Test 2 (words 31-60) Flashcards
Transmission of a disease without physical contact
Indirect contact
Methods used to control and prevent the spread of germs that are present in the environment
Infection control
An infectious disease caused by a virus
Influenza
Measure taken to separate the potentially harmful microorganism and prevent spread to other residents
Isolation
A yellow/gold tint to the skin and eyes often seen in liver disease, such as hepatitis
Jaundice
An infection contained to a specific body part
Localized infection
MRSA
An antibiotic resistant infection often acquired in hospitals and other facilities
How the pathogen travels from one person to another
Mode of transmission
Infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting
Nosocomial infection
Federal agency that protects workers from hazards on the job
OSHA
Harmful microorganism; the causative agent
Pathogen
An infestation of lice
Pediculosis
Barrier between a person and a potentially harmful microorganism
PPE
The way pathogens enter the body
Portal of entry
The ways pathogens leave the body
Portal of exit
Where pathogens live and multiply
Reservoir
A contagious skin infection that occurs amount humans and other animal
Scabies
Treating all blood, body fluids, non intact skin and mucous membranes as if they are infected
Standard precautions
Technique that destroys all microorganisms, not just pathogens
Sterilizations
The person who could be infected
Susceptible host
Infection that occurs when pathogens enter one’s bloodstream and move throughout the body causing general symptoms
Systemic infection
Special precautions implemented on the basis of how the disease spreads
Transmission based precautions
A bacterial infection that affects the lungs, causing coughing and difficulty breathing, fever and fatigue
Tuberculosis
A strain of eneterococcus that cannot be controlled with antibiotics
VRE
Plan developed by the facility by which residents would be relocated to a safe area within the facility, outside the facility, or to an alternate location
Evacuation plan
A residents body part becomes lodged between the bed frame and mattress and the bed rail
Entrapment
A resident exiting the facility whose whereabouts are unknown to the staff
Elopement
Plan executed frequently to help workers learn what to do in the case of a fire
Fire drill
Easily ignited
Flammable
Walking back and forth in the same area of the facility
Pacing
