Test #1 Week 4 Flashcards
When does an infection develop?
When the chain of infection stays intact
What is the chain of infection?
- Infectious pathogen
- A reservoir
- Portal of exit
- Mode of transmission
- Portal of entry
- A susceptible host
What is Asepsis?
It is the absence of pathogenic (disease producing) microorganism
What are Examples of medical asepsis?
Hand washing, barrier technique, and routine environmental cleaning
What is surgical asepsis?
Procedures to eliminate all microorganisms from area (sterilization)
When to use alcohol based products to wash hands?
When hands are not visibly dirty
What to avoid having on hands if practicing nursing?
Rings, long nails, chipped nail polish, and fake nails
When dealing with an isolated patient what knowledge is essential?
Knowledge of infection process, disease transmission, and critical thinking skills
How to wash hands?
- Turn on water
- Put soap
- Lather hands thoroughly
- Rinse
- Turn off faucet
- Dry from fingers and up
What to make priority when patient is isolated?
That patient and family understand the purpose and procedure of isolating
What are the steps to wearing PPE (personal protective equipment)?
- Gown
- Mask
- Eye protection
- Gloves
What are the steps to removing PPE (personal protective equipment)?
- Remove gloves
- Remove gown
- Preform hand hygiene
- Remove eye protection
- Remove mask
- Preform hand hygiene
How are organisms transmitted?
Can be transmitted by contact, droplet or airborne route
What is antiseptic?
An agent that inhibits or prevents the growth of microorganisms but does not kill them
What is a bacteria?
Popularly called germs, can be pathogenic or disease producing but can also be the opposite and live peacefully with mankind
What is a resident bacteria?
Stable in number and type, are present in skin crevices and cracks, and therefore, difficult to wash out
What is a transient bacteria?
It is something picked up in normal day activity and is attached loosely to skin, therefore easy to remove
What is bactericidal?
Something capable of destroying bacteria but not their spores
What is bacteriiaostatic?
Something capable of stopping the growth or multiplication of a bacteria
What does clean mean?
It means free of pathogenic organisms
What does contaminate mean?
It means to make an area or item unclean or unsterile- may be direct or indirect
What does cross contaminate mean?
Dirty objects come in contact with clean ones
What does dirty mean?
Something that is Contaminated
What does disinfectant mean?
A stronger agent than an antiseptic, destroys bacteria living outside the body