Chapter Four Flashcards
Assistive device
Any item handrails grab bars canes realtors that is being used by or used in the care of a resident to promote their safety and function
Body mechanics
Using muscles of the body to make the best use of strength to lift or move objects
Body alignment
Position of the body so I can function properly
Chain of infection
Process involved in the development of infectious disease and people
Contaminated
I teams or areas considered to have disease causing organisms
Disinfect
Prevent an infection by kill and most bacteria disinfectants are solutions usually containing chlorine
Gait belt
Name given to a transfer belt when it is used to assist resident when walking
Hand hygiene
A general term that applies to wash your hands with water and either plane soap or soap/detergent containing an antiseptic agent or thoroughly applying and alcohol-based hand rub
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS
Host
Land animal or human that harbors an organism
Infection
Refers to the establishment of an infected agent in or on a suitable host producing clinical signs and symptoms like fever redness heat or exudate
Infection control
Prentices which help to prevent the development and spread of disease
Intact
Unbroken undamaged
Isolation
Practice is used to reduce the spread of infectious agent and or minimize the transmission of infection
Medical Asepsis
Visitors used to prevent pathogens from spreading
Microorganisms
Tiny live them bodies that cannot be seen with the naked eye can only be seen with a microscope
Pathogen
Disease causing microorganisms germs
Physical restraint
Any manual method or physical or mechanical device material or equipment attached or adjacent to one’s body that the individual cannot remove Easley which restricts freedom of movement or normal acess to ones body
PPE
Personal protective equipment such as down clubs or mask
Safety
Purchases that prevent harm or injury
Sputum
Mucus coughed up from the lungs
Standard precautions
Formally called universal precautions refers to infection prevention practices that applied to all residents regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection status
Sterilization
Removing or destroying all organisms on a service
Transmission
Transfer from one person or place to another
Transfer belt
Web belt used as a safety device when moving a resident
Alcohol-based hand rub
Refers to a 60 to 95% ethanol or isopropyl real types of alcohol content in preparation designed for application to the hands to reduce micro organisms
