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| infection limited to specific location and has local symptoms |
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| infection that travels throughout bloodstream causing general symptoms |
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| healthcare associated infection |
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| infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care |
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| method of describing how a pathogen travels |
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| way of transmitting pathogens through touching the infected person or his secretions |
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| way of transmitting pathogens from touching something contaminated by the infected person |
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| membranes that line the body cavities that open to the outside of the body like linings in mouth, nose, eyes, rectum and genitals |
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| poor nutrition due to improper diet |
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| condition resulting from inadequate amount of fluid in the body |
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| federal govt agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job |
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| federal govt agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve health and safety of individuals and communities |
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| infection prevention in which all bodily fluids, nonintact skin and mucus membranes get treated was if they were infected with an infectious disease |
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| needles or other sharp objects |
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| washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rubs |
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| care of genital and anal area |
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| skin that is broken by abrasions, cuts, rashes, acne, pimples, lesions, surgical incisions or boils |
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| object that has not been contaminated with pathogens |
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| object has been contaminated with pathogens |
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| to be used only once then discarded |
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| intended to prevent transmission of infections |
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| inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors like alcohol abuse, some medications and trauma |
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| condition which the skin, whites of eyes and mucous membranes appear yellow |
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| bloodborne pathogens standard |
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| microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in some humans |
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| a highly contagious disease. caused by a bacterium that is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air, causes fatigue, loss of appetite, slight fever, prolonged coughing, and shortness of breath |
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| thick mucus from respiratory passage |
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| bacteria that has developed resistance due to the antibiotic methicillin |
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| bacteria that has developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin |
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| bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill, causes symptoms like diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon |
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| unintentional change in position that results in landing on a lower surface |
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| confusion about person, place or time |
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| 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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| when someone can't speak cough or breathe because something is obstructing the airway |
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| an injury that rubs off the surface of the skin |
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| administration of oxygen to increase the supply of oxygen to a persons lungs |
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| the wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of the muscles from lack of use |
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| device that limits a persons movement or access to their body |
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| drug that is given to control someones behavior or movement |
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| non physical methods that can be used instead of physical or chemical restraints like communication |
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| the way the parts of the body work together when a person moves |
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| area on the ground where a person or object makes contact with the surface |
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| point on a persons body where the weight is evenly distributed |
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| RACE- remove people from danger, activate fire alarm, confine by closing all doors and windows, extinguish |
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