OSHA
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational safety and health administration
What is bacteria?
Bacteria are one-celled microorganisms that are so small they can only be seen under a microscope
How many links/stages are there in the chain of infection?
6 link
What are the 3 factors that increase the cost of healthcare?
Defensive medicine
the inefficiency of the healthcare system
healthcare errors
Which act is designed to protect employees who are at risk of being exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials?
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Rickettsiae are parasites that live inside another organism. What would the other organism be called? (Hint: there are two names)
Vector or host
which chain is the source of infection where the microorganism can live and thrive.
Reservoir
What are the 6 tips for effective infection prevention and control. (try to atleast list 3)
Social distance
Wash your hands
Wear a mask
Get fully vaccinated
Seek medical treatment
Quarantine as recommended
What is the full name of the act that is aimed at promoting awareness about and safe handling of hazardous substances. (hint: It is HCS)
Hazard Communication Standard
What pathogen causes malaria and sleeping sickness?
Protozoa
This is an example of which link/chain in the chain of infection: someone's hands, on an object, through the air or bodily fluid contact
Mode of transmission
What are strains of bacterium that have adapter and are no longer controlled or killed by normal antibiotic treatment?
Drug-resistant bacteria
Name 3 of OSHA's law regulating health and safety
Bloodborne pathogen standard
federal needlestick safety and prevention act
medical waste tracking act
hazard communication standard
safety data sheet
clinical laboratory improvement act
Worms that live as parasites inside the body of a person or an animal
Helminths
name all links/chains in the chain of infection in order.
1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
what are practices used by healthcare professionals to maintain a pathigen-free enviornemt and orevent the transmission of disease
Aseptic practices
When was the needlestick safety and prevention act enforced?
in 2000
Which pathogen lives inside cells, after the initial infection?
Viruses
name 2 ways (according to the Powerpoint) healthcare workers can break the chain of infection
by learning how to control pathogens
keeping the skin, enviornment and equipment clean and dry
by covering any portal of exit that the ppathgen may use to escape the body
by washing hands and disinfecting surfaces to prevent transmission
by covering breaks in the skin to prevent pathogens from entering the body
by supporting patients' natural defenses against pathogens by ensuring good hygiene, proper fluid and nutritional intake, and efforts to reduce stress