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Infection Contrch. 5

Being a Nursing Assistant

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asepsis absence of microorganisms
autoclave A device used to achieve sterility of an item through heat, pressure and steam
bacteria Unicellular (one celled) microorganisms
disinfection The process of destroying as many harmful organisms as possible
friction The process of rubbing two surfaces together, such as skin
hand hygiene general term - handwashing, antiseptic handwash, antiseptic hand rub, surgical antiseptics
hepatitis B bloodborne disease, affects the liver, transmitted by blood / needle
hepatitis C nonA nonB hepatitis, affects the liver, from needle sticks, chronic liver disease
nosocomial infection infection acquired in the hospital
pathogen a disease producing microorganism
communicable disease a disease transferred from person to person
isolation seperate from other people, to set apart
ricketsia bacteria, found in insects, like lice and ticks
spores have hard shells,makes them hard to kill
virus microorganism, extremely small, smaller than bacateria, lives on living things
sterile field field An area created to work from when you are doing a sterile procedure
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