Terminology
Government agency that mandates and enforces safe working conditions.
OSHA
This color on the DOD Dimond placards represents health hazards.
Blue
What is the difference between arteries and veins.
Arteries are muscular, and they pulse with the heart. They carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart. Veins are elastic, they carry deoxygentated blood back to the heart.
What is the additive in the light blue tube?
Sodium citrate, Na citrate
To examine by feel or touch.
Palpate
What is the term for a healthcare acquired infection
Nosocomial infection
When drawing blood cultures, which tube should be draw first? Aerobic, or Anaerobic? Which Tube should be drawn if you can only obtain one blood culture?
Aerobic
An Infectious microorganism in blood or other body fluids
Blood-Borne Pathogen
this is a closed system which blood flows through a needle inserted into a vein then directly into a collection tube without Being exposed to the air or outside contaminants.
Evacuated Tube System (ETS)
A portion of specimen used for testing.
Aliquot
The Joint Commission requires every healthcare institution to have this program responsible for protecting patients, employees, visitors, and anyone doing business within health care institutions from infection.
Infection control Program
Inert synthetic gel in some ETS tubes that forms a barrier between the cells and serum or plasma when the specimen is centrifuged.
Thixotropic Gel
The six key components or "links in the chain of infection.
What is:
An Infectious Agent
A Reservoir
An Exit Pathway
A Means of Transmission
A Entry Pathway
A Susceptible Host