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Module 5 Key Points

QuestionAnswer
Right Something to which a person is justly entitled
Laws Reflect the values of the society that created them. Legal rights are based on rules and principles outlined in the law and enforced by society.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Federal legislation that applies to all Canadians. Rights; to vote, language, to travel, innocent until proven guilty, treated equally. Freedoms; to speak up, to believe, to assemble, to associate freely.
Moral & legal rights of the Client Right to be treated with dignity and respect, right to safety, right to privacy and confidentiality, right to give or withhold consent, right to autonomy.
JOHS Committee OH&S requirement that must be put in place by employer with 20 or more employees.
WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
Vulnerable person A person who requires special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, risk of abuse or neglect.
Pathogen A microbe that can cause harm, such as an infection or disease
Non-pathogen A microbe that does not usually cause infection or disease and is not harmful to humans.
Health Associated Infection (HAI) An infection acquired while a person is a patient, client, or resident in a healthcare facility or while receiving care from a health care provider.
Bacteria Can be nonpathogenic or cause cause serious infections in any body system.
Virus infectious particles that do not respond to antibiotics. A few antiviral medications can kill specific viruses. Some viral diseases can be prevented by vaccination.
Fungi Microbes that live only on organic matter. Certain types of yeasts and moulds are common fungi that can be pathogenic.
Chain of Infection Pathogen, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of transmission, Portal of entry, Susceptible host.
Routine Practices/Standard Practices Guidelines to prevent the spread of infection used when caring for all clients in all settings.
Order of Donning PPE Hand hygiene, gown, mask, goggles/face shield, and gloves
Order of Doffing PPE Gloves, hand hygiene, gown, hand hygiene, googles/face shield, mask, hand hygiene.
Medical Asepsis Clean technique, reduces the number of pathogens
Surgical Asepsis Sterile technique, destroys all microbes and their spores.
Cleaning Guidelines Clean from cleanest to dirtiest, far to near, high to low, and clean high touch surfaces frequently.
Communicable Disease a disease caused by microbes that spread easily. AKA Contagious disease.
Outbreak The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness with a frequency that is in excess of normal expectancy.
Transmission-Based Precautions Airborne precautions, Droplet precautions, and Contact precautions
Contact Precautions Used to contain diseases that a spread by direct contact with the client and the client's environment. Gown and gloves must be worn. Conditions that spread through contact; scabies, MRSA&VRE, Norovirus, & gastroenteritis.
Droplet Precautions Prevents transmission of diseases spread through large respiratory droplets via sneezing, coughing or talking. A gown, gloves, mask and face shield are required. Conditions that spread through droplet; Covid-19, pneumonia, and influenza.
Airborne Precautions Limits the spread of germs through the air. Gown, gloves, mask and eye protection must be worn. A negative pressure room may be used. Conditions that spread through airborne; TB, measles, and chicken pox (varicella zoster).
What does RACE stand for? Fire safety; Rescue, alarm, confine, and extinguish or evacuate.
What does PASS stand for? Fire Extinguisher use; pull the pin, aim the nozzle at base of fire, squeeze the lever, sweep from side to side.
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