Infection Control Flashcards
Refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another
Infection control
A mechanical process using soap &water or detergent & water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease-causing germs. And also removes invisible debris that interferes with disinfection
Cleaning
A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level.
Sanitizing
A chemical process for use with non porous items that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi (except bacterial spores) on implements and environmental surfaces
Disinfecting
The process that destroys all microbial life, including spores, generally with the use of an autoclave.
Sterilizing
Occupational safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Who handles the issues relating to the handling, mixing, storing and disposing of products; general safety in the workplace; and your right to know about any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products & how to avoid these hazards.
OSHA
SDS
Safety data sheet
Environmental protection agency
EPA
Chemical products that destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi & viruses on surfaces
Disinfectants
Before manufacturers can sell a product for disinfecting surfaces, tool, implements, or equipment, they must obtain what that certifies that the disinfectant, when used correctly, will be effective against the pathogens listed on the label?
EPA Registration #
Written by both federal and state legislatures to determine the scope of practice (what each license allows the holder to do) & establish guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules. (are also called statues)
Laws
More specific than laws. The regulatory agency or the state board writes the _____ and determines how the law must be applied. ____ establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently.
Rules and regulations
Any abnormal condition of all or part of the body, it’s systems, or it’s organs that makes the body incapable or carrying on normal functions.
Disease
The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens
Infection
The process by which pathogens move between individuals and objects — this is how we get sick
Transmission
Involves the transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.
Parasitic infections and warts are other examples of diseases spread by this mode of transmission
Direct Transmission
Occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated object, such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface upon which the pathogen resides
Doorknobs, phones, food-preparation, or hour implements at work are all possible vectors of this mode of transmission
Indirect transmission
Similar in that transmission occurs when a pathogen living in our respiratory tract is expelled through coughing, sneezing, or even talking
Airborne transmission & respiratory droplet
The particles are much smaller and dryer, so they hand in the air for longer, allowing the pathogen to spread further
Airborne transmission
Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body.
Infectious disease
Bacteria capable of producing a protective coating that allows them to withstand very harsh environments & to shed the coating when conditions become more favorable to them
Bacterial spores
Capable of destroying bacteria
Bactericidal
Capable of destroying viruses
Virucidal