Chapter 2-Workforce Safety and Wellness Flashcards
Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation.
Acute stress reactions
The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient’s body.
Contamination
Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.
direct contact
The use of objects to limit a person’s ability to see you.
Concealment
The active pursuit of a state of god heart.
Wellness
The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms of disease.
Infection
Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.
indirect contact
A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Infectious disease
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the cells in the body’s immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.
human immunodeficiency virus
Prolonged or excessive stress
Cumulative stress reactions
The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from distress.
resilience
The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.
immune
A delayed stress reaction to prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and may relate to an accident that involves physical harm or the threat of physical harm.
post traumatic stress disorder
The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues
Designated officer
A combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced performance resulting from long term job stresses in health care and other high-stress professions.
burnout
The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, AB’s enforced guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation.
delayed stress reactions
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 immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
blood borne pathogens
A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuse them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
critical incident stress management
The spread of an organism via droplets or dust.
airborne transmission
The way I’m which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, be vehicles, or by vectors.
transmission
A beneficial response to a stressor
eustress
The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
cover
Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel.
infection control