| A | B |
|---|
| Handwashing | Reduces infection |
| Hand rub | Alcohol base, rub till hands dry |
| PPE | Mask, gowns, gloves (personal protective equip) |
| OSHA | Issues workplace health and safety guidelines |
| Gown/apron | Splashes, spills touching fluidsProtect clothes (clean or sterile). p[em om back secure neck then waist |
| Mask/respirator | Splashes, sprays protect mouth/nose (fully cover),fit nosepiece, secure |
| Goggles | protect eyes (fit snugly) |
| FIT | Test for respirators used in TB patients, inhale (should collapse), exhale, no leaks |
| Sequence for donning PPE | gown, mask, goggles, gloves |
| Removing (doffing) PPE | Gloves, face shield, gown, mask, respirator |
| Standard precautions | All patients, PPE |
| Resuscitation devices | Must be disposable |
| Bed bag/box | contaminated items |
| Extended Precautions | Standard Plus |
| contact | when touching patient/belongings (gown, gloves) |
| Droples | Surgical mask within 3 feet |
| Airborne Infection Isolation | Particulate respirator (TB) |
| Reverse Isolation | Protect PATIENT from disease (compromised immune system) |
| Microorganisms | pathogenic or non-pathogenic |
| Aerobic | Needs Oxygen |
| Anareobic | Does not need oxygen |
| Bacteria | Treat with antibiotics |
| Protozoa | One-celled, animal-like |
| Fungi | White patches on tongue (difficult to treat) Antifungals |
| Rickettsiae | Rod-shaped (ticks, fleas, lice) |
| Viruses | Requires host for survival |
| Helminths | Parasitic, wormlike, fee in host |
| Vaccines | Produce immunity, effective way to control disease |
| Antisepsis | Use on skin (alcohol), does not kill spires, viruses |
| Disinfection | Used on equipment (NOT skin), clorox, does not kill spores, viruses |
| Sterilization | Kills everything, steam, gas, surgical equipment |
| Direct contact | Person/person, animal/person, mother/fetus |
| Indirect contact | inanimate objects (thermometers, doors) |
| Airborne | Through air |
| Vector | Insects carry pathogens from host to host |
| Causative agent | Pathogen |
| Reservoir | Where causative agent lives |
| Portal of exit | Way out of reservoir |
| Mode of Transmission | Way to get to new host |
| Portal of entry | Entryway to new host |
| Susceptible host | Must be susceptible to disease |
| Infection | Invasion by pathogen, use host to multiply,interfere with function |
| Local infection | Specific portion of body (pain, swelling, warmth, pus) infected cut on hand |
| Systemic | Entire body (fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, weakness) flu, cold |
| Endogenous | Originates inside body (cancer) |
| Exogenous | Originates outside body (flu) |
| Nosocomial | Hospital-acuired |
| Opportunistic | Occurs when body defenses are weak (AIDS) |
