Workforce wellness and Safety

Question 1

define stages of grief

Answer 1

1) denial, 2) anger, 3) bargaining, 4) depression, 5) acceptance

Question 2

List 10 signs of burnout

Answer 2

Irritability, inability to concentrate, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, indecisiveness, guilt, loss of appetite, loss of sex drive, isolation, loss of interest in work

Question 3

What’s the best approach to stress management? What does this often require

Answer 3

Make a change: lifestyle, work, family life, dietary, romantic life, etc…

This often requires quitting something so that you have time to make a change!

Question 4

What is a CISD?

Answer 4

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is a meeting among those involved in a stressful call 24-72 hours afterwards aimed at relieving stress, answering questions, and feeling support

Question 5

define pathogens. Give 5 examples.

Answer 5

class of micro-organisms that cause disease

1) bacteria, 2) protozoa, 3) helminths, 4) viruses, 5) fungi

Question 6

define HIV/AIDS

Answer 6

Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Autoimmune Deficiency Virus.

Question 7

define bacteria

Answer 7

micro-organisms that can reproduce on their own but need a host in order to survive

Question 8

define virus

Answer 8

micro-organism that injects its own DNA into a host cell to reprogram the cell to create more of that virus, thus needs a host cell to reproduce

Question 9

define fungi

Answer 9

a plant like micro-organism that most likely causes disease in people with compromised immune systems

Question 10

define protozoa

Answer 10

mobile single celled organisms that are commonly found in soil

Question 11

define helminths

Answer 11

worm-like micro-organisms that are usually injected as eggs through bad water or food

Question 12

define hep A/B/C

Answer 12

Hepetitis is swelling of the liver and has three different viral causes. A is usually acute, B and C can be chronic. A and B are avoidable by vaccine. Spread through fecal matter (A) or bodily fluid (B & C)

Question 13

define tuberculosis

Answer 13

bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs. Transmitted through the air.

Question 14

Define the flu

Answer 14

Influenza is a viral disease causing fever, cough, and sore throat with aches

Question 15

define chicken pox

Answer 15

Varicella is a viral infection that causes itchy blisters on the body. This disease lies dormant after it is treated and may re-emerge as shingles.

Question 16

Define meningitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of the membranes covering the spinal cord and brain. Can be caused by virus, bacteria, protozoa, or fungi

Question 17

Define pneumonia

Answer 17

Inflammation of the lungs, particularly the alveoli. Symptoms include coughing, chest, pain, and fever. It can be viral, bacterial, fungal, or from protozoa

Question 18

Define German Measles. Aka?

Answer 18

Aka Rubella. Transmitted by airborne droplets and transplacental. Infection caused by rubella virus.

Question 19

Define whooping cough. Aka?

Answer 19

Aka pertussis. Transmitted by airborne droplets and respiratory secretions. Bacterial cough lasting up to 100 days

Question 20

Define Staphylococcal skin infection. Aka?

Answer 20

Aka staph infection. Transmitted through direct contact with lesion or infected area. Bacterial infection that can attack multiple body systems and can be lethal.

Question 21

Define SARS

Answer 21

Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Flu like infection of the lungs from the corona virus. Transmitted by airborne or direct contact

Question 22

Define AIDS

Answer 22

Acquired immune deficiency virus that evolves from HIV. Transmitted through bodily fluid. Destroys the body’s ability to fight infection.