Infection control Flashcards
What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) is predominantly found in hospitals and nursing homes. It is resistant to the usual antibiotics used in the treatment of infections.
What are the five moments for hand washing?
BEFORE PATIENT CONTACT BEFORE A PROCEDURE AFTER A PROCEDURE OR BODY FLUID EXPOSURE RISK AFTER TOUCHING A PATIENT AFTER TOUCHING A PATIENT'S SURROUNDINGS
What are 4 microorganisms that cause infection?
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
What is a reservoir?
Any place a pathogen can survive
What are some portals that microorganisms can exit from?
Skin and mucous membranes Resp tract Urinary tract GI tract Reproductive tract Blood
How does a pathogen get from one host to another?
contact
vehicles
air
vectors
What does portal of entry mean
How it enters the body, it enters the same way as it is excreted
What is a nosocomial infection?
Nosocomial infections are infections are acquired in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
what is an iatrogenic infection?
an iatrogenic illness is an illness that is caused by a medication or physician.
What is sepsis?
the presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and their toxins, typically through infection of a wound.
What is asepsis?
the absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms.
What are standard precautions?
Things we use to protect ourselves like gloves
