MCN - RLE - Sharp Safety & Infection Control

Infection

occurs when germs enter the body, increase in number, and cause a reaction of the body.

Infection

when the cells in your body are damaged — as a result of the _________ — and signs and symptoms of an illness appear.

Source

Infectious agent or germ • Healthcare settings, people are one _____of germs

Transmission

Way germs are moved to the susceptible person • General ways germs travel

Contact

Direct __________ transmission occurs through direct body contact with the tissues or fluids of an infected individua

Fomite

involves inanimate objects contaminated by an infected individual that then come in contact with a susceptible animal or human.

Sharps Injuries

through a skin puncture by a used needle or sharp instrument

Vectors

: living organisms that can transfer pathogenic microorganisms to other animals or locations and include arthropod vectors

Sprays and Splashes

infected person coughs or sneezes, creating droplets

Close-Range Inhalation

droplet containing germs is small enough to breathe in

Inhalation

When germs are aerosolized in tiny particles

Airborne Transmission

infected patients cough, talk, or sneeze germs

Susceptible Host

Who is not vaccinated, immune, or with a weakened immune system

Nosocomial Infection

Health-care-associated or hospital-acquired infections • a subset of infectious diseases acquired in a health-care facility.

48 hours

Nosocomial Infections infect a person at least ____ after admission

Infection Control

various measures that prevent and contain the spread of infectious diseases.

Infection Prevention

Various measures that can limit the spread of microorganisms. Infection Control Basics

Standard Precautions

used for all patient care; based on a risk assessment and personal protective equipment

Transmission-based Precautions

used in addition to Standard Precautions for patients who may be infected or colonized with certain infectious agents.

Transmission Based Precautions

Second tier of basic infection control • In addition to Standard Precautions for patients who may be infected or colonized with infectious agents (additional precautions are needed to prevent infection transmission)

Contact Precautions

practices used to prevent spread of disease by direct or indirect contact

Droplet Precautions

Must be followed for a patient known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.

Airborne Precautions

Methods of infection control that must be used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei.

Immunize

_________ susceptible persons as soon as possible following unprotected contact with vaccine-preventable infections

Color Coding System

Hospital facilities that generate medical waste usually employ a?

Ergonomic Approach

It reduces the cognitive demands on the workers and makes it less likely that human error will result in the mixing of disparate waste.

Red

The color of the bin for sharps

Yellow

The color of the bin for Infectious Waste

Sharps

are instruments that can puncture, cut, or scrape body parts. puncture hazards to laboratory staff and waste Handlers

2/3 full

Don't fill sharps containers greater than 2/3 full