Chpt. 16 Wkbk Flashcards
Cross contamination
passing microbes from1 person to another by contaminated hands, equipment,or supplies
vector
carrier (animal, insect) that transmits disease is a vector
microorganism
small living plant or animal seen only w/ a microbe, microscope
carrier
human or animal thats a reservoir for microbes but does not have s/s of infection
immunity
protection against a certain disease
vaccine
prep. containing dead or weakened microbes is a vaccine
sterile field
work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens
biohazardous waste
items contaminated w/ blood,body fluids,secretions, and excretions that may be harmful for others
med. asepsis
practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; aka clean technique
contagious disease
communicable disease
infection
disease state resulting from invasion and growth of microorganisms in the body
surgical asepsis
practices that keep equipment and supplies free of all microbes; sterile technique
communicable disease
disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; aka contagious
disinfection
process of destroying pathogens
antisepsis
processes,procedures and chem. treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection
HAI
healthcare associated infection
infection that develops in aperson cared for in any setting where health care is given
Asepsis
being free of disease-producing microbes
microbe
another name for microorganism
reservoir
enviornment in which microbes live and grow
clean technique is aka…
medical asepsis
contamination
process of becoming unclean
sterile
abscence of ALL microbes
sterile technique is aka
surgical asepsis
spore
bacterium protected by hard shell
normal flora
microbes that usually live and grow in a certain area
non-pathogen
microbe that does not usually cause an infection
sterilization
process of destroying all microbes
pathogen
microbe thats harmful and can cause infection
vaccination
administration of a vaccine to produce immunity against an infections disease
infection control
practices and procedures that prevent the spread of disease are infection control
anti-biotic
drug that kills microbes that cause infections
vehicle
any substance that transmits microbes
disinfectant
liquid chem. that can kill many or all pathogens except spores
what type of microbe can cause infection in ANY body system
bacteria
rickettsiae are transmitted to humans by…
insect bites
in order to live and grow, all microbes require….
a reservior
normal flora become what when transmitted from their natural site to another
pathogens
multi-drug resistant organisms are organisms that can resist what…
the effects of antibiotics
what is a s/s of infection
rash
fatigue and loss of energy
sores on mucous membranes
in the chain of infection, a portal of exit can be…
blood
HAIs occur when…
hand washing is poor
when washing your hands…keep your hands lower than…
your elbows
what can an alcohol based hand rub be used for
decontaminate your hands after contact w/ the intact skin
organic materials are removed from re-usable items with…
a rinse in cold water
a good,cheap disinfectant to use in the home is
white vinegar solution
if boiling water to seterilize items in the home, you should…
boil the items for at least 10min. depending on elevation
isolation precautions are used for
as a method to prevent spreading communicable diseases
standard precautions are used for whom?
all persons whenever care is given
gloves worn in standard precautions are changed when?
before caring for another person
when wearing a gown for isolation precautions, the contaminate areas are…
the gown front and sleeves
when you remove fown and gloves worn for isolation precautions,what step is done first
remove and discard gloves
PPE is worn when entering a room…
depending on what tasks, procedures and care measures you will do
you may need more than one pair of gloves for a task
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when donning a gown, what do you do first
tie the strings at the back of the neck
if you wear re-usable eyewear and its contaminated
follow the agency policy
if a resident in Transmission-based precautions must be transported to another area, all of these would be done
staff wear gown,mask and gloves required
staff in the recieving area are alerted so they can wear PPE
wheelchair or stretcher is disinfected after use
