Microbiology
The study of microorganism that can be helpful or cause disease.
What is Microbiology
The basic unit of all living organism
What is a "cell"
The idea that all items are considered dirty, all patients are potentially ill.
What is "Standard Precaution"
This attire is required in all bio-hazard areas.
What is "personal protective equipment"
When patients become ill by consuming contaminated food and/or water. This is referred to as
What is Common Vehicle
A disease causing agent that interferes with normal body function.
What is a "Pathogen"
Upon gram staining bacteria. Under a microscope they appear red/pink in color
What is: Gram Negative bacteria
The absence of all microorganism on a surface is defined as.
What is "Asepsis"
The term that describes areas of the hospital that require scrubs, mask, and hair covering.
What is "restricted areas"
These type of microorganism are very difficult to kill & affect the nervous system. Surgical instruments should be discarded after the surgery is complete.
What are "Prions"
Bacteria are usually measured in this unit
(Ex. inches, centimetres, millimeters)
What is a "Micron"
Bacteria cell differ from plant cells. They lack this structure.
What is a "cell wall"
Each year approximately this amount of patients acquire a Hospital acquired infection
What is 722,000
All soiled items must be sent to this specific area for cleaning
What is "Decontamination"
The Percent of bacteria that are harmful to human
What is 95%
The term that defines bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive.
What are "Anaerobic Bacteria"
The term that classifies bacteria as circle shape or spherical shape.
Staphylococcus is an example of these circle shape bacteria
What is "Cocci"
This government agency created a standard to protect workers
What is "OSHA"
Fluorescent orange or red labels to identify regulated waste/sharps. Labels are not required when in red bags or marked containers.
What is "Biohazard labels"
Approximately how many surgical site infections (SSI) affect patients annually?
What is 3 out of every 100
The term that best describes bacteria species that can survive in cold temperatures.
What are "Psychophiles"
Bacteria are classified based on three microbial characteristics
What is: Shape,Color,Oxygen and/ or nutrient
Know Whats dirty, Know whats clean, Know whats sterile, Keep the three conditions separate, and remedy contamination immediately.
What is "The principles of Asepsis"
The region the infectious agent can survive.
What is a "Reservoir"
Microorganism reproduce by a process called
What is Binary Fission