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Infection Control-bb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Living Cells so small they can only be seen with a microscope. They are all around us in the air, water, food, plants, and our bodies | microorganisms |
| micro-organisms capable of causing disease | pathogens |
| conditions caused by the growth of pathogens in the body | infections |
| a process which destroys most pathogens | dis-infection |
| touching the source of infection | direct contact |
| touching contaminated objects | indirect contact |
| inhaling small pathogens floating in the air | airborne route |
| contacting drops of secretions placed in the air through sneezing, coughing, or talking | droplet spread |
| Avoid cross contamination through the seperation of | clean and dirty |
| the single, most important measure in prevention and control of infection | handwashing |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| various apparel worn to protect the health care worker | PPE (personal protective equipment) |
| any waste product that has come into contact with blood, body fluids (except sweat) or known pathogens | biohazardous waste |
| contaminated food | hepatitis A |
| contaminated blood | hepatitis B |
| an infection caused by the tb pathogen and spread by the airborne route | tuberculosis (TB) |
| People infected with TB are kept in a | negative pressure room |
| germs that cannot be killed with the usual antibiotics and are difficult to treat | drug resistant organisms |
| drug resistant organisms are spread by | direct contact |
| head lice | pediculosis |
| small parasites that infest the body | head lice |
| head lice are spread by | close personal contact and sharing personal items |
| tiny white oval eggs firmly attached to the hair | nits |
| small brown parasites that move quickly | lice |
| treatment of had lice (pediculosis) | medicated shampoo applied to hair and scalp and left on for 24 hours |
| effective treatment of drug resistant organisms | contact precautions |
| effective treatment of head lice | contact precautions, until no lice or nits are alive in the resident or belongings |
| casued by a parasite called an "itch mite" | scabies |
| scabies is spread by | direct skin contact |
| when giving skin care observe for: | severe itching skin, multiple scab-like lesions on finger-webs, wrists, elbows, underarms, waists, knees, buttocks, nipples, and genitals. |
| treatmend of scabies | applying a anti-infective lotion to entire body (except eyelids and lips)and left on for 24 hours |
| effective treatment for scabies | contact precautions |
| summary of putting on PPE | wash hands, put on mask, put on gown, put on gloves |
| summary of taking off PPE | if gown is worn, untie waist strings of gown first, take of gloves, wash hands, take of mask, take of gown, wash hands |
| place resident in a private isolation room with special ventilation to keep the pathogen from spreading. Keep resident in room with door closed | airborbe precautions |
| wash hands and put on gloves before entering the isolation room. Wear a gown if your skin or clothing will have substanial contact with the resident or the enviroment | contact precautions |
| The droplets do NOT travel more than ____ and do not remain suspended in the air | 3 feet |
| wear an isolation mask if working within 3 feet of the resident | droplet precautions |
| wash hands before entering and leaving the room | droplet precautions |
| wear a special mask inside the isolation room because small pathogen will pass through a regular mask | airborne precautions |
| remove and discard gloves and gown and wash hands (usually with antimicrobal soap) before leaving the isolation room | contact precautions |
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