Vocabulary
Set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.
What is Infection Prevention?
A second level of precautions, beyond Standard Precautions set forth by the CDC. Used with any patient who has a suspected infectious disease.
What is Transmission-Based Precautions?
In most situations, the only PPE an MA will use.
What are gloves?
In health care, the most common way to be infected with a bloodborne disease.
What is contact with infected blood or body fluids?
A process that kills pathogens but does not destroy all pathogens.
What is Disinfection?
A harmful microorganism.
What is a Pathogen?
Prevent the spread of pathogens that can be transmitted through the air after being expelled.
What are Airborne Precautions?
What are Basic Human Needs?
Inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors. Give two factors.
Alcohol abuse, some medications, trauma, viruses.
A cleaning measure that destroys all microorganisms, including pathogens, and those from spores.
What is Sterilization?
An infection that is limited to a specific location in the body.
What is a Localized infection?
Used for diseases that are spread by droplets in the air.
What are Droplet Precautions?
Always follow this order when doffing PPE.
What is Gloves, Goggles/Face shield, Gown, Mask/Respirator. Wash hands or use ETOH based hand sanitizer immediately after removing all PPE.
Two major bloodborne diseases in the United States.
What are AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
A machine that sterilizes objects by using hot steam under pressure.
What is an Autoclave?
A federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job.
What is OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Used when the patient is at risk of spreading an infection by direct contact with a person or object.
What are Contact Precautions?
What is Gown, Mask/Respirator, Goggles/Face shield, Gloves.
The law that requires healthcare facilities protect employees from bloodborne health hazards.
What is the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?
Name at least 2 other ways used to sterilize objects.
What is liquid or gas chemicals and dry heat?
Treating blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes as if they were infected.
What is Standard Precautions?
Microorganisms, mostly bacteria that are resistant to one or more antimicrobial agents, that are commonly used for treatment. Define & give at least 2 examples.
What are Multidrug-resistant organisms? (MDROs)
MRSA, C.diff, Scabies, Lice, Influenza, Covid-19
PPE that can only be used or worn once before discarding. Provide 3 examples.
What are masks, gowns, and gloves?
Features of medical devices that make their use less hazardous. Give an example.
What are Engineering Controls?
Retracting needles, hinged, or sliding needle sheaths.
Items that need to be sterilized, that go directly into the bloodstream.
What are surgical instruments?