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Bonewit Chapter 2
Medical Asepsis & the OSHA Standard-Arianna Butler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aerobe | an MO that needs oxygen to survive. |
| anaerobe | an MO that does not need oxygen to survive. |
| antiseptic | an agent that functions to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. |
| asepsis | free from infection or pathogens: the actions practiced to make and maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens. |
| cilia | hairlike structures that constantly beat toward the outside to remove them from the body. |
| contaminated | the presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infected materials on an item or surface. |
| decontamination | the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmittinf infertious particles,and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling,use,or disposl. |
| hand hygiene | refers to the preocess of cleansing or sanitizing the hands. |
| infection | the condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen. |
| medical asepsis | means that an object or area is clean and free from infection. |
| microorganism | tiny living plants or animals that can not be seen with the naked eye. |
| nonintact skin | skin that has a break in the surface. |
| nonpathogen | an MO that is harmless and do not cause disease. |
| opportunistic infection | an indection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend itself from pathogens normally found in the environment. |
| optimum growth temperature | the temperature at which an MO grows best. |
| parenteral | refers to the piercing of the skin barier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions. |
| pathogen | an MO that is harmful to the body and can cause disease. |
| perinatal | relating to the period shortly before and after birth. |
| pH | where the enviorenment is acidic, basic, or neutral. |
| postexposure prophylaxis | treatment asministered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease, to prevent the disease. |
| regulated medical waste | waste that poses a threat to health and safety. |
| reservior host | the organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others. |
| resident flora | (normal flora) normally resides and grows in the epidermis and deeper layers of the skin known as the dermis. |
| susceptible | easily affected: lacking resistance. |
| transiet flora | lives and grows on the superficial skin layers, or epidermis, picked up in day to day activity. |
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