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Nurse Aide 1 Module B Vocabulary Flash Cards: Infection Prevention Part 2

Module B focuses on infection prevention as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

Click on the first flashcard.
Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.

Module B: Infection Prevention Part 2

Influenza (Flu)

Contagious respiratory illness

Localized Infection

Infection found in one part of the body with symptoms noted at the one part of the body

Mask

PPE used to protect the mouth and nose from harmful germs

Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique)

Practice used to remove or destroy germs and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place

Microorganisms

Also called germs that live almost everywhere and may cause problems or diseases

Mode of Transmission

How harmful germs travel or get around from place to place

Mucus Membranes

Linings of natural body openings, such as mouth, nose, rectum, genitals, and eyes

Non-intact Skin

Cuts, scratches, and sores of the skin

Norovirus

Contagious gastrointestinal illness

Outbreak

More illness in more residents than what is expected or what is normal for the facility of a healthcare associated infection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Group of items used to block harmful germs from getting on skin and clothes

Point of Care

Refers to the place where 3 elements occur together: resident, nurse aide, and care or treatment involving resident contact, mostly occurs in the resident’s roomRefers to the place where 3 elements occur together: resident, nurse aide, and care or treatment involving resident contact, mostly occurs in the resident’s room

Portal of Entry

Body opening of a person that allows harmful germs to enter the body

Portal of Exit

Any way that harmful germs escape from a reservoir

Reservoir

Place where harmful germs live, grow, and increase in numbers

Sharps

Items that have corners, edges, or projections that can cut or pierce the skin, such as needles and razor blades

Sharps Container; Needle Disposal Container

Hard and leak-proof biohazard container used only for sharps

Shield

PPE used to protect the whole face from harmful germs

Sputum

Mucous coughed up from the lungs

Standard Precautions

First of 2 levels to prevent/control infections, the basic tasks that health care workers must do to prevent and control spread of infection, whereby all body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucus membranes are treated as if they were infected

Susceptible Host

Person who does not have an infection now but is at risk for becoming infected from harmful germs

Systemic Infection

Infection that affects an entire body part, or entire body system

Transmission-based Precautions

2nd of two levels to prevent/control infections; specific tasks and measures that health care workers must do when caring for residents who are infected or may be infected with specific types of infections

World Health Organization (WHO)

Organization within the United Nations whose purpose is to aid in the achievement of highest level of health for all the world’s people

Nurse Aide 1 Module B Vocabulary Flash Cards: Infection Prevention Part 1

Module B focuses on infection prevention as it pertains to North Carolina's Nurse Aide 1 program.

Use the following flashcards to help you study the related terms and definitions.

Directions:

Click on the first flashcard.
Click on each card or on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next slide.

Module B: Infection Prevention Part 1

Aerobic

Requires oxygen to survive

Airborne Precautions

A transmission-based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs that travel in the air at a distance, using Standard Precautions plus a respirator, depending on specific disease

Anaerobic

Does not need oxygen to survive

Aseptic

Clean

Bloodborne Pathogens

Harmful germs found in human blood and can cause infection and disease

Body Fluids

Blood, pus, liquid from sores, urine, stool, tears, spit, droplets from sneezes and coughs, and sputum

Carriers

People who have harmful germs living on or in their body but are not visibly sick

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

An agency of the federal government of the U.S. that oversees the control and prevention of disease

Chain of Infection

Way to explain how infection is passed around from one host to another host by using a picture of a chain

Contact Precautions

Transmission-based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs by direct contact, using Standard Precautions plus gown and gloves

Direct Contact

Mutual touching of two things, people, or organisms which may cause the spread of harmful germs

Droplet Precautions

Transmission-based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs that travel by droplets in the air, using Standard Precautions plus mask and gloves

Droplets

Particles of liquids that are sprayed from the nose or mouth when a person sneezes, coughs, sings, talks, or laughs

Goggles

PPE used to protect eyes from harmful germs

Gloves

PPE used to protect skin on hands from harmful germs

Gowns

PPE used to protect skin and clothes from harmful germs

Hand Hygiene

Washing hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rubs

Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI)

Infection that a resident gets while staying or living in a health care setting

Hepatitis B (HBV)

Disease of the liver caused by a virus - vaccine available

Hepatitis C (HCV)

Disease of the liver caused by a virus - no vaccine available

Host

Animal or person

Indirect Contact

Harmful germs spread by an object that has touched body fluids from infected person

Infection

Disease or condition of the body that occurs when harmful germs get into the body and grow in number

Infection Prevention

All the things that people do to control and prevent the spread of infection

Infectious Agent

Harmful germ that causes an infection

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