infection Control Review

Define OSHA

• A federal agency that enforces workplace safety standards

• A private company that sells medical equipment
  

• A training program for healthcare workers
  

• A database that tracks infectious diseases

How does OSHA help keep healthcare workers safe?

• By providing free insurance to all employees

• By setting rules for Hepatitis B vaccinations, PPE use, and exposure control plans
  

•  By performing all cleaning and disinfection tasks
  

• By approving medical school programs

Hepatitis B vaccinations

• Free of charge and given within 10 days of employment

• 1. Costs to take needed asap

• 1. Employee doesnt need this

• 1. Given within 10 days costs money

PPE is provided by employer

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the infectious agent

• Place where pathogens live

• Microorganisms that cause the disease(virus, bacteria)

• Way pathogen leaves the body

• Route pathogen uses to enter new host

What is a resivoir

• The environment where pathogens die quickly

• The place where the pathogen lives and multiplies (ex: human body, animals, water)

• A method of disinfecting equipment

• A type of surgical instrument

Portal of Exit

• The way the pathogen spreads from one host to another (ex: contact, droplet, airborne)

• Organ pathogen infects

• the way the pathogen multiplies

• Patinet's immune response

Portal Of Entry

• The way the pathogen enters a new host (ex: broken skin, mucous membranes, respiratory tract)

• The way pathogens leave the body
  

• A method of disinfection
  

• A place where pathogens multiply

Susceptible host

• A person who cannot get infected

• . A person at risk for infection due to weakened immunity or other factors (ex: elderly, infants)

• A patient with no symptoms

• A healthcare worker only

 The most effective way to break the chain of infection is

• Wearing heavy-duty gloves at all times

• Hand hygiene

• Keeping windows closed

• Taking antibiotics daily