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Infection Control (included in lecture test 2)

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What are nosocomial infections?   show
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show in the blood stream and urinary tract  
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show hospital  
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show from a particular treatment or procedure  
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show from microorganisms that are not normal flora  
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show from an overgrowth of normal flora  
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What are the factors that encourage nosocomial infections?   show
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What makes the environment a factor of nosocomial infections?   show
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show it occurs through the drugs  
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Why is equipment a factor of nosocomial infections?   show
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What does it mean by contamination during procedures as a factor of nosocomial infections?   show
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What are 4 types of pathogenic microorganisms that may cause infections?   show
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show an infectious agent, a reservoir or environment to live and multiply, a portal to exit the reservoir, a means of transmission, and a portal of entry into a new host  
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show contact (direct or indirect), droplet, airborne, vehicle, and vector  
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show bacteria, fungus, prion, parasite  
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show open wound, mouth, nose  
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What is an example of means of transmission?   show
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What is an example of a portal of entry into a new host?   show
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show direct contact is when you come in direct contact with an infection and indirect contact is the transfer of pathogens by touching objects that have been contaminated by an infected person  
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show when you come in contact with an infectious secretion that comes through the mouth, nose, etc.  
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What is a vehicle?   show
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What is an airborne route?   show
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What is a vector?   show
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show geriatric or pediatric patients because their immune systems are either shutting down or in the process of building  
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show it enters the body through contact with HIV positive blood or body fluids. it destroys cells by assaulting the immune system  
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What do you do when possibly coming in contact with HIV?   show
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Can you get AIDS if you have HIV?   show
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How do you properly dispose of a needle?   show
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What is hepatitis?   show
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What can you get hep b from?   show
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show blood to blood (sharing needles, etc.)  
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show yes and there are vaccines for both  
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What is tuberculosis?   show
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Is tuberculosis treatable?   show
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show TB testing to detect possible exposure to infected persons  
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What is MRSA and how is it spread?   show
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show a bacterial infection spread by direct contact  
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What is VRE?   show
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show a form of bacteria and fungemia that is in the bloodstream  
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What is c. diff?   show
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What is ESBL?   show
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What are Tier 1 precautions?   show
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What are Tier 2 precautions?   show
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What should you do when in doubt about the cleanliness or sterility of something?   show
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show to eliminate or reduce microorganisms through the use of soap, water, friction and chemical disinfectants  
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show to completely destroy or remove microorganisms by heat or a chemical process  
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show protective isolation to the patient that may be immune compromised such as a transplant patient, burn patient, chemotherapy patient, etc.  
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