Standard Precautions and Chain of Infection

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the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health; developed standard precautions to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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steps that a healthcare worker takes with all patients to prevent the spread of infection

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standard precautions

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practices used by healthcare professionals to maintain a pathogen free environment and prevent the transmission of disease.

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aseptic techniques

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an OSHA regulation that protects employees from exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.

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Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

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the elements required for an infection to spread from one source to another

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chain of infection

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strains of a bacterium that have adapted and are no longer controlled or killed by normal antibiotic treatment

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drug-resistant bacteria

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an OSHA regulation aimed at promoting awareness of hazardous substances and understanding of safe handling practices

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Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

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an infection that is not present when a patient is admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility but develops 48 hours or more after admission

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Health Associated Infection (HAI)

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term for the reasonable expectation for contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials during the performance of job duties

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occupational exposure

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a disease causing microorganism

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pathogen

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not susceptible; able to survive in negative conditions

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resistant

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transmission based precautions

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heightened care techniques that are performed in addition to standard precautions based on how the patient’s infection is spread

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used for infections, diseases, or germs that are spread by touching the patient or items in the room (examples: MRSA, VRE, diarrheal illnesses, open wounds, RSV).

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contact precautions

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used for diseases or germs that are spread in tiny droplets caused by coughing and sneezing (examples: pneumonia, influenza, whooping cough, bacterial meningitis).

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Droplet Precautions

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used for diseases or very small germs that are spread through the air from one person to another (examples: tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox).

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Airborne Precautions

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creates a barrier to protect the skin, clothing, mucous membranes, and respiratory tract from infectious agents

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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a nonliving pathogen that invades living cells and uses their metabolic process to reproduce

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virus

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once celled organisms that come in 3 types determined by shape

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bacteria

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pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

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chain of infection