Saturday, May 23, 2026

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:

  1. Click on the first flashcard.
  2. 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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