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Nursing Fundamentals
3.01 Infection Control Key Terms
Student Notes
Term
Bloodborne
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Pathogens
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Definition
Disease causing microorganisms that are present in human blood
and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but
are not limited to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
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C-diff
Clostridium difficile is a spore forming bacteria found naturally in
the intestines - if seen in abnormally large amount will cause foul
smelling watery stools - another MDRO.
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Contaminated
Dirty, unclean, soiled with germs
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Disinfection
The process of destroying most, but not all pathogenic organisms
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Exposure incident
A mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or sharps-injury contact with
blood or potentially infectious materials that results from the
performance of an employee’s duties
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Fomite
Any object contaminated with germs and able to transmit disease
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Germ
A microorganism, especially one that causes disease
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HAI
Healthcare Associated Infection
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Isolation
An area where the resident with easily transmitted diseases is
separated from others
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Medical Asepsis
The practice used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent
their spread from one place to another place, clean technique
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Microorganism
A living body so small that it can only be seen with the aid of a
microscope
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MDROs
Multi-Drug Resistant microOrganisms - MDROs are very serious
because drugs do not kill them.
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MRSA
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - one of several multidrug resistant microorganisms
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Parasite
An organism that lives within, upon, or at the expense of another
live organism or host
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Pathogen
A microorganism that is harmful and capable of causing in
infection
Nursing Fundamentals
3.01 Infection Control Key Terms
Student Notes
PPE
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Personal Proctective Equipment - Specialized clothing or
equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
PIM
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Human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal
fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid,
and saliva
Any tissue or organ (other than intact skin) or tissue cultures
Standard
Precautions
1996 Centers for Disease Control revised procedures to replace
Universal Precautions. It contains two tiers of precautions:
Standard precautions and transmission-based precaution.
Sterilize
To kill all microorganisms including spores
Virus
The smallest organism identified using an electron microscope.
VRE
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus - this a MDRO that affects
the gastrointestinal system