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Chapter 14 Infection Prevention and control

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show When a pt develops an infection that was not present or incubating at the time of admission to a health care setting.  
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Infection   show
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Principal infecting agents   show
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Colonization   show
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Disease or infection results only if   show
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Communicable disease   show
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Symptomatic   show
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Asymptomatic   show
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show Most efficiently transmitted through the the direct entry of blood into the skin through a precutaneous exposure, even if the source (PT) is asymptomatic  
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Infectious agent   show
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Reservoir   show
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show They exit through skin, mucous membranes, respiratory tract, GI tract, Urinary tract, reproductive tract and blood  
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Mode of Transmission   show
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show Factors include age, nutritional status, presence of chronic disease, trauma, and smoking  
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Chain of infection   show
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show Ability to produce disease  
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Development of an infection depends on   show
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Factors that increases a pt's risk for immunocompromise include   show
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Common reservoirs   show
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Frequent reservoirs for HAIs include   show
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show Physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person.  
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Indirect transmission   show
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show Protects against pathogens. Skin and mucous membranes act as a protective covering.  
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Linings of the nasal passages   show
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Inflammation   show
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show Swelling, redness, heat, pain or tenderness, and loss of function in the affected body part  
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Systemic inflammation include   show
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Antigen   show
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show Microorganisms found outside the individual such as salmonella, clostridium tetanus, and aspergillosis. They do not exist in normal flora  
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show Flora becomes altered and overgrowth occurs.  
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show Absence of disease-producing microorganisms. The two types of aseptic technique are medical asepsis and surgical asepsis  
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Medical asepsis (clean technique)   show
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show Procedures to eliminate all microorganisms (i.e. sterilization).  
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