Class of Medications
Class of medication used to treat bacterial infections
Antibiotics
Care received in a patient's home
Home Health care
A dissection cut that cuts horizontally through the middle
Transverse/axial
MRSA
The agent
Airborne
Class of medication used to sedate a patient or numb an area
Anesthetic
Care provided to someone with a terminal illness
Hospice/palliative care
A dissection cut that divides the body in anterior/posterior halves
Fontal/Coronal
How the pathogen gets into the host
Portal of Entry
Infectious agent that spreads by direct or indirect touch requires __________ precautions
Contact
Antifungal
Outpatient care
A dissection cut that divides the body in left and right halves
Sagittal
The place where the pathogen lives
reservoir
Infectious agent that travels on large air particles requires _________ precautions
Droplet
Non-narcotic class of Medication used to treat minor pain
Analgesics
Care that requires 24 hour skilled nursing care
LTCF - long term care facility/skilled nursing facility
The neck region
Cervical
How the pathogen is transferred from person to person
Mode of transmission
________ precautions are provided for an immunocompromised host.
Reverse isolation
Class of Medication used to reduce fever
Antipyretic
Care received in a hospital in which a patient is admitted overnight
Inpatient Care
The low back region
Lumbar
The person that gets the pathogen
Susceptible host
___________ precautions are applied anytime a healthcare worker has the potential to come into contact with blood or bodily fluids.
Standard