INFECTION PREVENTION
CHAIN OF INFECTION
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS
WILD CARD
100
A TINY LIVING THING THAT IS ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A MICROSCOPE
What is MICROORGANISM
100
UNINFECTED PERSON WHO COULD GET SICK
What is SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
100
TO KEEP SOMETHING SEPARATE OR BY ITSELF
What is ISOLATE
100
USED FOR DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED, OR SPREAD, THROUGH THE AIR AFTER EXPELLED
What is AIRBORN PRECAUTIONS
100
PROCESS THAT KILLS PATHOGENS BUT DOES NOT DESTROY ALL PATHOGENS
What is DISINFECTION
200
AN INFECTION THAT IS LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION IN THE BODY
What is LOCALIZED INFECTION
200
ANY BODY OPENING ON AN UNINFECTED PERSON THAT ALLOWS PATHOGENS TO ENTER
What is PORTAL OF ENTRY
200
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT RULES TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HAZARDS ON THE JOB
What is OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA
200
USED WHEN THERE IS A RISK OF SPREADING OR CONTRACTING A MICROORGANISM BY TOUCHING AN INFECTED OBJECT OR PERSON
What is CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
200
DESTROYS ALL MICOORGANISMS INCLUDING PATHOGENS
What is STERILIZATION
300
AN INFECTION ACQUIRED IN THE HEALTHCARE SETTING
What is HAI HEALTHCARE-ASSICATED INFECTION
300
HOW THE PATHOGEN TRAVELS
What is MODE OF TRANSMISSION
300
USED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
What is TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS
300
USED FOR DISEASES THAT ARE SPREAD BY DROPLETS IN THE AIR
What is DROPLET PRECAUTIONS
300
MICROORGANISM FOUND IN HUMAN BLOOD THAT CAN CAUSE INFECTION AND DISEASE
What is BLOODBORN PATHGENS
400
SET OF METHODS PRACTICED IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE SPREAD OF DISEASE
What is INFECTION PREVENTION
400

WHERE THE PATHOGEN LIVES

What is RESERVOIR

400
ISSUES INFORMATION TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
What is CDC CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
400
AN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTION
What is MRSA MUTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM
400

THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION TO PREVENT SPREAD OF MICROORGANISMS

What is HAND HYGIENE

500
AFFECTS THE ENTIRE BODY
What is SYSTEMIC INFECTION
500

ABSENSE OF PATHOGENIC (disease-causing) MICROORGANISMS 

What is ASEPSIS

500
MEANS TREATING BLOOD, BODY FLUIDS,NON-INTACT SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES AS IF THEY WERE INFECTED.
What is STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
500
EQUIPMENT THAT HELPS PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM SERIOUS WORKPLACE INJURIES OR ILLNESS
What is PPE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
500

IN MOST INSTANCES, THE PREFERRED METHOD OF HAND HYGIENE, IF HANDS ARE NOT VISIBLY SOILED

WHAT is ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER