Ch. F05: Infection Control

Flashcards about infection control

Infection control

Any method used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another.

Sterilization

Destroys ALL microbial life.

Cleaning

Is mostly used to remove visible dirt.

Setting guidelines for licensing and enforcing conduct on the job

More likely to be governed by state regulatory agencies rather than federal regulatory agencies.

OSHA

Would most likely be involved in regulating the manufacture of chemical products used in the workplace.

EPA

Would most likely be involved in regulating the safe disposal of chemical products in the workplace.

Beauty and wellness professionals are permitted and encouraged to do

Refer customers with infections and abnormal conditions to physicians.

Rules and regulations

They are more specific than laws.

Regarding the prevention of the spread of infections, it

It is easy when you know the proper procedures to follow.

Prevention of the spread of infections begins and ends with

You.

A client's impression of a salon or spa begins

The moment they open the door.

Pathogens

All reside in different places and affect humans in different ways.

To understand transmission is to understand

The process by which pathogens move between individuals.

What happens when an individual's immune system prevents transmission?

It prevents the spread of disease.

The relationship between direct and indirect transmission of disease

Direct transmission requires contact with another person whereas indirect transmission does not.

Diseases spread by direct transmission and indirect transmission

Neither diseases spread by direct nor indirect transmission can live for long periods of time away from a host.

The indirect transmission of a disease

It happens through contact with an intermediate object.

The difference between respiratory droplets and airborne transmission

Respiratory droplets do not stay in the air as long.

It is NOT required that disinfectants used in salons and spas must be

Hypoallergenic.

Beauty and wellness professionals must be prepared to deal with all EXCEPT

Gases.

Most bacteria

They are nonpathogenic.

A microorganism is any

Organism of microscopic size.

There are of different kinds of bacteria, __primary type(s).

Thousands; two.

Nonpathogenic and pathogenic bacteria

Pathogenic bacteria are harmful to humans, whereas nonpathogenic bacteria are not.

Pathogenic bacteria

Cause disease or infection.

The presence of pus is a sign of

Bacterial infection.

Is NOT necessarily associated with inflammation

Pus.

There can be no bacterial infection without the presence of

Pathogenic bacteria.

A disease that spreads from one person to another is

Communicable.

What has a doctor done when he or she has determined the nature of a disease?

The doctor has diagnosed it.

If you get sick as a result of overexposure to chemicals at the workplace, what has happened?

You have contracted an occupational disease.

Is NOT true of staphylococci

Most strains make us very will.

Is NOT caused by a virus

Strep throat.

Is a type of fungi

Mildew.

Disease-causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV, are called

Bloodborne pathogens.

How is HIV spread?

From person to person through the blood.

One of the two types of parasites commonly encountered in the salon and spa

Pediculous capitis.

Biofilms are NOT

Highly susceptible to the body's defense mechanisms.

Is TRUE

Sterilization destroys all microbial life including spores.

The FIRST step in infection control

Cleaning.

When a surface is properly cleaned, the number of contaminants on the surface is

Greatly reduced.

The SECOND step of infection control

Disinfecting.

The process of disinfection eliminates

Most microorganisms.

Disinfectants are NOT

Able to destroy all bacteria.

An EPA-registered disinfectant MUST carry all EXCEPT

The word concentrate.

Quat solutions usually take ____to disinfect implements.

10 minutes.