Precautions
This type of precaution, no sign is posted due to it being a HIPPA violation
What is neutropenic precautions
This is a place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and wait to transfer to a susceptible host
What is a reservoir
This is an infection that is present at the time of admission to a health care setting
A decrease in this nutritional substance, delays wound healing
What is protein
Bathing with this reduces the risk for acquired infections with MRSA and VRE
This type of precaution is used with every patient
What is standard precautions
Healthcare workers hands or contaminated equipment can be classified as this
What is indirect transmission
Treatment with these for long period of times are associated with an increased risk for certain types of infections
What is antibiotics
A history of this disease process increases your patients chance for risk for infection
What is diabetes
This eliminates and destroys all forms of microbial life, including spores
What is sterilization
This type of precaution is used for individuals with measles, chickenpox, TB
What is airborne precautions
This depends on the number of microorganisms present, their virulence, and their ability to produce disease
What is the infectious agent
This type of infection is caused from microorganisms outside the individual
A increase of these levels, decrease resistance to infection
What is cortisol
This is the most effective basic technique in preventing and controlling transmission of infection
What is hand hygiene
This type of precaution is used for patients with influenza
What is droplet precautions
Susceptibility
What is the most important technique a health care provider can perform to decrease their patients chance of getting a healthcare acquired infection
What is hand hygiene
An increase in this lab value often indicates an infection
What is WBCs
This is not to be used when hands are visibly soiled
What is alcohol based hand sanitizer
This type of precaution would be used for someone with an MRSA infected wound
What is contact precautions
This is the amount of pathogen that is required to cause an infection
What is the dose
This type of infection occurs when part of the patient's normal flora becomes altered and an overgrowth occurs
What is an endogenous infection
Decreased immunity, dry mucous membranes, decreased secretions, and decreased tissue elasticity increase what populations susceptibility to infection
What is the older adult
This eliminates almost all pathogenic organisms, except for bacterial spores
What is disinfection