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| being free of disease-producing microbes |
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| items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions |
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| a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have signs and symptoms |
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| a disease caused by pathogens that spread easily; aka contagious disease |
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| the process of becoming unclean |
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| the process of destroying pathogens |
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| a disinfectant applied to skin, tissues or non-living objects |
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| protection against a certain disease |
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| practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another; aka clean technique |
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| a small living plant or animal seen only with a microscope; aka microbe |
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| a microbe that does not usually cause an infection |
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| microbes that live and grow in a certain area |
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| an infection acquired during a stay in a health agency; aka healthcare-associated infections |
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| a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection |
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| a bacterium protected by a hard shell |
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| the absence of all microbes |
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| a work area free of all microbes and spores |
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| the practices that keep items free of all microbes; aka sterile technique |
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| the area on which an object rests |
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| the way the head, trunk, arms and legs are aligned with one another; aka posture |
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| using the body in an efficient and careful way |
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| Dorsal Recumbent Position |
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| aka back-lying or supine postition |
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| the science of designing a job to fit the worker |
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| a semi-sitting position, the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 90 degrees |
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| the rubbing of one surface against another |
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| turning the person as a unit, in alignment with one motion |
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| lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side |
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| Reverse Trendelenburg's Position |
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| the head of the bed is raised and the foot of the bed is lowered |
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| the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees |
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| when skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving |
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| aka back-lying or dorsal recumbent position |
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| a belt used to support persons who are unsteady or disabled; aka gait belt |
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| the head of the bed is lowered and the foot of the bed is raised |
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