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Ch 10 Fund Vocab
Asepsis terms to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aerobic bacteria | requires oxygen to live |
| Anaerobic bacteria | exist without oxygen |
| Antimicrobial agents | able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms |
| Antiseptics | a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface |
| Asepsis | methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible |
| Aseptic techniques | measures that reduce or eliminate microorganisms. |
| Biologic defense mechanisms | anatomic or physiologic methods that stop microorganisms from causing an infectious disorder |
| Broad-spectrum antibiotics | those prescribed to eliminate a wide range of bacteria |
| Carriers | asymptomatic clients or animals that harbor pathogens but do not show evidence of an infectious disease |
| Chain of infection | the sequence that enables the spread of disease-producing microorganisms |
| Communicable diseases | diseases that can be transmitted to other people |
| Community-acquired infections | An infection acquired in the community. |
| Concurrent disinfection | application of disinfective measures as soon as possible after discharge of infectious material from the body of an infected person, or after soiling of articles with such infectious discharges. |
| Contagious diseases | A disease caused by microorganisms that invade tissue. |
| Disinfectants | any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms |
| Exit route | how microorganisms escape from their original reservoir and move about. |
| Fomites | nonliving reservoirs |
| Hand antisepsis | means the removal and destruction of transient microorganisms with soap and water |
| Hand hygiene | refers to removing surface contaminants on the skin by either hand washing or hand antisepsis |
| Hand washing | a medical aseptic practice that involves cleaning the hands with soap, water and friction to mechanically remove dirt and organic substances |
| Health care-associated infections | infections acquired while a person is receiving care in a health care agency |
| Means of transmission | how infectious microorganisms move to another location. |
| Medical asepsis | infection-control practices common in healthcare, such as basic handwashing |
| Microorganisms | living animals or plants visible only through a microscope |
| Nonpathogens | harmless, beneficial microorganisms |
| Normal flora | the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-organisms normally found in a particular environment, such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin |
| Opportunistic infections | infectious disorders among people with compromised health |
| Pathogens | any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or fungus |
| Portal of entry | where microorganisms find their way onto or into a new host |
| Reservoir | a place where microbes grow and reproduce, providing a haven for their survival |
| Resident microorganisms | nonpathogens constantly present on the skin |
| Spore | a temporarily inactive microbial life-form that can resist heat and destructive chemicals and a can survive without moisture |
| Sterile field | a work area free of microorganisms |
| Sterile technique | include practices that avoid contaminating microbe-free items. |
| Sterilization | consists of physical and chemical techniques that destroy all microorganisms, including spores |
| Surgical asepsis | techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms, also called sterile technique |
| Surgical hand antisepsis | a medically aseptic hand-hygiene procedure that is performed before donning sterile gloves and garments when the nurse is actively involved in an operative or obstetric procedure |
| Susceptible host | one whose biologic defense mechanisms are weakened in some way |
| Terminal disinfection | measures used to clean a client's environment after discharge |
| Transient microorganisms | pathogens picked up during brief contact with contaminated reservoirs |
| Viral load | the number of viral copies |
| Viral replication | multiplication or copying |
| Virulence | the ability to overcome the immune system or cause disease. |
Created by:
Jessica Venyke
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