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