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Asepsis
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A condition free from germs, infection and any form of life
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Surgical Conscience
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define needs, have all materials ready, start over if sterility is broken
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Define the sterile area-personal
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2" below neck to navel or waist and fingertips to 2" above elbows. Front only
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Surgical Asepsis
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procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms, including pathogens and spores from an object or area
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Medical Asepsis
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clean technique, procedures used to reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms. eg. hand hygiene, clean gloves and clean environment.
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Surgical Asepsis- uses
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intentional perforation of the skin(iv caths, injections), surgical incisions or breaking the skin integrity, during procedures that involve insertion of catheters or instruments into sterile body cavities
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Modes of Transmission of microorganisms
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Contact (direct and indirect, droplet), air (droplet nuclei, residue from evaporated droplets), vehicles, vector (flies, mosquito)
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Nosocomial infection
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result from delivery of health services in a health care facility.
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Iatrogenic Infection
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nosocomial infections resulting from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure
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Exogenous Infection
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microorganisms external to the individual that do not exist as normal flora
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endogenous infection
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can occur when a part of client's flora becomes altered and overgrowth occurs. eg. streptococci.
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Exudate
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fluid or cells that are discharged from cells or blood vessels, pus, serum
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Standard precuations- protection for exposure to:
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blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, except sweat regardless of whether they contain blood. Nonintact skin, mucous membranes.
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Standard Precautions- applied
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hand washing, clean gloves, masks, eyewear, gowns when appropriate
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Second tier precautions
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airborne, droplet, contact
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Airborne precautions
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droplets smaller than 5 microns. Laryngeal TB, Varicella, measels , pulmonary tb.
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Droplet Precautions
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droplets larger than 5 microns. Rubella, streptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia, scarlet fever in children and infants.
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Contact Precautions
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Direct client or environmental contact. Colonization or infection with multidrug-resitant organism. Herpies simplex, scabies, varicella zoster etc.
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Airborne Precautions- accomodations
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private negative pressure airflow room. 6 changes per hour. mask or respiratory protection required
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Droplet Precautions-accomodations
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private room or cohort clients, mask
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Contact Precautions -accomodations
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gloves, gown, private or cohort client.
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Sterile Field
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an area free of microorganisms and prepared to receive sterile items.
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Autoclave
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used to sterilize surgical instruments, parenteral solutions, and surgical dressings
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Chemical Sterilization
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used to disinfect instruments, and equipment.
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Boiling water
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household sterilization
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