Chapter 14 Preventing Infection Flashcards
Asepsis
Being free of disease-producing microbes
Asymptomatic
Without symptoms
Bio hazardous waste
Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions ; bio means “life” and hazardous means “dangerous or harmful”
Carrier
A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have the signs and symptoms of infection
Clean technique
See “ medical asepsis”
Communicate disease
caused by pathogens that spreads easily; contagious disease
Contagious disease
See “ communicable disease.
Contamination
The process of becoming unclean
Disinfection
The process of destroying Pathogens
Epidemic
A sudden outbreak of disease in a certain geographic area
Germicide
A disinfection applied to the skin, tissue or nonliving object
Health care-associated infection (HAI)
An infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care
Immunity
Protection against a certain disease
Infection
A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body
Infection control
Practice and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
Medical asepsis
Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean techniques
Microbe
See microorganisms
Microorganisms
A small (micro-) living plant or animal (organism) seen only with a microscope; microbe
Non pathogen
A microbe that does not usually cause an infection
Normal flora
Microbes that live and grow in A certain area
Norovirus
A very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea
Pandemic
An outbreak of disease that spreads easily and extends across several countries or continents
Pathogen
A microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection
Reservoir
The environment in which a microbe lives and grows; host
Spore
A bacterium protected by a hard shell
Sterile
The absence of all microbes
Sterile field
A work area free of all pathogens and non pathogens (including spores)
Sterile techniques
See “surgical asepsis”
Sterilization
The process of destroying all microbes
Surgical asepsis
The practice that keep items free of all microbes; sterile techniques
Vaccination
Giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infection disease
Vaccine
A preparation containing dead or weakened microbes
Most pathogens need the following to grow except
Light
Signs and symptoms of infection include the following except
A wound and/or bleeding
Which is not a portal of exit?
Intact skin
Which does NOT prevent health care associated infections?
Sterilizing all care items
Your hands are soiled with blood. What should you do?
Wash your hands with soap and water immediately
During care you move from contaminated body site to a clean body site. Your hands are not visibly soiled. What should you do?
Decontaminate your hands
You are going to decontaminate your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub. Which action is not correct?
Wash your hands before applying the hand rub
When cleaning equipment, do the following except
Work from dirty to clean areas
Isolation precautions
Prevent infection
Standard precautions
Are used for all persons
You wear utility gloves for contact with
Cleaning solutions
A mask
Is contaminated when moist
These statements are about PPE. Which is False ??
Wash disposable gloves for reuse
Contaminated surfaces are cleaned at the following times except
After removing gloves
Goggles or face shield is worn
When splashing body fluids is likely
According to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, you should not
Eat and drink in care settings
You were exposed to a bloodborne pathogen. Which is true?
You can refuse HIV and HBV testing
These statements are about surgical asepsis. Which is false?
Wet items are held up
You have on sterile gloves. You can touch
Anything on the sterile field
Which of the following does not require wearing gloves?
Giving a back massage
