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HCC 2008 Asepsis

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what is asepsis?   show
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why is it important?   show
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aseptic techniques help prevent...   show
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infection   show
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show infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host  
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an infectious agent is   show
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a reservoir is   show
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show point of escape from the reservoir; ex.respiratory, GI/GU tract, breaks in the skin, blood and tissues  
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transmission   show
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show touching, kissing, sex  
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show contact with a contaminated object; vehicles, vectors, or airborne  
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vehicles   show
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vectors   show
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airborne   show
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portal of entry   show
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show a person with a decreases ability to overcome the pathogen or its effects  
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show age (elderly and children/babies), immune status, illness, physical condition  
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show incubation, prodromal, full stage of illness, convalescent period  
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show interval btw when the pathogen enters the body and when symptoms appear; there are no symptoms but the organisms are growing and multiplying  
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show early signs and symptoms are present, but they are vague and non specific; ex. fatigue, malaise, low grade fever; person is infectious and the infection can spread most easily  
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show one part of the body  
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show through out the whole body  
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full stage of illness   show
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convalescent period   show
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show bodies natural defenses inhibit the growth of microorganisms  
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Inflammatory response   show
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show specific reactions to invading pathogens; antigen and antibodies interactions  
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Humoral immunity   show
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antigen   show
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antibody   show
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Cellular immunity   show
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Factors affecting susceptibility to Infection   show
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Assessment   show
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Local signs of infection   show
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Systemic signs of infection   show
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Diagnostic Data for Infection   show
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show neutrophils, Bands (immature neutrophils), lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, Basophils  
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Absolute Count   show
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show increase WBC, Increase Neutrophils, Lymphocytes and Monocytes increase in viral infections, Eosinophils increase in parasitic infection or allergic reaction  
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Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)   show
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Resistant   show
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show collect before antibiotics are given, use a sterile container, special skin prep to prevent contamination, usually drawn in both arms (to make sure no false positives)  
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C-reactive protein is   show
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show Medical(clean) and Surgical(sterile)  
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show procedures and practices that reduce the number and transfer of pathogens  
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show sterilization of items and keeping them clean practices used to render and keep objects and areas free of microorganisms  
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you would be using a clean method when...   show
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show changing a dressing or inserting a catheter  
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show a warm, dark, moist environment that provides nutrients; ex. mouth, blood, GI and GU tract  
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show contact, air currents , or capillary action  
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The larger the quantity of pathogens...   show
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show disease occurrence  
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the great the pathogens the _______ the rate of getting the disease   show
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show hand washing  
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show medical asepsis  
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keep _________ items away from clothing and keep soiled linen off the ________   show
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show least; dirtier  
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show don't shake linens  
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show immediately  
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show keep hair, skin, nails and mouth clean, cover mouth when cough or sneeze  
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show the operating room, delivery room, and labs for invasive studies  
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sterile objects must be held   show
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show sterile field... you never know what could happen to it when you are no looking  
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show destroys all pathogenic organisms except spore  
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disinfection can be obtained by using   show
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show day to day  
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terminal disinfection is performed   show
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show bleach 10% solution or 1 to 10 parts, betadine, alcohol  
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sterilization   show
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show autoclave, boiling, dry heat, radiation or Ethylene Oxide gas, free steam  
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show 250-254 degrees F (all microbe forms)  
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boiling   show
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dry heat   show
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radiation or Ethylene Oxide gas   show
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Free steam   show
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body areas that are sterile   show
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show skin, nose, oral cavity, bowel  
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show sterile object  
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show they have or are suspected to contain pathogens  
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surgical asepsis areas are contaminated if   show
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sterile fields must be kept...   show
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show air currents  
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Nosocomial Infection   show
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show pathogen is acquired from other people  
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show pathogen comes from microbial life harbored in the person  
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Iatrogenic infection   show
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someone gets a central line place and then gets a blood infection. This is an example of   show
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show pathogens capable of resisting antibiotics  
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show Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin Intermediate Resistant Staph Aureus (VISA), Vancomycin Resistant enterococcus (VRE)  
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show Hand washing, cleaning and disinfecting rooms, disinfection or sterilization of equipment, linen in bags before taken to laundry, no sitting on patients beds, Room assignments, staff have proof of freedom of or immunity to disease  
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show prevent the spread of infection, contained the organism in a limited area, used in hospitals, outpatient centers, homes, limit the movement and social contacts of a person with a communicable disease  
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Barriers   show
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show blood, semen, and vaginal secretions, breast milk, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, tissues  
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standard precaution regulations include   show
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Linen precautions   show
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Sharps precautions   show
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show for diseases transmitted by airborne nuclei. ex. measles, TB, varciella  
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show for diseases transmitted by large particle droplets. ex. pneumonia, strep, H flu, mumps, pertussis, rubella  
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show for diseases transmitted by direct contact with patient or items in their environment. ex. infectious diarrhea, impetigo, wound infections, resistant bacteria, MRSA)  
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PRECAUTIONS for airborne transmission   show
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show private room, may keep door open, wear mask within 3 feet of patient visitors too (should wear mask when in the room just in case), transport only when necessary and patient wears a mask, dedicate equipment  
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show private room if possible, wear gloves when entering room, chang gloves and wash hands often, wear gloves if contact with infectious agent is likely, limit patient movement out of room (if the go out they wear gloves and gown), dedicated equipment  
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infection Control Nurse   show
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show infection fighting (bacterial)  
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lymphocytes and monocytes increase   show
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show in parasitic infection or allergic reaction  
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