Chpt. 16 Wkbk

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Cross contamination

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passing microbes from1 person to another by contaminated hands, equipment,or supplies

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vector

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carrier (animal, insect) that transmits disease is a vector

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microorganism

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small living plant or animal seen only w/ a microbe, microscope

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carrier

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human or animal thats a reservoir for microbes but does not have s/s of infection

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immunity

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protection against a certain disease

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vaccine

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prep. containing dead or weakened microbes is a vaccine

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sterile field

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work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens

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biohazardous waste

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items contaminated w/ blood,body fluids,secretions, and excretions that may be harmful for others

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med. asepsis

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practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; aka clean technique

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contagious disease

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communicable disease

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infection

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disease state resulting from invasion and growth of microorganisms in the body

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surgical asepsis

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practices that keep equipment and supplies free of all microbes; sterile technique

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communicable disease

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disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; aka contagious

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disinfection

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process of destroying pathogens

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antisepsis

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processes,procedures and chem. treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection

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HAI

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healthcare associated infection

infection that develops in aperson cared for in any setting where health care is given

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Asepsis

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being free of disease-producing microbes

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microbe

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another name for microorganism

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reservoir

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enviornment in which microbes live and grow

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clean technique is aka…

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medical asepsis

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contamination

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process of becoming unclean

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sterile

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abscence of ALL microbes

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sterile technique is aka

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surgical asepsis

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spore

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bacterium protected by hard shell

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normal flora

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microbes that usually live and grow in a certain area

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non-pathogen

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microbe that does not usually cause an infection

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sterilization

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process of destroying all microbes

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pathogen

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microbe thats harmful and can cause infection

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vaccination

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administration of a vaccine to produce immunity against an infections disease

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infection control

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practices and procedures that prevent the spread of disease are infection control

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anti-biotic

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drug that kills microbes that cause infections

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vehicle

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any substance that transmits microbes

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disinfectant

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liquid chem. that can kill many or all pathogens except spores

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what type of microbe can cause infection in ANY body system

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bacteria

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rickettsiae are transmitted to humans by...

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insect bites

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in order to live and grow, all microbes require....

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a reservior

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normal flora become what when transmitted from their natural site to another

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pathogens

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multi-drug resistant organisms are organisms that can resist what...

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the effects of antibiotics

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what is a s/s of infection

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rash fatigue and loss of energy sores on mucous membranes

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in the chain of infection, a portal of exit can be...

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blood

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HAIs occur when...

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hand washing is poor

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when washing your hands...keep your hands lower than...

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your elbows

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what can an alcohol based hand rub be used for

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decontaminate your hands after contact w/ the intact skin

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organic materials are removed from re-usable items with...

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a rinse in cold water

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a good,cheap disinfectant to use in the home is

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white vinegar solution

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if boiling water to seterilize items in the home, you should...

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boil the items for at least 10min. depending on elevation

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isolation precautions are used for

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as a method to prevent spreading communicable diseases

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standard precautions are used for whom?

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all persons whenever care is given

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gloves worn in standard precautions are changed when?

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before caring for another person

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when wearing a gown for isolation precautions, the contaminate areas are...

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the gown front and sleeves

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when you remove fown and gloves worn for isolation precautions,what step is done first

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remove and discard gloves

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PPE is worn when entering a room...

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depending on what tasks, procedures and care measures you will do

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you may need more than one pair of gloves for a task

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ok

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when donning a gown, what do you do first

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tie the strings at the back of the neck

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if you wear re-usable eyewear and its contaminated

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follow the agency policy

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if a resident in Transmission-based precautions must be transported to another area, all of these would be done

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staff wear gown,mask and gloves required staff in the recieving area are alerted so they can wear PPE wheelchair or stretcher is disinfected after use