Chapter 3
soiled made unclean or infected with pathogens
what is contaminated
Disease causing microorganism
What is a pathogen
Private or Secret
What is Confidential?
Legally responsible.
What is liable
Substance that deters the growth of microorganisms, safe on skin
What is Antiseptic
An infection limited to a small location on the body.
What is a local infection
An infection located throughout the body
What is a systemic infection
Verbally communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person
What is slander
Communicating something untruthful and harmful about another person in writing
What is libel
Substance that kills microorganisms and some viruses and spores
What is Disinfectant
Guidelines for infection control that are applied to all body fluids of all patients all of the time
Standard Precautions
Guidelines for infection control that are applied to patients with known or suspected infections
What are transmission based precautions
Relating to principals of right and wrong
Moral
Dealing with what is good or bad, determining moral duty and obligation
What is Ethics
Free from living microorganisms
What is Sterile
Organism that carries or transports a pathogen
What is a vector
What is OSHA
Deriving authority found on law
What is legal
failure to execute the care that a reasonable (prudent) person exercises
neglegence
Unit that uses steam under pressure to sterilize materials
What is an Autoclave
What is Ergonomics
Law that requires training for nursing assistants including competency and skill performance
OBRA
Agreement to surgical or medical treatment with knowledge of the facts and risks involved
What is informed consent
Failure of a professional skill or learning that results in injury, loss or damage.
what is malpractice
Free from infection, the methods used to prevent the spread of microorganisms
Asepsis