nursing assistant chapter 6

Question 1

antimicrobial

Answer 1

an agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens

Question 2

autoclave

Answer 2

an appliance used to sterilize medical instruments or other objects by using steam under pressure

Question 3

blood borne pathogens

Answer 3

microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease

Question 4

blood borne pathogen standard

Answer 4

federal law requiring that healthcare facilities protect employees from blood borne health hazards

Question 5

body fluid

Answer 5

tears, saliva, sputum, urine, feces, semen, vaginal secretions, pus or other wound drainage and vomit

Question 6

CRE- carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae

Answer 6

bacteria that have developed resistance to carbapenems which are types of antibiotics

Question 7

carrier

Answer 7

person who carries a pathogen usually without signs and symptoms of disease but who can still spread the disease

Question 8

catheter

Answer 8

tube inserted through the skin or into a body opening that is used to administer or drain fluid

Question 9

C.difficile

Answer 9

a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill; it causes symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon

Question 10

CDC- centers for disease control and prevention

Answer 10

federal government agency responsible for improving the overall health and safety of the people in the united states

Question 11

clean

Answer 11

a condition in which an object has not been contaminated with pathogens

Question 12

communicable disease

Answer 12

an infectious disease transmissible by direct contact or by indirect contact

Question 13

contagious disease

Answer 13

a type of communicable disease that spreads quickly from person to person

Question 14

contaminated

Answer 14

soiled, unclean; having disease causing organisms or infections material on it

Question 15

cross-infection

Answer 15

the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object, or place to another, or from one part of the body to another

Question 16

dehydration

Answer 16

an excessive loss of water from the body; a condition that occurs when fluid loss is greater then fluid intake

Question 17

direct contact

Answer 17

way to transmit pathogens though touching the infected person or his or her secretions

Question 18

dirty

Answer 18

a condition in which an object has been contaminated with pathogens

Question 19

disinfection

Answer 19

process that destroys most pathogens and other types of microorganisms but not all pathogens

Question 20

doff

Answer 20

to remove

Question 21

don

Answer 21

to put on

Question 22

drainage

Answer 22

flow of fluids from a wound or cavity

Question 23

exposure control plan

Answer 23

plan that outlines specific work practices to prevent exposure to infectious material and identifies step by step procedures to follow when exposures do occur

Question 24

exposure incident

Answer 24

specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that result from the performance of an employees duties

Question 25

fomite

Answer 25

an object that is contaminated with a pathogen and can spread the pathogen to another person

Question 26

hand hygiene

Answer 26

washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water and using alcohol based hand rubs

Question 27

hand rubs

Answer 27

an alcohol containing preparation designed for application to the hands for reducing the number of microorganisms on the hands

Question 28

HAI

Answer 28

an infection acquired within a health care setting during the delivery of medical care

Question 29

hepatitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors such as alcohol abuse some medications and trauma

Question 30

immunity

Answer 30

resistance to infection by a specific pathogen

Question 31

incubation period

Answer 31

the period of time between exposure to a pathogen and the time is causes visible signs and symptoms of disease or illness

Question 32

indirect contact

Answer 32

way to transmit pathogens by touching something contaminated by the infected person

Question 33

infection

Answer 33

the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying