equipment

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Cleaning

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15
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Destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.

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Disinfection

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16
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What is disinfection not effective against?

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Bacterial spores

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17
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Disinfectants used in salons must be…

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Bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal

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18
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One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics

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Bacteria

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19
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Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size. Some bacteria are harmful and some are harmless

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Microorganism

20
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What are the two types of bacteria?

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Nonpathogenic and Pathogenic

21
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Round-shaped bacteria that appear singly (alone) or in groups

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Cocci

22
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Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like bunches of grapes. They cause abscesses, pustules, and boils

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Staphylococci

23
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Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads; causes infections such as Strep throat and blood poisoning.

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Streptococci

24
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Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia

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Diplococci

25
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Short rod-shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria and produce diseases such as tetanus (lockjaw), typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diphtheria

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Bacilli

26
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What is the most common bacteria?

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Bacilli

27
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Spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria.

They are subdivided into subgroups, such as treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease

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Spirilla

28
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Self- movement is called…

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Motility

29
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Which type of bacteria has low motility?

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Cocci

30
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What types of bacteria are capable of movement?

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Bacilli and Spirilla

31
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Slender, hair-like extensions

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Flagella

32
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Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism (referred to as the host), while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism.

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Parasites

33
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A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms and is capable of replication only through taking over the host’s cell reproductive function.

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Virus

34
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Bacteria multiply best in what type of environment?

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warm, dark, damp, or dirty places

35
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The process of when bacteria divide into two new cells in called?

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Binary Fission

36
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What stage does bacteria grow and reproduce?

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Active stage

37
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What is the inactive stage of bacteria also known as?

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Spore-forming stage

38
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Can withstand long periods of famine, dryness, and unsuitable temperatures.

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Bacteria spores

39
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A condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection

characterized by redness, heat, pain, and swelling

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Inflammation

40
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Fluid created by infection

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Pus

41
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The presence of ___ is a sign of a bacterial infection.

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Pus

42
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Most common type of bacteria that affects humans

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Staphylococci

43
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A staph infection that is highly resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics.

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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

44
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What is another word for a contagious disease?

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Communicable disease (When a disease spreads from one person to another person)

45
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What is the most common way to spread infection?

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Dirty hands

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