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Chain of infection. the1) _____, ______ lives. it is swimming around in a 2)_____ and something took it on an 3)____ pathway by a means of 4)________ they are arriving by an 5)_____ pathway to find a 6)______ host
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1) infectious agent
2) reservoir 3) exit pathway 4) means of transmission 5) entry pathway 6) susceptible host |
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what PPE needs to be worn for airborne?
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n95 mask and standard equipment
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what PPE needs to be worn for droplet?
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mask and standard equipment
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what PPE needs to be worn for contact?
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gown and standard equipment
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what is reverse isolation?
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if a patient is highly susceptible to infection they would be good candidates for protective isolation
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who is a highly susceptible host that which may qualify for protective isolation?
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an infant is a highly susceptible patient because they do not have a developed immune system.
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where will you place your patient for protective isolation?
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protective isolation patients will usually be isolated in a private room. they will often have a card on the outside of the door stating the type of isolation and precautions
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What is the type of blood borne pathogen that does type of vaccine ?
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HBV
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BBP is ____.
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term for infectious agents in blood or bodily fluids
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federal agency charged with the investigation and control of certain diseases.
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CDC
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A series of components that led to an infection.
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chain of infection
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anything potentially harmful to health.
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biohazard
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chemistry of fire representation.
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fire tetrahedron
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devices that operate or remove a workplace BBP hazard.
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engineering controls
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contains general, precautionary and emergency information for a hazardous product.
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MSDS
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federal agencies that disposed hazardous waste
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EPA
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federal organization that advises the CDC ON nosocomial infection prevention guidelines.
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HICPAC
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HBV
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Hepatitis B Virus
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HCV
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hepatitis C virus
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inanimate objects that can harbor material that containing infectious agents.
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formites
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infection associated with healthcare facility.
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HAI
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pathogen responsible for causing an infection
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infectious causative agent
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procedure that separates patients from certain transmissible infection
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protective or reverse isolation
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protected from or resistant to a particular disease or infection
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immune
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short for microorganisms
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microbe
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having an abnormally low neutrophil count
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neutropenic
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capable of causing a disease
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pathogenic
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federal agency that recommends ways to prevent work related injury
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NIOSH
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federal agency that mandates and and enforces safe working conditions for employees
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OSHA
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individual that has little resistance to an infectious agent
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susceptible host
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infection acquired in a hospital
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nosocomial infection
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microorganisms capable of causing disease
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pathogen
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practices that alter how tasks are performed to reduce the likelihood of BBP exposure
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work practice controls
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precautions that reduce risk of airborne, droplet or contact transmission
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standard precautions
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precautions to be used with all patients
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transmission based precautions
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protects a patient who is highly susceptible to infection
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protective isolation
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protective items worn my an individual
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PPE
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source of an infectious agent
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reservoir
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protects a patient who is highly susceptible to infection
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protective isolation
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precautions that reduce the risk of airborne, droplet or contact transmission
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standard precautions
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through mucus membrane
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permucosal
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through the skin
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percutaneous
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transmission of an infectious agent by an insect, anthropod, or animal
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vector transmission
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transmission of an infectious agent through contaminated food, water, drugs or blood
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vehicle transmission
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