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Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Infection prevention

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Measures practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

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Microorganism (MO)

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A living thing or organism that is so small that it can be seen only through a microscope; also called microbe

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Infections

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The state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying

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Pathogens

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Microorganisms that are capable of causing infection and disease

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Localized infection

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An infection that is limited to a specific location in the body Ave has local symptoms

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Systemic infection

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An infection that is in the bloodstream and is dead throughout the body, causing general symptoms

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Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

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An infection acquired within a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care

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Chain of infection

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A way of describing how disease is transmitted from one living being to another

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Causative agent

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A pathogen or microorganism that causes disease

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Reservoir

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A place where the pathogen lives and grows

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Portal of exit

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Any body opening on an infected person that shows pathogens to leave

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Mode of transmission

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Method of describe how a pathogen travels from one person to the next person

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Direct contact

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Touching an infected person or his secretions

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Indirect contact

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Touching something contained by an infected person

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Portal of entry

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Any body opening on an infected person that slows pathogens to enter.

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Mucous membranes

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Membranes that line body cavities, such as the mouth, nose, eyes, rectum, and genitals

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Susceptible host

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An uninflected person ego could get sick

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Translation

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Passage or transfer

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Infectious

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Contagious

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Medical asepsis

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Practices such as hand washing that reduce, remove, abs control the forward of microorganisms

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Surgical asepsis

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The state of being free of all micrograms; also called sterile technique

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Malnutrition

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Poor nutrition due to improper diet

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Dehydration

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A condition that results from inadequate fluid in the body

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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A federal government agency that makes roles to protect workers from hazards on the job

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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A government agency under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that issues information to protect the health of individuals and communities

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Isolate

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To keep something separate, or by itself

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Standard Precautions

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A method of infection control in which all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucus membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease

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Sharps

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Needles or other sharp objects

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Hand Hygiene

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Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap abs water and using alcohol based hand rubs

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Antimicrobial

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An agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Equipment the helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards

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Don

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To put on

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Doff

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To remove

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Perineal Care

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Care of the genitals and anal area

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Non-intact soon

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Soon that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, acne, pimples, or boils

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Biodegradable

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Capable of breaking down or being decomposed by bacterial or other living organisms

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Clean

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In health care, a condition in which objects are not contaminated with pathogens

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Dirty

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In health care, a condition in which objects have been contaminated with pathogens

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Disinfection

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Process that kills pathogens, but not all pathogens; it reduces the pathogens count to a level that is considered non infectious

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Sterilization

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A method used to decrease the spread of pathogens and disease by destroying all microorganisms, including those that form spores

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Disposable

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Only to be used once and then discarded

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Transmission-Based Precautions

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Method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with a disease

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Multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs)

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Microorganisms, mostly bacteria, that are resistant to one or more microbial agents

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Blood borne pathogens

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Microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans

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HIV

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The virus that attacks the body’s immune systems and gradually disables it; eventually can cause AIDS

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma

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Jaundice

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A condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes appear yellow

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Blood borne Pathogens Standard

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Federal law that requires that healthcare facilities protect employees from blood borne health hazards

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Exposure control plan

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Plan designed to eliminate or reduce employee exposure to infectious material

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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A highly contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium that is carried on mucus droplets suspended in the air

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Latent TB infection

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Type on tuberculosis in such the person carries the disease but does not show symptoms and cannot infect others

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TB disease

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Type of tuberculosis in which the person shows symptoms of the disease and can spread TB to others

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Multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)

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A type of tuberculosis that can develop when a person with active TB does not take all the prescribed medication

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Resistant

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State in which drugs no longer work to kill specific bacteria

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Phlegm

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Thick mucus from the respiratory passage

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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

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An infection caused by specific bacteria that have become resistant to many antibiotics

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VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus)

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A genetically changed strain of enterococcus that originally developed in people who were exposed to the antibiotic vancomycin

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Clostridium difficile (C. diff, C. difficile)

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Bacterial illness that can cause diarrhea and colitis; spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill

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