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| infection limited to specific location on body |
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| infection all over the body |
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| Healthcare-associated Infection |
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| infection acquired in healthcare facility during delivery of medical care |
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| touching infected person or his secretions |
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| touching object contaminated by infected person |
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| membranes that line body cavities that open to the outside of the body |
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| Not getting proper nutrition |
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| federal agency that makes standards protecting workers from harm |
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| govt agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve the health of people and communities |
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| treating blood, body fluids, skin and mucous membranes as if they were infected |
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| needles or other sharp objects |
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| washing hands with plain or antiseptic soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rubs |
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| skin that's broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, acne, lesions, incisions or boils |
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| not contaminated with pathogens |
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| contaminated with pathogens |
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| includes wearing gloves, gown and resident isolation |
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| inflammation of liver caused by certain viruses |
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| condition where skin, white of eyes and mucous membranes appear yellow |
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| Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
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| Requires facilities protect employees from bloodborne health hazards. |
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| highly contagious disease caused by bacterium |
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| thick mucous from respiratory passage |
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| antibiotic-resistant infection to methicillin |
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| Bacteria living in digestive and genital tracts that become resistant to vancomycin |
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| Sporeforming bacterium which can be part of the normal intestinal flora |
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| sudden, uncontrollable descent from a higher to lower level, with or without injury |
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| confusion about person, place or time |
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| loss of ability to move all or part of body |
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| Can occur with eating, drinking or swallowing medication |
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| injury that rubs off the surface of the skin |
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| administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to the lungs |
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| weakening or wasting away of muscle |
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| physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior |
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| medications used to control mood or behavior |
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| measures used in place of a restraint or that reduce need for restraint |
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| method, device or material that restrict a person's movement |
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| way the parts of the body work together when a person moves |
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| Foundation that supports an object |
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| the point in the body where the most weight is concentrated |
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| guidelines regarding fire prevention and evacuation |
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