Question | Answer |
gatch | handle or rank used to raise and lower the bed, head, or foot of bed |
postural support | soft protective device or restraint used to protect a resident from injury |
incident report | written description report |
body mechanics | special ways of standing and moving one's body |
gravity | attraction that the earth has for an object on or near its surface |
center of gravity | place where the builk or mass of an object is centered. |
base of support | foundation of an object or person(ex: our feet) |
spontaneous combustion | ignition of burnable material caused by a chemical reaction |
organism | any living thing |
microorganism | tiny living things seen only with a microscope |
pathogenic | causing disease |
nonpathogenic | not capable of producing disease |
infection | invasion of the body by a disease producing organism |
aseptic | free of microorganism |
incidence | number of occurrences |
classification of microorganism/six major microorganism known to cause disease in humans | 1)bacteria 2)viruses 3)fungi(including yeast and mold) 4)protozoa 5)rickettsia 6)parasitic worms |
culture | specimen of body tissue or fluids kept under special laboratory condition to detect if microorganism is there |
cross-infection | acquiring an infection from someone else |
reinfection | invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism |
environmental control | means of providing a safe environment that is as free as possible of pathogenic organisms |
isolation | to separate or set apart |
disinfection | process of killing most microorganism |
sterilization | process of killing all microorganism |
dirty | contaminated, used, or exposed to disease producing organism |
standard precautions | a system of precautions to be used in the care of all residents in order to prevent the spread of disease |
transmission-based precautions | a group of infection control methods based on the way a particular disease is spread |
communicable conditions | disease and infections that spread from one person to another |
isolation techniques | safety measure to prevent spread of communicable conditions |
contract transmission | passing on microorganisms by touch; may be touching of objects or an infected person |
droplet transmission | passing on microorganisms through droplets produced during activities like coughing, sneezing, and talking |
airborne transmission | passing on microorganisms through the air |
tuberculosis (TB) | an infectious disease that commonly attacks the lungs and is usually spread by contact with the sputum of an infected person |
infection of TB means | the bacilli are present, there are no symptoms, the person is not contagious, the person will test positively wehn a skin test is given |
AIDS stands for? | acquired immune deficiency syndrome) |
What is AIDS | a condition in which the body's immune system is damaged by attack from virus (HIV) |
opportunistic infections | occurs when organisms take advantage of a diseased immune system |
jaundice | a yellow coloring of skin and white portion of the eye caused by substances bilirubin, which is secreted by the liver |
scabies | a disease caused by mites that burrow under the skin |
dermatologist | a physician who specializes in the diseased of the skin |
incontinent | no control over bowel and bladder function |
prosthesis | artificial replacement for a body part such as a limb or eye |