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Chapter 6 Terms Flashcards

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Antimicrobial

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

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Autoclave

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An appliance used to sterilize medical instruments

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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriiaceae (CRE)

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bacteria that have developed resistance to carbapenems. (antibiotics)

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Carrier

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a person who carries pathogens without signs or symptoms

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Catheter

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tube inserted through the skin or into a body opening that is used to drain fluid

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C. diff

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an abbreviation for clostridioides
a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill

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Center for disease control and prevention (CDC)

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federal government agency responsible for improving overall health and safety

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communicable disease

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an infectious disease transmissible by direct contact or by indirect contact

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Contagious disease

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A type of communicable disease that spreads quickly from person to person

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contaminated

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soiled, unclean, having disease-causing organisms or infectious material on it.

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Cross-infection

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Physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object, or place to another.

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Dehydration

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excessive loss of water from the body

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Direct contact

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way to transmit pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions.

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disinfection

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destroy most but not all pathogens

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doff

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to remove

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don

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to put on

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drainage

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flow of fluids from a wound or cavity

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Exposure control plan

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plan that outlines specific work practices to prevent exposure

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Exposure incident

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specific eye, mouth, and another mucous membrane, etc that had contact with blood during an employee duty

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Fomite

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an object that is contaminated with pathogens

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healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

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an infection acquired within a healthcare setting during care

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses

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incubation period

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the period between exposure to a pathogen and the time it causes visible symptoms

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indirect contact

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way to transmit pathogens by touching something

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infection

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the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying

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Infection prevention

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set of methods used to prevent and control the spread

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Infectious disease

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any disease caused by the growth of pathogens

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isolate

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to keep something separate or by itself

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localized infection

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an infection that is limited to a specific location

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Malnutrition

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a serious condition in which a person is not getting proper nutrition

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medical asepsis

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measures used to reduce, remove, and control the spread of pathogens

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microbe or microorganism

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a living thing that is so small that it is only visible under a microscope

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MRSA

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bacteria that have developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin

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Mucous membrane

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the membranes that line the body cavities that open to the outside

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Noncommunicable disease

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a disease not capable of being spread from one person to another

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nonintact skin

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skin that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, etc.

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normal flora

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a microorganism that lives in the body and doesn’t normally cause harm

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OSHA

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a federal government that makes and enforces rules to protect workers

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perineal care

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care of the genitals and anal area

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reinfection

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being infected again with the same pathogen

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resistance

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the body’s ability to prevent infections

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surgical asepsis

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the state of being completely free of microorganisms (sterile technique)

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Systemic infection

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an infection that is in the bloodstream and spread throughout the body

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