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21 Cards in this Set
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intentional or unintentional treatment that causes harm to a person's body.
Hitting, kicking, cutting, burning, pushing, or touching a resident in any way that causes pain or injury |
Pysical abuse
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harming a person by threatening, scaring, insulting, humiliating or treating him or her as a child.
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psychological abuse
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oral or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten or embarrass a person
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verbal abuse
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forcing a person to perform or participate in sexual acts, any kind of sexual behavior that causes a person to be fearful and feel threatened sexually
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sexual abuse
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stealing, taking advantage of, or improperly using the money, property, orother assets of another
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financial abuse
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What do you have to do to maintain your CNA licence?
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12 hours per year for a total of 24hours in 2 years of CEUs, fill out a form from the DHS with proof of CEUs and mail it in.
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Describe the chain of infection
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causative agent
reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry susceptible host |
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a pathogen or microorganism that causes disease in the chain of infection
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causative agent
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where the pathogen lives and grows (chain of infection)
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reservoir
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any opening on an infected person allowing pathogens to leave... nose, mouth, eyes or a cust in the skin (chain of infection)
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portal of exit
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how a pathogent travels... main routes are contact, droplet, and airborne (chain of infection)
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mode of transmission
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how the pathogen enters the human host includes nose, mouth, eyes, and other mucous membranes (chain of infection)
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portal of entry
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uninfected person who could get sick (chain of infection)
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susceptible host
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a tiny living thing not visible to the eye without a microscope
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microbe
microorganism |
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the microorganisms that cause disease
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pathogen
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infection limited toa specific part of the body
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localized infection
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microorganisms, mostly bacteria, that are resistant to one or more anitmoicrobial agents
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multidrug-resistant organisms
MDROs |
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a federal gonvewrnment agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA |
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an infection acquried in a hospital
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nosocomial infection
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only pathogens are destroyed
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disinfection
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all microorganisms are destroyed including pathogens
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sterilization
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