Vocab (55 Words)

Question 1

Blood-Borne Pathogen

Answer 1

Disease-causing organisms transferred through contact with bl or body fluids.

Question 2

Contaminated

Answer 2

Soiled, strained, or infected by contact or association.

Question 3

Contaminated Waste

Answer 3

Waste that has been in contact with bl or other bodily fluids

Question 4

Direct Contact

Answer 4

Touching or contact with pts bl or saliva

Question 5

Droplet Infection

Answer 5

An infection that occurs through mucosal surfaces of the eyes, nose, or mouth

Question 6

General Waste

Answer 6

Non hazardous perishable material

Question 7

Hazardous Waste

Answer 7

Waste that poses a damage to humans or the environment

Question 8

Indirect Contact

Answer 8

Touching or contact with a contaminated surface or instrument

Question 9

Infectious

Answer 9

Capable of transmitting organisms that cause disease

Question 10

Infectious Waste

Answer 10

Waste that is capable of transmitting infectious diseases

Question 11

Non-contaminated

Answer 11

Clean

Question 12

Occupational Exposure

Answer 12

Any skin, eye or mucous membrane contact or percutaneous injury involving blood or any other infectious material

Question 13

Parental/Percutaneous Transmission

Answer 13

Anything that can “break the skin” to cause disease

Question 14

Pre-mucosal

Answer 14

Contact with mucous membranes such as the eyes or mouth

Question 15

Low Level Disinfectant

Answer 15

Disinfectant that destroys certain viruses and fungi, used for housecleaning

Question 16

Precleaning

Answer 16

Removal of bioburden before disinfection

Question 17

Reuse Life

Answer 17

Time period that a disinfectant should remain effective during use and reuse

Question 18

Shelf Life

Answer 18

how long a product maybe be stored before use

Question 19

single-use items

Answer 19

items that are used on only one patient and then thrown out disposable items

Question 20

sodium hypochlorite

Answer 20

commonly known as bleach

Question 21

Sporicidal

Answer 21

capable of killing bacterial spores

Question 22

Sterilent

Answer 22

agent that kills all microorganisms

Question 23

synthetic phenol

Answer 23

registered intermediate-level hospital disinfectant

Question 24

touch surface

Answer 24

surfaces directly touched and contaminated during procedures

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transfer surface

Answer 25

surfaces not directly touched but often contacted by contaminated instruments

Question 26

tuberculocidal

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capable of inactivating tuberculosis causing microorganisms

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virucidal

Answer 27

capable of killing some viruses

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autoclave

Answer 28

equipment used for sterilization under steam pressure

Question 29

personal protective equipment

Answer 29

items used to protect employees from infectious material

Question 30

sharps

Answer 30

instruments designed to penetrate the skin

Question 31

standard precaution

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standards of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other bodily fluids

Question 32

universal precaution

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guidelines based on treating all human blood and any other bodily fluids as potentially infectious

Question 33

antisepsis

Answer 33

a chemical that kills microorganisms on the skin

Question 34

bioburden

Answer 34

any bodily fluid, secretion, or excretion

Question 35

clinical contact surface

Answer 35

touched by contaminated hands, instruments, or spatter

Question 36

disinfectant

Answer 36

chemical used to reduce or lower the number of microorganisms on objects

Question 37

glutaraldehyde

Answer 37

EPA registered high-level disinfectant

Question 38

high-level disinfectant

Answer 38

hospital disinfectant with tuberculocidal and spore killing ability

Question 39

hospital level disinfectant

Answer 39

disinfectant with the ability to kill staphylococcus

Question 40

immersion disinfectant

Answer 40

disinfectant used to soak heat-sensitive instruments

Question 41

intermediate-level disinfectant

Answer 41

a disinfectant with EPA registration as a hospital disinfectant with tuberculocodal activity and used for operatory surfaces

Question 42

iodophor

Answer 42

EPA registration as a hospital level disinfectant

Question 43

biologic indicators

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vials or strips used to determine whether sterilization has occurred, also known as spore test

Question 44

biologic monitoring

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verifies sterilization by confirming that all spores have been destroyed

Question 45

chemical vapor sterilization

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sterilization by chemical vapors (disadvantage chemical fumes are cancer causing)

Question 46

clean area

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where sterilized instruments, supplies and prepared trays are stored

Question 47

contaminated area

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where contaminated items are brought to process for pre cleaning and disinfecting and sterilization

Question 48

critical instrument

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items used to penetrate the soft tissue or cone and need tone sterilized by heat

Question 49

disinfecting

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destruction of pathogenic organisms, usually by chemical means NOT sterilization

Question 50

dry heat sterilizer

Answer 50

equipment for sterilization by sterilization by heated air

Question 51

non critical instruments

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items that came in contact with skin only such as; x-ray tube head, lad apron and curing light, these items are disinfected w/ an intermediate level disinfectant

Question 52

process indicators

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tapes or strips with heat sensitive chemicals that change color when exposed to a combination of heat and time

Question 53

process indicators

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strips place in packages that charge color when exposed to a combination of heat and time

Question 54

sterilization

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complete destruction of microorganisms and their pathogenic products kills everything

Question 55

ultrasonic cleaner

Answer 55

equipment that mechanically scrubs instruments DOES NOT STERILIZE