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Chapter 2 Workforce Safty And Wellness Flashcards

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The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures an infection control issues

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 Designated officer 

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Reactions to stress that OCCUR AFTER a stressful situation 

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Delayed stress reactions 

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The active pursuit of a state of good health

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Wellness 

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Prolonged or excessive stress 

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Cumulative stress reactions 

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The contamination of FOOD OR WATER with an organism that can cause disease 

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Foodborne transmission

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A process that confronts the responses to CRITICAL INCIDENTS and a few system, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and EMOTIONAL EQUALIBRIUM 

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Critical incident, stress management 

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Inflammation of the liver usually caused by viral infection that causes fever, loss of appetite, Jaundice fatigue, and altered liver function 

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 Hepatitis 

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Any airway manipulation that induces the protection of aerosols that may present a risk for airborne transmission of pathogens, such as CPR 

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Aerosol generating procedure 

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A stress disorder characterized by gradually lessening of compassion over time 

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Compassion fatigue


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Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact 

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Direct contact 

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ABNORMAL INVASION OF A HOST or host, tissues by organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites with or without signs or symptoms of disease 

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Infection

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The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops publishes and ENFORCES GUIDLINES AND SAFTY IN THE WORKPLACE

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Occupational safety and health administration 

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PROCEDURES TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION among patience and healthcare personnel

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Infection control

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Reactions to stress that OCCUR DURING a stressful situation 

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Acute stress reactions 

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A medical condition caused by the growth in spread of small harmful organisms within the body 

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Infectious disease 

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 The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease

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Immune

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A micro organism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host 

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Pathogen

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The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection 

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Cover

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The body‘s response to a stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or if the stress is prolonged exhaustion

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General adaptation syndrome 

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Hey situation in which a person has had contact with blood body, fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggest disease transmission may occur

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Exposure

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A disease that can be spread from ONE PERSON OR SPEICES TO ANOTHER

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Communicable disease 

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A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident, often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and may relate to an incident that involves physical harm or the threat of physical harm

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Post traumatic stress disorder 

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Negative response to a stressor 

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Distress

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Beneficial response to a stressor

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Eustress

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The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is part of the US Department of health and human services. 

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Centers for disease control, and prevention 

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The way in which an infectious disease is spread contact airborne by vehicles, or by vectors 

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Transmission 

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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

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Human immunodeficiency virus 

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The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent 

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Host 

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Pathogenic microorganisms that are PRESENT IN HUMAN BLOOD and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include but are not limited to hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus.

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Blood-borne pathogens 

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The presence of infectious organisms ON OR IN objects, such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient’s body 

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Contamination 

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The capacity of an individual to cope with, and recover from the stress 

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Resilience 

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The spread of an organism via DROPLETS OR DUST

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Airborne transmission 

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Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object 

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Indirect contact 

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The use of object to limit a persons ability to see you 

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Concealment 

35
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Do use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another 

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Vectorborne transmission 

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A combination of EXAUSTION, cynicism and reduced performance, resulting from long-term job stresses in healthcare and other high stress professions 

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Burnout

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Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids and other potential exposure risk of communicable disease. 

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Standard precautions 

38
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Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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