Infection Control | Trasmission Based Precautions | Infection Control-Definitions | Trasmission Based Precautions-Definitions |
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What is small microorganisms that can cause infection
Bacteria
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What are transmission based precautions commonly known as?
Isolation
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the ability to fight off
Aseptic
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used to prevent spread of communicable diseases that are suspended on dust particles in the air
Airborne
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List 3 out of the 5 ways bacteria and viruses are spread
1. touching the resident
2. bathing the resident 3. secretion from the resident 4. urine from the resident 5. feces from the resident |
What are the four types of transmission based precautions?
1, airborne
2. droplet 3. contact 4. protective (reverse) |
a very small living thing (a germ)
Microorganism
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used with infections spread by direct contact to wounds
Contact
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What does the PPE include, list 3 of the 5 items
1. gloves
2. apron 3. gown 4. goggles 5. masks |
chicken pox, mumps, tb, and shingles are examples of what tbp?
airborne
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exposed to germs
contaminated
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used to prevent spread of disease by large airborne droplets such as by sneezing
Droplet
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What are the organs in the lymphatic system?
1. tonsils
2. lymph nodes 3. spleen |
When someone has a STOP sign on their door, what should you do?
ask the charge nurse
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invasion of the body by a disease-producing microorganism
infection
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used with people who have a serious decrease in ability to resist disease
Protective (Reverse)
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What conditions do microorganisms grow best?
in a warm, dark, moist environment with available food
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What are 2 purposes of tbp?
1. used to prevent the spread of disease producing germs
2. they protect the infected resident from further infection 3. they protect the resident with a weakened immune system from being exposed to infection from staff or visitors 4.they protect uninfect |
a poisonous substance
toxin
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