Bloodborne pathogens
HBV
What is hepatitis b virus?
What you must do before touching a patient
What is hand washing?
The transmission based precaution that requires you wear a gown and gloves.
What is contact precautions?
The link in the chain that is the uninfected person who could get sick
What is susceptible host?
Susceptible to infection due to weakened immune system, malnutrition and dehydration, increased hospitalizations, and limited mobility
Who are the elderly?
HIV
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
PPE that should be worn when caring for residents with respiratory illnesses.
What are masks?
The transmission based precaution that requires you wear a surgical N95 or hepa mask?
What is airborne precautions?
The link, how the pathogen travels
What is mode of transmission?
The state of asepsis where measures are used to reduce and prevent the spread of pathogens such as washing hands
What is Medical Asepsis?
Employers must provide PPE free of charge to employees, visitors and residents.
What are Bloodborne pathogen standards
Precautions that must be used on every patient or resident.
What are standard precautions?
The transmission based precaution that requires a standard face mask.
What is Droplet precautions?
Where the pathogen lives and grows
What is Reservoir?
State of asepsis where you are free of all microorganisms, not just pathogens.
What is Surgical Asepsis
The CDC states all biohazardous waste should be disposed here.
What is point of origin?
Alcohol based hand rubs may be used in addition to hand washing when hands are not visibly soiled
What is hand hygiene?
Transmission based precautions all include
What is standard precautions?
Any body opening in the infected person
What is portal of exit?
An infection that affects the entire body
What is systemic infection?
A virus that can survive outside the body for 7 days
What is a Hepatitis B virus?
An agent that destroys, resists or prevents the development of pathogens
What is an antimicrobial?
The types of isolation
What is transmission based precautions?
Pathogenic microorganisms that cause disease
What is causative agent?
It is where you place sharps (razor blades, needles etc)
What is biohazardous containers?