Historical Figures
Father of modern genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel?
Ensures safe and health conditions for workers
What is OSHA?
Precautions used for ALL patient care. EX: washing hands
Organism that lives and reproduces without oxygen
What is an anaerobic organism?
The square that indicates a flammability hazard.
What is Red?
Father of microbiology
Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?
They define the responsibilities of those who work in the lab & their experience needed
What is CLIA?
Are used IN ADDITION to standard precautions for patients with known or suspected infections.
What are Transmission-based Precautions?
Way for infectious agent to enter the body
What is the Portal of Entry?
The square that indicated a health hazard.
What is Blue?
He found there are four types of fluid in the body
Who is Hippocrates?
Ensures that the lab provides precise test results for accurate patient testing and is compliant with following SOP
What is CAP?
Patient has a known or suspected pathogen that can be transmitted through blood and body fluids.
What are Bloodborne Precautions?
Objects contaminated by microbes (doorknobs, linens)
What are Fomites?
The square that indicates a stability hazard
What is yellow?
Discovered the double helix of DNA
Who is Watson & Crick?
Leading physician office accreditation organization that promotes health and safety.
What is COLA?
Patient has a known or suspected pathogen transmitted by respiratory droplets that are generated by coughing, sneezing, or talking.
What are Droplet Precautions?
Microbe that causes infection
What is a Pathogen?
The square that indicates a special hazard
What is white?
He founded "normal reference ranges"
Who is Robert Boyle?
Protects individuals medical records and other personal health information.
What is HIPAA?
Patient has a known or suspected infection that can be transmitted by anything the patient has touched or that has touched them.
What are Contact Precautions?
Person likely to get infection due to weak immune system
What is a Susceptible Host?
The document that lists a chemicals hazards and stability
What is a MSDS or SDS?