Chapter 6 Terms

Question 1

Antimicrobial

Answer 1

An agent that destroys, resists, and prevents the development of pathogens

Question 2

Autoclave

Answer 2

An appliance used to sterilize medical instruments

Question 3

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriiaceae (CRE)

Answer 3

bacteria that have developed resistance to carbapenems. (antibiotics)

Question 4

Carrier

Answer 4

a person who carries pathogens without signs or symptoms

Question 5

Catheter

Answer 5

tube inserted through the skin or into a body opening that is used to drain fluid

Question 6

C. diff

Answer 6

an abbreviation for clostridioides
a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill

Question 7

Center for disease control and prevention (CDC)

Answer 7

federal government agency responsible for improving overall health and safety

Question 8

communicable disease

Answer 8

an infectious disease transmissible by direct contact or by indirect contact

Question 9

Contagious disease

Answer 9

A type of communicable disease that spreads quickly from person to person

Question 10

contaminated

Answer 10

soiled, unclean, having disease-causing organisms or infectious material on it.

Question 11

Cross-infection

Answer 11

Physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object, or place to another.

Question 12

Dehydration

Answer 12

excessive loss of water from the body

Question 13

Direct contact

Answer 13

way to transmit pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions.

Question 14

disinfection

Answer 14

destroy most but not all pathogens

Question 15

doff

Answer 15

to remove

Question 16

don

Answer 16

to put on

Question 17

drainage

Answer 17

flow of fluids from a wound or cavity

Question 18

Exposure control plan

Answer 18

plan that outlines specific work practices to prevent exposure

Question 19

Exposure incident

Answer 19

specific eye, mouth, and another mucous membrane, etc that had contact with blood during an employee duty

Question 20

Fomite

Answer 20

an object that is contaminated with pathogens

Question 21

healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

Answer 21

an infection acquired within a healthcare setting during care

Question 22

hepatitis

Answer 22

inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses

Question 23

incubation period

Answer 23

the period between exposure to a pathogen and the time it causes visible symptoms

Question 24

indirect contact

Answer 24

way to transmit pathogens by touching something

Question 25

infection

Answer 25

the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying

Question 26

Infection prevention

Answer 26

set of methods used to prevent and control the spread

Question 27

Infectious disease

Answer 27

any disease caused by the growth of pathogens

Question 28

isolate

Answer 28

to keep something separate or by itself

Question 29

localized infection

Answer 29

an infection that is limited to a specific location

Question 30

Malnutrition

Answer 30

a serious condition in which a person is not getting proper nutrition

Question 31

medical asepsis

Answer 31

measures used to reduce, remove, and control the spread of pathogens

Question 32

microbe or microorganism

Answer 32

a living thing that is so small that it is only visible under a microscope

Question 33

MRSA

Answer 33

bacteria that have developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin

Question 34

Mucous membrane

Answer 34

the membranes that line the body cavities that open to the outside

Question 35

Noncommunicable disease

Answer 35

a disease not capable of being spread from one person to another

Question 36

nonintact skin

Answer 36

skin that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, etc.

Question 37

normal flora

Answer 37

a microorganism that lives in the body and doesn't normally cause harm

Question 38

OSHA

Answer 38

a federal government that makes and enforces rules to protect workers

Question 39

perineal care

Answer 39

care of the genitals and anal area

Question 40

reinfection

Answer 40

being infected again with the same pathogen

Question 41

resistance

Answer 41

the body's ability to prevent infections

Question 42

surgical asepsis

Answer 42

the state of being completely free of microorganisms (sterile technique)

Question 43

Systemic infection

Answer 43

an infection that is in the bloodstream and spread throughout the body