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Infection Control Chapter 19 |
Biohazard waste must be collected in impermeable red polyethylene biohazard labeled bags or containers and sealed |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
The medical waste tracking act set the standard for governmental regulation of medical waste how ever that law expires in 1991 The state we’re then given responsibility for regulating the disposal of medical waste chapter |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
Each healthcare facility must hire biomedical was disposal service whose employees are trained to collect and haul away biomedical waste in special containers |
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How is vaccination effectiveness checked? |
Employees should have a blood titer drawn after completion of the injection cyde to determine whether they have created antibodies against the disease |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
Everything that comes into contact with the patient should be sterile ,including gowns ,drape’s instruments and the gloved hands of the surgical team |
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What is the goal of hand washing ? |
Because the hands themselves cannot be sterilized the goal of hand washing is to reduce skin bacteria through the use of mechanical friction, anti microbial soap and warm running water |
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How does ultrasonic sanitation work? |
Sound waves cause the solution to vibrate which loosens the materials attached to the instruments. The process is gentle on instruments and reduces worker exposure to sharp injury |
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What are some examples of disinfecting solutions? |
Bleach, alcohol and cidex are examples |
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Autoclave |
Are also known as steam sterilizers and are typically used for health care it kills pathogens and spores is a method which uses moist heat |
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Viral Invasion may not cause significant immediate symptoms because host cells infected with viruses produce a substance called________ which protect nearby cells |
Interferon |
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Relapse is the ________ not the disappearance of symptoms after apparent recovery |
Recurrence |
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__________ are manufactured to destroy disease causing microbes |
Germicides |
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____________ are used on living tissue to remove or control microorganisms |
Antiseptics |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
Employers must provide employees with any needed PPE not just their own alternative PPE |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
Hepatitis B immunization must be provided free of charge within 10 days of the start of employment |
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Chapter 19 Control Infection |
Hands can become contaminated even if gloves are worn therefore hands should be sanitized after the gloves have been removed |
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____________ medications are administered by injection |
Parenteral |
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___________ is a disease caused by a virus |
Herpes |
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___________ work efficiently without the danger of injury from sharp instruments |
Ultrasonic cleaners |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Intact skin is the first protection against infectious microbes therefore HIV could not be transmitted by blood that’s splashed into intact skin |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
A medical assistant must wear disposable gloves she sanitizing contaminated surfaces |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Microbes can collect under artificial nails healthcare workers should not wear artificial nails |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
An asymptomatic host carries infectious material |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
A body fluid visibly contaminated with blood vaginal and seminal secretions and wound drainage are items that when contaminated required special handling |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Pyemia is the presence of puxsforming microbes in the blood not in urine |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Remission is the absence of symptoms of a disease |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Viral infections cannot be cured with antibiotics The most effective treatment is palliative |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Hand sanitization is effective pathogens CDC recognizes |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
The increased number of WBCs at the site results in phagocytosis or the engulfing and destruction of microorganisms and damage cells |
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If the body is too weak or the number of pathogens is too great the infection may spread to the bloodstream |
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A systemic infection called _____________ may occur that ultimately could affect the entire body |
Septicemia or blood poisoning |
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Another name for WBC’s White Blood Cells or Leukocytes |
WBC’s White Blood Cell - Are cells of the immune system that are involve in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders |
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Chapter 19 Infection Control |
Hypersensitivity reaction to latex gloves or the powder that lines them may be localized,inundating urticaria dermatitis conjunctivitis and rhinitis or they may be systemic producing asthmatic reactions or anaphylaxis |
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____________ is a severe life threatening allergic reaction It can happen seconds or minutes after you’ve been exposed to something you’re allergic to |
Anaphylaxis |
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_____________ producing or showing no symptoms |
Asymptomatic |