General Safety
What are body mechanics?
The six components necessary for infection to spread
What is the chain of infection?
The federal agency responsible for workplace safety regulations
What is OSHA?
The ethical and legal duty to protect patient information
What is confidentiality?
Protective clothing or equipment worn to prevent exposure to hazards
What is PPE?
A puncture-resistant container used to safely dispose of needles and other sharps
What is a sharps container?
Infection control measures that are dictated by the method in which a pathogen is spread
What are transmission-based precautions?
A virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS
What is HIV?
The federal law protecting patient health information and what does it stand for?
A person who is at risk for infection
A fire safety acronym
What is RACE? Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate
What is sterilization?
Infection control measures used for diseases spread by direct or indirect touching
What is contact precautions?
Infection control practices used with all patients regardless of diagnosis
What is standard precautions?
a microorganism such as bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite that causes disease
what is a pathogen or infectious agent?
A fire extinguisher operation acronym
What is PASS? Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Practices that reduce the number and spread of microorganism; clean technique
What is medical asepsis?
A bloodborne, viral infection affecting the liver
What is hepatitis?
Any identifiable information related to a patient's health status, care, or payment
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Precautions used for diseases spread through very small particles suspended in the air
What is airborne precautions?
A written record of an accident, injury, or unusual event that occurs in a healthcare facility
What is an incident report?
A machine that sterilizes equipment using steam under pressure
What is an autoclave?
A biological substance that poses a threat to human health
What is a biohazard?
Outlines 8 key areas of patient rights and responsibilities such as respectful, stereotype-free care
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights?
A specialized mask that filters airborne particles
What is an N95 respirator?