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| an injury that rubs off the surface of the skin |
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| the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscle from lack of use |
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| The foundation that supports an object. The feet are the body's base of support. |
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| Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
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| federal law that requires that healthcare facilities protect employees from bloodborne health hazards |
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| the way the part of the bodywork together when a person moves |
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C. difficile
Clostridium difficile (C. diff, C. difficile) |
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| a bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill; it causes symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon (colitis) |
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CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| a federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve the health of individuals and communities |
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| The center of gravity in the body is the point where the most weight is concentrated |
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| are medications used to control a person's mood or behavior |
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| can occur when eating, drinking, or swallowing medication |
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| in health care, a condition in which objects are not contaminated with pathogens |
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| used when the resident is at risk of spreading an infection by direct contact with a person or object |
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| a serious condition resulting from an inadequate amount of fluid in the body |
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| a way of transmitting pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions |
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| in health care, a condition in which objects have been contaminated with pathogens |
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| confusion about person, place, or time |
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| to be used only once and then discarded |
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| any sudden, uncontrollable descent from a higher to a lower level, with or without injury resulting |
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| Guidelines used for reducing fire hazards and responding to fires |
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| washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water and using alcohol-based hand rubs |
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| Healthcare-associated Infection |
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| an infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care |
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| inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma |
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| a way of transmitting pathogens from touching an object contaminated by the infected person |
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| a condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes appear yellow |
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| an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body and has local symptoms |
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MRSA
(Methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus) |
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| an antibiotic-resistant infection to methicillin |
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| poor nutrition due to improper diet |
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| the method of describing how a pathogen travels |
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| the membranes that line body cavities that open to the outside of the body, such as the linings of the mouth, nose, eyes, rectum, and genitals |
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| skin that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, acne, pimples, lesions, surgical incisions or boils |
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OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) |
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| a federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job |
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| the administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to a person's lungs |
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| the loss of ability to move all or part of the body, which often includes loss of feeling in the affected area |
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| care of the genital and anal area |
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| thick mucus from the respiratory passage |
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| refers to means of purposely limiting or obstructing the freedom of a person's bodily movement |
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| measures used in place of a restraint or that reduce the need for a restraint |
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| needles or other sharp objects |
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| a method of infection prevention in which all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease |
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| an infection that travels through the bloodstream and is spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms |
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| type of tuberculosis in which the person shows symptoms of the disease and can spread it to others |
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VRE
(Vancomycin-resistant enterococus) |
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| bacteria (enterococci) that have developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin |
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