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Informed consent |
A pt agrees to undergo treatment after a method, risk and consequences are explained to him. What is this |
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Fomite |
What is the term for unanimated object that is contaminated by bacteria |
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A person who carries a disease agent but is not sick |
What does the term resevoir mean |
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Nosocomial infections |
What is the term for infections contracted in the health care settings |
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Vector |
The pathogen West Nile virus is carried by mosquitos. What type of transmission is this? |
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Contact |
What is the most frequent and important transmission route for hospital infectiona |
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Handwashing |
What is the single most important means of preventing infections |
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Sweat |
These body fluids require standard precautions, except: Saliva Spinal fluid Sweat Synovial fluid |
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Just before leaving the room |
When collecting blood from the pt diagnosed with clostridium difficile (c diff) infection use contact precautions and after finished collection, when is the best time to discard used ppe equipment |
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Standard precautions |
What is the term used for infection control measures that use barrier protection and work practice controls to prevent contact w infectious body fluids from all pts |
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Wash hands |
When removing personap protective equipment (ppe) what is the last thing you do? |
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Hep B |
Blood borne pathogens standard require an employer to provide what immunization |
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Remove pta from the vicinity of fire |
The first action to take in the event of a fire is what |
RACE acronym. R is first |
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All pts (pts w hiv, hep b; pts w any known infection; pta a dr has indicated as infectious |
According to blood borne pathogen standard rules, what kind pts are considered to be potentially infectious |
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Isolation |
What is the term for seperation of an infection source from its susceptible hosts |
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