Review Flashcards

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Introduction

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Infection is a serious safety and health hazard

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Infection control

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Policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infection within the health care setting

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Who’s at risk?

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Older persons
People with health challenges
People with disabilities

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Microorganisms

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A Microorganisms sometime called a germ or bug is a small plant or animal seen only with a microscope

  • microbes are everywhere
  • some are harmful and cause infections
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Bacteria

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Are single called microbes

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Viruses

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Invade living cells in order to grown and multiply

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Fungi

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Are microbes that live on organic matter

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Parasites

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Are microbes that derive nourishment and protection from living organisms

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Requirements of microbes

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  • need a host to live and grow
  • need heater and nourishment from host
  • need oxygen to survive
  • a warm dark environment
  • destroyed by heat and light
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Normal flora

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Microbes that live and grow naturally in a certain area of the body

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Multi drug

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Restraint organisms
Sometimes called superbugs
Microbes that can resist the effects of antibiotic

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MROs are caused by

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Doctors prescribing antibiotics when they are notneeded

Patients not taking antibiotics for the full length of time

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Infections

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A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of pathogens in the body

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3 outcomes of exposure to pathogens

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  • immune system destroyes pathogens
  • immune system does not destroy pathogen but no infection develops
  • an infection develops sometime later
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Health care associated infections

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An infection that develops in a certain client who is cared for in any setting that health care is given

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HAIs are caused by

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Normal flora

Microbes transmitted to the client

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Common HAI infections

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UTI
Respiratory system infection
Gastrointestinal system infections

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Medical asepsis

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Reduce the number of pathogens

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Surgical asepsis

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Keep equipment and supplies from from all microbes

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Pandemics

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Occurred when a communicable infection or illness spreads quickly country wide

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The chain of infection

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Pathogen 
Reservoir 
Portal of exit 
Mode of transportation 
Portal of entry 
Susceptible host
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Vaccinations

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Has been proven to prevent serious communicable Illness

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Sterile

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Being free from all microbes

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Sterilization

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Destroying all microbes

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Contamination
Exposer to pathogens
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Hand hygiene
Easiest and most important way to prevent the spread of infection
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Cleaning
Reduces the number of microbes present
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Disinfection
Destroying all pathogens spores are not destroyed
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Sterilization
Destroyed all nonpathogens and pathogens including spores | Very high temperatures are used
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Isolation precautions
Guidelines to prevent the spread of pathogens
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Standard practices
Practiced all the time in all settings | Reduce the risk of spreading infections
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Prevent the spread of infection from
Blood All body fluids Non-contact skin Mucous membranes
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Disposing of sharps
Used needles are not bent or broken | Never ignore a sharps injury
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Place sharps in a container that is
Tightly capped Puncture resident Leave proof