Veins Flashcards
Syndrome caused by human immunodeficiency virus infection
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Precautions that are used with patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei
Airborne infection, isolation precautions
Spread of infection by either airborne droplet nuclei or by dust particles that contain microorganisms
Airborne transmission
Infectious agent carried in the blood
Bloodborne pathogens (BBP)
Contagious link among the infection source that means of transmission and the susceptible host
Chain of infection
Transmission by means of contaminated items, such as food, water, medication devices, and equipment
Common vehicle transmission
Precautions used for patients known or suspected to have serious illness that are easily transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in the patients environment
Contact precautions
Transfer of microorganisms From an infected or colonized person to a susceptible host by body surface to body surface contact or through contact with a contaminated object
Contact transmission
Particle smaller than 5 UM that remain suspended in the air for long periods
Droplet nuclei
Precautions used for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by large particle Droplets
Droplet precautions
Spread of infection through airborne droplets
Droplet transmission
Comprehensive document outlining all procedures and policies for preventing the spread of infection
Exposure control plan
Contaminated object
Fomite
Infection contracted by a patient during a hospital stay
Healthcare associated infection
Virus that causes liver disease hepatitis; B spreads through contact with human blood or body fluids
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Type of air filter
High efficiency particulate air (HEPA)
Causative agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Invasion by and growth of a microorganism in the human body that causes disease
Infection
Separation of infection source from susceptible host, thereby breaking the chain of infection
Isolation
Unit of measure equal to one millionth of a meter; a caliper for making precise measurements that has a spindle moved by a finally threaded screw
Micrometer
Infection acquired during a hospital stay
nosocomial infection
A resident Flora microorganism that causes infection under certain conditions such as a break in the skin
Opportunist microorganism
Infectious organism
Pathogen
Fluid resistant gowns, mask, respirators, face shields, shoe covers, and gloves
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Isolation of immunocompromised patients to prevent exposing them to infection
Protective environment (PE)
Person carrying an infectious agent without being sick
Reservoir
Microorganisms that exist on or in the body that normally do not cause illness
Resident Flora
Bacterial infection
Sepsis
Infection control method that uses barrier protection and work control practices to prevent skin contact with blood, other body, fluids, and tissues from other people
Standard precautions
Patient known to be or suspected of being infected with a highly transmission pathogens
Transmission based precautions (TBP)
Carrier of disease
Vector
Blood-borne pathogens
BBP
Centers for disease, control and prevention
CDC
Exposure control plan
ECP
Healthcare associated infection
HAI
High-efficiency particulate air
HEPA
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus
HTLV
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
National institution for occupational safety and health
NIOSH
Protective environment
PE
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
Transmission based precautions
TBP
Vancomycin resistant enterococcus
VRE
