Infection Prevention and Control

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; carried by HIV virus

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AIDS

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Used when disease is spread through the air; coughing, sneezing, breathing into air; Measles, chicken pox, TB, or COVID-19

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Airborne Precautions

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the process of using antiseptics to eliminate microorganisms that cause disease

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Antisepsis

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small organisms that may cause infections

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Bacteria

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Harmful microbes or pathogens found in human blood; cause Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, AIDS

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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Clostridium Difficile; associated with stay in hospital; passed in feces; can cause life-threatening colon inflammation treatment is available

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C-Diff

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When pathogens are passed from one person to another person

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Communicable Disease

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Direct, indirect contact; most common type of transmission-based precaution you’ll use (C-Diff, Norovirus, HBV, HCV, HIV, MRSA)

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Contact Precautions

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when the pathogen moves directly from one carrier to another; could happen through touching, hugging, kissing, having sex, etc.

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Direct Transmission

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Used when disease is spreading droplets; coughing, sneezing, talking, suctioning procedures; droplets spread no more than three feet (Whooping cough, flu, Strep A)

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Droplet Precautions

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Also known as pathogens

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Germs

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HBV; serious liver infection caused by the HBV virus and is passed through person to person, could be acute or chronic

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Hepatitis B

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HCV; infection that spreads through contaminated blood and causes liver inflammation; usually curable with medications taken every day for 2 to 6 months

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Hepatitis C

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus; virus that carries AIDS; attacks the immune system which gives our body the ability to fight an infection; transmitted through bodily fluids

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HIV

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Pathogens are spread by way of contaminated surface or object; Person –> Object –> Person

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Indirect Transmission

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A disease caused by a pathogen or germ

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Infection

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Preventing infections through the use of PPE, hand washing, and other proper protocol

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Infection Prevention

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Control means that you will control the infection once it starts

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Infection Control

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When we eliminate microbes; exclusion of bacteria

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Medical Asepsis

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Bacteria, viruses, fungi; tiny living things that are too small to see but are all around us; grow rapidly in warm temperatures, moisture, darkness, and food

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Microbes

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Another word for microbes

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Microorganisms

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; highly contagious and is caused by staph bacteria; common in settings where people live closely to one another

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MRSA

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the membranes that line the passages that come in contact with the air; prevents microbes from entering the body

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Mucous Membranes

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A mask that filters out ~95% of the smallest microns

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N-95 respirator

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Very contagious virus that causes inflammation of the stomach, intestines, or both; AKA Acute Gastroenteritis

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Norovirus

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An infection that occurs while in, or as a result of, a stay in a healthcare setting

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Nosocomial Infections

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Responsibility of protecting you from workplace exposure to bloodborne pathogens

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Occupational Safety

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Occupational Safety and Healthcare Administration; sets standards for protecting you and those in your care

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OSHA

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Germs; harmful microbes that cause disease

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Pathogen

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Way microbes enter new host

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Portal of Entry

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Way microbes leave the reservoir or original pathogen carrier

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Portal of Exit

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Personal Protective Equipment; prevent microbes from contaminating; eliminates portal entry; gloves, gowns, masks, goggles

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PPE

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Where microbe resides, thrives, and reproduces; an individual can be a reservoir without showing symptoms

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Reservoir

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The basic level of infection control that should be used at all times

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Standard Precautions

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Unlucky recipient of pathogen; capable of becoming infected; not all exposed will become infected

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Susceptible Host

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Spread throughout your body or system

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Systemic

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Mask - when spread through breathing infected air Gloves/Washing hands - touching the object for the pathogen to be transmitted to you Used with highly contagious

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Transmission-based Precautions

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contagious; affects lungs; spread through the air; cough, sneeze, talk; usually requires direct contact for long periods

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Tuberculosis