Exam review
What is considered an infectious disease?
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
gastroenteritis
Diphtheria
What is a Vector?
A carrier, especially an animal, that transfers an infective agent from one host to another.
What is Diversity?
Fact or quality of being diverse, different. (all of the ways in which human beings are similar and different)
If there is a complication during a barium enema procedure, what should you do?
You stop the procedure.
What is an infection?
invasion or multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues.
What is sterilization?
The complete killing of bacteria.
What is the definition of Bias?
Being prejudice, thinking negatively of other without any significant justification. A combination of stereotypes and negative attitudes.
What is Globalization?
Means people who cross boarders into other countries to work, go to school, receive medical care, visit and live.
What are the types of touch?
touching for emotional support
touching for emphasis
touching for palpation.
What is direct transmission?
occurs when an infected individual transmits an infection by any number of methods:
Hand holding
coughing
sexual contact.
What is Nosocomial?
A hospital acquired condition or infection.
5% of all patients aquire a nosocomial infection.
Developes 72 hours after admittance.
What is assimilation?
process by which people of diverse backgrounds slowly give up their original cultural language and identity and melt into another.
How should we communicate with non-English speaking patients?
use translators.
use touch, facial expressions, and pantomime.
Using words yes and no.
language translator apps.
How do you properly dispose of sharps?
Dispose needles in sharps container.
NEVER RE-CAP
What is in-direct transmission?
Occurs through a vector or a fomite.
"Tick can give you lymes disease"
What are some common HAI's (hospital-associated infection)?
Urinary tract infection
surgical site infections
blood stream infections
Pneumonia
What is Bi-culturalism?
Being able to negotiate two or more different culures competently.
Is the common cold a bacteria or virus?
A virus.
Microorganisms that cause infectious diseases can be classified as...?
Pathogenic.
What is a fomite?
object such as a book, or wooden object, or article of clothing that is not harmful but it does harbor a pathogenic microorganism and thus may serve as an agent of transmission.
Wash your hands.
What are verbal forms of communication?
using proper vocabulary, clarity of voice, and organization of sentences.
Should occur face to face.
Be polite and focus attention on the patient.
Proper use of humor.
What are the 4 infectious agents?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Protozoan Parasites.