Week 1 Flashcards
What are the four places to find Normal Flora
GI Tract
Urinary Tract
Skin
Respiratory Tract
What 4 factors contribute to microorganism growth?
Temperature
Moisture
Darkness
Food
What are the 2 types of MRSA?
Hospital acquired
Community acquired
What 4 components of the Chain of Infection
Reservoir
Infectious Agent
Mode of Transmission
Portal of Entry
What is an AIRBORNE disease?
TB, Measles
Spread by droplet nuclei that can live suspended in air
What is an DROPLET infection?
Flu, pneumonia, Pertussis
Spread through sneezing, coughing, talking
What are some portal of entry for disease?
Mouth, nose, eye, etc.
What are the 5 types of infection?
Nosocomal Latent Opportunistic Acute Chronic
In what period of infection is a patient the most contagious?
Prodromal
What is a nosocomial infection?
Hospital acquired infection
What are the four telltale signs of inflammation?
Heat
Redness
Swelling
Pain
What are the three categories of transmisstion?
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
In what order do you don PPE?
Gown
Mask
Goggles
Gloves
In what order do you remove PPE?
Gloves
Goggles
Gown
Mask
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What are the 3 types of immunity?
Innate/Natural
Active
Passive
What are the types of Active Immunity?
Acquired Active: after infection get antibodies
Artificially Active: vaccine
How is Hepatitis A spread?
Fecal/oral route
How is Hepatitis B transmittted?
Blood, semen, saliva
What is the medical asepsis?
Destroying organisms after they leave the body
What is surgical asepsis?
Destroying organisms before they enter the body
Techniques used to maintain sterility
Define parameters of STERILE
Killing all microorganisms pathogenic and nonpathogenic
Mostly heat used
Define parameters of DISINFECTION
destroy or inhibit activity of disease causing organisms
does not include spores and some viruses
What are some methods of disinfection?
Boil
Germicides
Steam
1:10 bleach solution
Define parameters of santizing
Inhibits or inactivates pathogens
What are some methods for santizing?
Ultrasonic
Soap and Water
Alcohol based
What is an ANTISEPTIC
inhibits growth of microorganisms of skin surfaces
What does SDS stand for?
Safety Data Sheet