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Ohio Esthetician State Board- Infection Control Exam 2024 A+ Rated
Ohio Esthetician State Board- Infection Control Exam 2024 A+ Rated
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Ohio Esthetician State Board- InfectionControl Exam 2024 A+ Rated
infection control - -methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of
infectious organisms from one individual to another
-cleaning - -mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and
water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and many disease causing germs
(also removed invisible dirt that interferes with disinfection)
-sanitizing - -chemical process for reducing the number of disease causing
germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level
-disinfecting - -chemical process for use with nonporous that uses specific
products to destroy harmful organisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi
(except bacterial spores) on implements and environmental surfaces
-sterilizing - -process that destroys all microbial life, including spores,
generally with the use of an autoclave
-federal agencies - -set guidelines for the manufacture, sale, and use of
equipment and chemical ingredients; also monitor safety in the workplace
and place limits on the types of services you can perform in a spa
-state agencies - -regulate licensing, enforcement, and your conduct when
you are on the job
-1.) occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)
2.) environmental protection agency (EPA) - -what are 2 federal agencies?
-OSHA - -regulates and enforces safety and health standards in protect
employees in the workplace; address issues relating to handling, mixing,
storing, disposal of products, general safety in the workplace, and the right
to know about any potentially hazardous ingredients
-EPA - -registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States
-SDS (MSDS) - -16 category standard format document required by
chemical manufacturers and importers through OSHA to assess and
communicate potential hazards associated with their products
-EPA registration number "EPA Reg. No." - -what must manufacturers obtain
before they can sell a product for disinfecting surfaces, tools, implements, or
equipment?
, -near manufacturers name - -where is epa reg no located?
-state regulatory agencies - -exist to product beauty professionals and their
customers health and safety during services; include agencies, state boards,
commissions, and health departments
-laws - -written by both federal and state legislatures to determine the
scope of practice and establish guidelines for regulatory agencies to make
rules; also called statutes
-rules - -more specific than laws; establish specific standards of conduct and
can be changed or updated frequently
-disease - -any abnormal condition of all or part of the body, its systems, or
its organs that makes the body incapable of carrying on normal functions
-infection - -invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens
-transmission - -the process by which pathogens move between individuals
and objects; how we get sick
-direct, indirect, airborne, and respiratory droplet - -what are the most
common types of transmission in a spa?
-direct transmission - -transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing,
coughing, sneezing, and talking
-indirect transmission - -occurs through contact with an intermediate
contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental
surface upon with the pathogens resides
-respiratory droplet - -pathogen living in respiratory tract is expelled
through coughing, sneezing, or talking; large particles that do not stay
suspended in the air for long
-airborne transmission - -pathogen living in respiratory tract is expelled
through coughing, sneezing, or talking; smaller and dryer, hang in air longer,
allows pathogens to spread further
-infectious disease - -caused by pathogenic organisms that enter the body;
may or may not be spread from one person to another depending on the
organism and its method of transmission
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