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| asepsis | being free of disease producing microbes (pathogens) |
| biohazardous waste | items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions; bio means life, and hazardous means dangerous or harmful |
| carrier | A human or animal that carries microbes but does not have signs and symptoms of infection |
| clean technique | medical asepsis...cleaning from clean area to dirty area...separating dirty items from clean items |
| communicable/contagious/infectious disease | a disease caused by pathogens that spread easily from one person to another; Examples: the flu, TB, HIV, a cold |
| contagious disease | a disease that is easy to spread from one person to another |
| contamination | the process of becoming unclean (dirty) |
| disinfection | the process of destroying pathogens |
| infection | a disease resulting from the invasion (attack) and growth of microbes in the body |
| infection control | ways to prevent the spread of infection (hand washing, clean technique, wearing a mask, gloves, gown) |
| standard precautions | basic precautions used by the health care team to protect themselves and the patient. Used with ALL patients |
| microbe | a microorganism (bacteria or virus...germ) |
| non-pathogen | a microbe that does not usually cause an infection |
| pathogen | a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection |
| sterile | the absence of all microbes (pathogens and non-pathogens) |
| sterilization | the process of destroying all microbes |
| immune system | protects the body from disease and infection (includes your white blood cells and lymph system) |
| hand washing | the easiest way to prevent the spread of microbes if done before and after care |
| sharps container | a hard plastic container for dirty needles and syringes |
| method/means of transmission | how the infection is transferred from one person to another...air, blood, touch |
| Isolation Precautions | to keep a person away from others to prevent the spread of infection |
| soiled utility room | for dirty and soiled linens |
| mask | important to wear when in contact with patients on respiratory isolation |
| prevent | stop something before it starts |
| soiled | dirty, contaminated |
| precautions | things you do beforehand to prevent (stop) problems |
| surface | top of a table, bed, or chair |
| wound | a sore; an opening in the skin because of an injury or infection |
| virus | a germ (pathogen) that causes infection and isn't killed by antibiotics. |
| bacteria | germs that cause disease. Can be killed by antibiotics |
| disease | an illness. Is not always caused by microbes and is not always infectious |
| signs and symptoms | any change you observe or a patient feels in the person's body that may indicate a disease or infection |
| susceptible | A person who is at higher risk for developing an infection |
| mucous membrane | a thin layer of skin that cover some inner parts of the body such as the nose, mouth, eyes, vagina, rectum |
| mucus | thick liquid that is produced by mucous membranes |
| Bloodborne Pathogen Standard | rules to protect health care worker from exposure to HIV, Hepatitis, and other diseases. Standard Precautions are part of of these rules. |
