Medical and Surgical Asepsis
Reducing the number and transfer of pathogens as well as breaking the chain of infection; clean technique
What is medical asepsis?
A type of infection that sometimes lingers forever, although symptoms may not last for an extended period of time
What is a Chronic infection?
There are this many types of PPE
What is 5?
Used against patients who have infections that spread via droplets that are smaller than 5 microns in diameter
What are airborne precautions?
OSHA standard that identifies sharps as any item that can easily break skin and therefore potentially transmit disease
What is Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
This property is NOT essential for an ideal disinfectant according to the CDC
What is effective for sterilization
This how often must a facility review their control plan
What is every year?
This organizations' standards all medical facilities should abide by regarding biohazard material handling and disposal
What is OSHA?
This is the most effective means of preventing infection
What is hand hygiene?
The ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells are called
What is immunity?
This entity is responsible for providing PPE in the workplace
What are employers?
Examples of infections that require this precaution are meningitis, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough).
What are droplet precautions?
Federal agency with the mission to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health, and put that knowledge into practice
What is The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
This solution is recommended for disinfecting stethoscopes
What is Ethyl or isopropyl alcohol (70-90%)?
Documents containing info regarding chemicals in the work environment
What is a safety data sheet?
This is when a sharps container should be sealed and placed in a designated area for disposal
What is 2/3 full?
Complete removal of microorganisms and their spores from the surface of an object; sterile technique
What is surgical asepsis?
This type of infection occurs when microorganisms take advantage of weakened immune systems, causing diseases that wouldn't affect individuals with a healthy immune system.
What is an opportunistic infection?
This is the first step in properly donning PPE before entering the hazardous zone
What is performing hand hygiene
What standard precautions help to reduce
What are Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)?
In regards to needles, these are three things you should never do
What is recap, bend, or remove needles from syringes?
These items require sterilization rather than disinfection
What are surgical instruments?
This is the last step in following an accidental fluid exposure
What is seeking examination?
This is where items such as used gloves, bandages, and items that aren’t sharp would be placed
What is a biohazard bag?
True or false: wet surfaces are considered sterile
what is false?
Microbes that enter the body and remain confined to a specific tissue
What is a localized infection?
This Term refers to protective clothing and equipment designed to protect a worker from exposure to chemicals or infectious material.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Organization that introduced the concept of standard precautions in 1996
What is the CDC?
This is the most concerning virus that can be contracted from a needlestick injury.
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?
This is the recommended procedure for disinfecting thermometers
What is wipe with ethyl or isopropyl alcohol (70-90%)
Do this if testing is not possible after a needlestick injury
What is start PEP?
This is one of the three things a sharps container must be
What are puncture proof, leak proof, and labeled with a biohazard symbol?
One example of a microbe that cannot be removed by hand sanitizer
What is C.diff, E.coli, and norovirus?
Non-living objects or substances that are capable of carrying infectious organisms are called
What are fomites?
This type of precaution is used to prevent the spread of infections transmitted through respiratory droplets by coughing, sneezing, or talking.
What are droplet precautions?
Type of room that airborne precautions require patients to be in
What is a Negative Pressure Room (restricts airflow to the rest of the facility)
This is where all sharps should be put after use
What is a sharps container?
This is one of the three different methods of sterilization
What are Ultraviolet radiation, Steam under pressure in an autoclave, Dry heat?
After an accidental fluid exposure, you should flush the affected area with this
What is water or saline solution?
This material is used to make biohazard bags
What is polyethylene or polypropylene?