Infection Control Flashcards
it refers to the policy and procedures implemented to control and minimize the dissemination of infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings with the main purpose of reducing infection rates
infection control
the role of infection control is to ______ and reduce the risk for _______-________ infections
the role of infection control is to PREVENT and reduce the risk for HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED infections
the term _____ is often referring to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection
the term ASEPSIS is often referring to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection
it is a state of being free from disease causing contaminants or preventing contact with microorganisms
asepsis
3 purpose of asepsis
to prevent ______ ________ on hospital environment
to _______ infection
to ensure patient’s ______, safety and psychological well being
to prevent CROSS INFECTION on hospital environment
to CONTROL infection
to ensure patient’s COMFORT, safety and psychological well being
3 levels of asepsis
antisepsis
disinfection
sterilization
it is a level of asepsis that prevents or inhibits growth of pathogens but not spores and viruses
antisepsis
alcohol, betadine and listerine
antisepsis
it is a level of asepsis that destroys or kills pathogens, but not always effective against spores and viruses
disinfection
bleach and zephirin
disinfection
it is a level of asepsis that destroys all microbes, usually stem under pressure, gas, radiation and chemicals
sterilization
instruments for surgery are usually autoclaved and chemically rinsed
sterilization
it is a clean technique of asepsis
medical asepsis
it is a sterile technique of asepsis
surgical asepsis
all practices that reduce the growth, transfer and spread of pathogenic microorganisms
medical asepsis
this includes hand washing, bathing, cleaning environment, gloving, gowning, wearing mask, hair and shoe covers, disinfecting articles and use of antiseptics
medical asepsis
3 methods of maintaining medical asepsis
handwashing
cleaning and proper waste disposal
disinfection
_____ _______ is one standard precaution used in medical asepsis. This means we need to wash our hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water
HAND HYGIENE is one standard precaution used in medical asepsis. This means we need to wash our hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water
keeping hands _____ is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others
keeping hands CLEAN is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others
_________ with soap removes germs from hands. This helps prevents infections because people frequently touch their eyes, nose and mouth w/o realizing it
HANDWASHING with soap removes germs from hands. This helps prevents infections because people frequently touch their eyes, nose and mouth w/o realizing it
______ are all tiny living organisms that may or may not cause disease
MICROBES are all tiny living organisms that may or may not cause disease
_______ or _______ are types of microbes that can cause disease
GERMS or PATHOGENS are types of microbes that can cause disease
hand cleansing agents can be divided into 3 types:
antibacterial
antimicrobial
antiseptic
_________ is important for infection control particularly in work areas because deposits of dust, soil and microbes on surfaces can transmit infection
CLEANING is important for infection control particularly in work areas because deposits of dust, soil and microbes on surfaces can transmit infection
waste is classified into three main groups of waste:
general
clinical
pharmaceutical
______ should be removed from clinical areas at least 3x each day and more frequently as needed, such as from specialized areas
WASTE should be removed from clinical areas at least 3x each day and more frequently as needed, such as from specialized areas
it is place in general waste bin for removal
general waste disposal
it is place in biohazard bags as soon as possible
clinical waste disposal
biohazard bags have a biohazard symbol and are currently colored _____
biohazard bags have a biohazard symbol and are currently colored YELLOW
leaving the cold water running for a few moments after the disinfectant has been disposed of dilutes the disinfectant
pharmaceutical waste disposal
it is a process of eliminating pathogenic organisms on an inanimate object with the exception of spores
disinfection
is a chemical substance that is used for disinfecting only an inanimate object
disinfection
practices that keep an area or objects free from all microorganisms nonpathogenic and pathogenic including spores and viruses
surgical asepsis
it refers to any process that eliminates, removes, kills or deactivates all forms of life and other biological agents like prions present in a specific surface
sterilization
2 common methods of sterilization
physical sterilization
chemical sterilization
it is a sterilization that includes heat, radiation and filtration
physical sterilization
it is a sterilization that includes alcohol, phenolics, oxidizing agents and ethylene oxide gas
chemical sterilization
