Medical
When should you place hazardous waste/sharps in bio-hazard container?
What is immediately
What is universal is for all and standard is more specific for the clinic specialty
When you are working with a patient who has or is suspected to have mumps, norovirus, or pertussis you should follow ________________?
What is droplet precautions?
What is the condition in which pathogens are absent or controlled?
What is asepsis
What category one task is the medical assistant responsible for?
What is assisting with minor surgery?
What PPE should you always wear when working with bio-hazard waste?
What is gloves
What are the 5 elements that make up the cycle of infection?
What is reservoir host, means of exit, means of transmission, means of entrance, and susceptible host
What is it the body's ability to resist pathogens and disease?
What is immunity
During aseptic handwashing, in what position do you keep your hands?
How is a respiratory disease such as tuberculosis often transmitted?
What is airborne transmission
How should sharps be placed in a biohazard container?
What is drop, don't push
A person who carries a pathogen but does not show symptoms of the disease is called ___________________?
What is asymptomatic
What type of infection is caused by microorganism that is normally beneficial or harmless to humans?
What is endogenous infection?
What is the most important way to break the cycle of infection?
What is handwashing
What is a vector?
What is a fly mosquito or flying insect
If you have two half full biohazard containers, what is the best way to dispose them?
What is securing them individually, never dump one into the other
What is the most common means of transmitting pathogens?
Contact with the blood of an infected person is an example of what kind of transmission of a pathogen?
What is direct transmission
What is the first step in aseptic handwashing?
What is remove all jewelry
What is a fomite?
What is an inanimate object (like a table, cell phone or pen)
When should sharps containers be discarded?
What is when they are two thirds full
A reservoir host who is unaware of the presence of the pathogen and so spreads the disease is called _________________?
What is carrier
How long should you scrub your hands during aseptic handwashing?
What is 2 minutes
What does OSHA stand for?
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration