Infectious Agents
Pathogens are also known as:
What is micro-organisms
What is direct transmission?
What is "occurs with touch contact with the infected person or from physical contact with droplets in the air"
What is the cleaning agent used during hand hygiene? (not hand-washing)
What is isopropyl alcohol
OSHA stands for:
Occupational safety and health administration
What does PPE stand for
What is personal protective equipment
Name all 4 types of micro-organisms
What is bacteria, protozoa, fungi and virus
The _______________ _____________ is the pathogen that causes the infection.
What is infectious agent
To maintain a sterile environment, you should use __________________ technique.
What is aseptic
When was OSHA created?
What is 1970
Inactive vaccines are stored in the refrigerator between ____ and _____.
2 and 8 degree C
Tuberculosis is what type of pathogen?
_________________ is the person, animal or environmental source of the infectious agent; also called a vector.
What is reservoir?
What is 30 seconds
What is the purpose of OSHA?
-15 C
Influenza is what type of pathogen?
What is virus?
What is indirect transmission?
Indirect transmission occurs when an agent is airborne, on a surface, transmitted by a vehicle like blood, food or water or transmitted by a vector like a mosquito, tick or flea.
_______________ precautions was created by the CDC to protect employees from potentially infectious items in the workplace.
What is standard
_______________ ___________________ _______________ (SDS) are located in the pharmacy and contain all the hazardous chemicals found in the pharmacy and how to handle the chemicals.
What is safety data sheets
What is the correct order of donning PPE
Dirtiest to cleanest --- shoe covers, cap/beard, mask/goggles, clean hands, gown, enter clean room, ABHR, gloves.
Candidiasis is what type of pathogen?
What is fungus?
What is the mode of transmission
What is how the infectious agent spreads or passes from one carrier to another.
What is another term for putting on PPE?
What is garbing?
OSHA has a mandate that states that each healthcare setting must have an exposure control plan. What is an example of an engineering control ?
What is "sharps disposal container and self sheathing needles"
Reverse order - gloves, hand hygiene, gown, mask, head/beard, shoe covers.