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Phlebotomy Ch.4
Ch. 4 key terms
Question | Answer |
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Isolation practice associated with airborne diseases | Airborne precautions |
Pertaining to a hazard caused by infectious organisms | Biohazard |
Continuous link between six components that make it possible for infections to occur. | Chain of infection |
isolation practices to prevent the spread of disease caused by patient contact. | Contact precautions |
Isolation practices to prevent the spread of microoranisms carried in fluid. | Droplet precaustions |
Infection contact by a patient as the result of a hospital stay or an outpatient procedure. | Health care acquired infection |
Procedures to control and monitor infections within an institution. | Infection control |
Infection acquired in the hospital | nosocominal infection |
Apparel worn to prevent contact with and transmission of pathogenic microoganism | Personal protective equipment |
Preventive measures taken when a person is exposed to infections | Postexposure prophylaxis |
Emission of radiant energy | Radioactivity |
Guidelines describing personnal protective practices | Standard precautions |
Isolation procedures based on airborne,droplets, and contact disease transmission | Transmission-based precautions |