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14 Cards in this Set
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What is aspesis?
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- absence of disease producing (pathogenic) microorganisms
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Define contagious
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- spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact
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What does contaminated mean?
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- to make impure by contact or with mixture of something unclean
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What is a disinfectant?
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- chemical agent used in elimination of all pathogens except bacterial spores
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Define infection
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- process of infecting or being infected by pathogens
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Define infection control
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- practices or techniques that control or prevent transmission of infection to clients and health care workers
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What is medical asepsis?
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- aka clean technique
- procedures used to reduce and prevent spread of microorganisms |
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Provide three examples of medical asepsis
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- hand hygiene
- using clean gloves - cleaning environment |
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Define microorganism and provide three examples of them
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- any organism too small to be viewed by unaided eye
- ex. bacterium, virus, fungus |
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How is nosocomial infection acquired?
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- aka iatrogenic infection
- infection acquired after admission to health care facility - not present or incubating at time of admission |
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What is a pathogen capable of?
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- microorganism capable of producing an illness
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What does free and sterile have in common?
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- free from microorganisms
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What does susceptible mean?
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- individual degree of resistance to pathogen
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What is virulent?
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- ability to produce disease
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