Domain 3 (Infection Control) Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are the different types of PPE?
Gloves
Gown
Mask
Shoe covers
Goggles
When should you disinfect equipment?
Before and after use
How should you dispose of biohazards?
according to the OSHA standards
Medical asepsis
techniques that inhibit the growth and transmission of pathogenic , microbes
Surgical asepsis
techniques designed to destroy ALL microorganisms and their spores
What does Aerobic mean
need air to live
What does Anaerobic mean
no air to live
What is a Protozoa?
single celled
malaria, African sleeping sickness
MODES OF TRANSMISSION
vehicle
vector
fomite
Vehicle- method by which microorganism carried and transported to next host
Vector-living carrier
Fomite- inanimate object
What is exogenous
infection originating outside the body
What is endogenous
infections originating inside the body
What diseases have contact precautions?
MRSA
Scabies
C-diff
What diseases have droplet precautions?
Influenza
pnunmonia
whooping cough
what diseases have airborne precautions?
TB
chicken pox
measles