What's That
These Microorganisms that help keep a balance in the environment and in the body
nonpathogenic microorganisms
Microorganisms that are disease causing are known as
pathogenic
Bacteria that lives on the skin or intestinal tract but do not produce disease is called
normal flora
soiled, unclean, not suitable for use
contaminated
List the standard precaution with risk categorization
high risk
low risk
no risk
This is the cause of food poisoning
Enterotoxins
This is a chain of events all interconnected for an infection to spread
chain of infection
the organism from which a microorganism takes nourishment
host
able to grow and function without oxygen
anaerobic
Factors that affect the growth of microoganisms include:
food, moisture, temperature, oxygen, light, and dead and living matter.
This type infection affects only one area of the body.
Localized
HIV is a viral disease that attacks what?
immune system
capable of being affected or infected
susceptible
List the PPE Equipment:
gloves, gowns, mask, eyewear
Asepsis is:
a sterile condition free from all germs.
The method of controlling the spread of infection
disinfection
This happens when organisms or viruses are transmitted directly from one person to another
Direct contact
method used to make the environment, the worker, and patient as germ-free as possible
aseptic technique
Handwashing guidelines state you must scrub your hands how long for handwashing to be effective?
20 seconds
Standard precautions protect health care workers, visitors, and patient/clients from pathogens that are carried in:
body fluids.
What is single most effective way to prevent the spread of infection?
hand hygiene
Microorganisms that are NOT disease causing are known as
nonpathogenic
guidelines designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from recognized and unrecognized sources of infection in hospital
standard precautions
List 2 negative effects of not taking all antibiotics as prescribed.
antibiotic resistance
stranger bacteria will survive
stronger antibotics will have to used later
The symptoms of a generalized infection include:
Increased pulse & Fever