Chapter 14-18

Question 1

Antibiotic

Answer 1

A drug used to kill bactiria

Question 2

asepsis

Answer 2

The absence of disease producing microbes; sepsis means infection

Question 3

biohazardous Waste

Answer 3

item contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM), regulated medical waste.

Question 4

bloodborne pathogens

Answer 4

microbes that are present in blood and can cause infection

Question 5

carrier

Answer 5

a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection

Question 6

Clean technique; medical asepsis

Answer 6

practice used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person or place to another person or place.

Question 6

communicable disease; contagious Disease

Answer 6

a disease caused by a pathogen that can spread to others; contagious disease.

Question 6

contamination

Answer 6

the process of becoming unclean.

Question 6

disinfection

Answer 6

the process of killing pathogens

Question 6

cross- contamination

Answer 6

passing microbes from 1 person to another by contaminated hands, equipment, or supplies.

Question 7

Health care associated infection(HAI)

Answer 7

an infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where healthcare is given; the infection is related to receiving health care

Question 8

infection

Answer 8

a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body.

Question 9

infection control

Answer 9

practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

Question 10

microbe; micro organism

Answer 10

a small living things seen only with microscope

Question 11

non pathogen

Answer 11

a microbe that does not usually cause an infection

Question 12

sterile

Answer 12

the absence of all microbes

Question 13

normal flora

Answer 13

microbes that live and grow in certain areasp

Question 14

pathogen

Answer 14

a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection

Question 15

sterile technique; surgical asepsis

Answer 15

practices used to remove all microbes

Question 16

Infection control

Answer 16

Practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infections

Question 17

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 17

The clothing or equipment worn by the staff for protection against a hazard

Question 18

Base of Support

Answer 18

the area on which an object rests

Question 19

body alignment; Posture

Answer 19

the way the head, trunk, arms, and legs align with one another

Question 20

body mechanics

Answer 20

using the body in an efficient and careful way

Question 21

Dorsal recumbent position

Answer 21

the back lying or supine position

Question 22

ergonomics

Answer 22

the science of designing a job fit the worker; ergo means work, nomos means law

Question 23

Fowler’s position

Answer 23

a semi sitting position; the head of the be dis raised between 45 and 60 degrees.

Question 24

high fowler’s position

Answer 24

a variation of Fowler’s position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees.

Question 25

lateral position; side lying position

Answer 25

the person lies on 1 side or the other;

Question 26

left semi prone position

Answer 26

the person lies on the left side of the abdomen; the upper leg (right leg) is sharply flexed (bent) so it is not on the lower leg (left leg); the lower arm (left arm) is behind the person.

Question 27

Musculo- skeletal Disorders (MSDs)

Answer 27

injures or disorders of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage

Question 28

prone position

Answer 28

the person lied on the abdomen with the head turned to 1 side

Question 29

semi fowler’s position

Answer 29

a variation of fowler’s position; the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees

Question 30

supine position

Answer 30

the back lying or dorsal recumbent position

Question 31

Bed Mobility

Answer 31

How a person moves to and from a lying position, turns from side to side, and re positions in a bed or other sleeping furniture.

Question 32

Friction

Answer 32

the rubbing of 1 surface against another

Question 33

logrolling

Answer 33

turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with 1 motion.

Question 34

Lateral Transfer

Answer 34

When a person moves between 2 horizontal surfaces.

Question 35

Pivot

Answer 35

To turn one’s body from a set standing position

Question 36

Transfer

Answer 36

How a person moves to and from a surface.