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Vocab (55 Words) Flashcards

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Blood-Borne Pathogen

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

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Contaminated

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Soiled, strained, or infected by contact or association.

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Contaminated Waste

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

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Direct Contact

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Touching or contact with pts bl or saliva

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Droplet Infection

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

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General Waste

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Non hazardous perishable material

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Hazardous Waste

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Waste that poses a damage to humans or the environment

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Indirect Contact

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Touching or contact with a contaminated surface or instrument

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Infectious

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Capable of transmitting organisms that cause disease

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Infectious Waste

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Waste that is capable of transmitting infectious diseases

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Non-contaminated

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Clean

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Occupational Exposure

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

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Parental/Percutaneous Transmission

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Anything that can “break the skin” to cause disease

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Pre-mucosal

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Contact with mucous membranes such as the eyes or mouth

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Low Level Disinfectant

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Disinfectant that destroys certain viruses and fungi, used for housecleaning

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Precleaning

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Removal of bioburden before disinfection

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Reuse Life

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

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Shelf Life

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how long a product maybe be stored before use

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single-use items

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

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sodium hypochlorite

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commonly known as bleach

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Sporicidal

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capable of killing bacterial spores

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Sterilent

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agent that kills all microorganisms

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synthetic phenol

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registered intermediate-level hospital disinfectant

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touch surface

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surfaces directly touched and contaminated during procedures

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transfer surface

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surfaces not directly touched but often contacted by contaminated instruments

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tuberculocidal

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capable of inactivating tuberculosis causing microorganisms

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virucidal

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capable of killing some viruses

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autoclave

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equipment used for sterilization under steam pressure

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personal protective equipment

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items used to protect employees from infectious material

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sharps

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instruments designed to penetrate the skin

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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

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universal precaution

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

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antisepsis

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a chemical that kills microorganisms on the skin

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bioburden

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any bodily fluid, secretion, or excretion

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clinical contact surface

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touched by contaminated hands, instruments, or spatter

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disinfectant

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

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glutaraldehyde

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EPA registered high-level disinfectant

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high-level disinfectant

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hospital disinfectant with tuberculocidal and spore killing ability

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hospital level disinfectant

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disinfectant with the ability to kill staphylococcus

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immersion disinfectant

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disinfectant used to soak heat-sensitive instruments

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intermediate-level disinfectant

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

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iodophor

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EPA registration as a hospital level disinfectant

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biologic indicators

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

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biologic monitoring

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verifies sterilization by confirming that all spores have been destroyed

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chemical vapor sterilization

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

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clean area

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where sterilized instruments, supplies and prepared trays are stored

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contaminated area

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

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critical instrument

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

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disinfecting

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destruction of pathogenic organisms, usually by chemical means NOT sterilization

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dry heat sterilizer

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equipment for sterilization by sterilization by heated air

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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

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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

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process indicators

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

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sterilization

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complete destruction of microorganisms and their pathogenic products kills everything

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ultrasonic cleaner

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equipment that mechanically scrubs instruments DOES NOT STERILIZE

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