Chapter 17 Medical Asepsis And The Osha Standard

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Aerobe

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A microorganism that needs oxygen to live and grow

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Anaerobe

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A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen

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Antiseptic

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An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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Pathogenic microorganisms capable of causing disease that are present in human blood

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Cilia

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Slender, hairlike processes that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body

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Contaminated

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The presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood or OPIM on an item or suface

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Exposure incident

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A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, nonintact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from an employee's duties

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Hand hygiene

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The process of cleaning or sanitizing the hands

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Infection

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The condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen

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Medical asepsis

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Practices that are employed to inhibit the growth and hinder the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms

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Microorganism

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A microscopic plant or animal

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Nonintact skin

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Skin that has a break in the surface

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Nonpathogen

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A microorganism that does not normally produce disease

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Occupational exposure

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Resonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with bloodborne pathogens or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the perormance of an employee's duties

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Opportunistic infection

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An infection resulting from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally fround in the environment

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Optinal growth temperature

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The temperatire at which an organism grows best

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Pathogen

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A disease-producing microorganism

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Parenteral

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The piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions

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pH

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The degree to which a solution is acidic or basic

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Postexposure prophylaxis

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Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease

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Regulated medical waste

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Any wast containing infectious material that may pose a threat to health and safety

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Reservoir host

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The organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and also serves as a source of transfer of pathogens to others

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Sharps

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Objects that can penetrate the skin such as needles and lancets

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Transient flora

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Microogranisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activities