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Exam (elaborations) NURSING 112 Chapter 18: Safe Lifting, Moving, and Positioning of Patients Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
Chapter 18 Safety and Infection and Control
1. Aerobic: Bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow
2. Airborne disease: A disease that spreads from person to person through
droplets in the air
3. Anaerobic: Bacteria that can live without oxygen
4. Antiseptics: Agents commonly used to disinfect wounds or cuts
5. Bactericidal: Infection control methods that kill microorganisms
6. Bacterioststic: This means that the antiseptics inhibit the growth or
microorganisms but do not kill them
7. Blood-borne disease: A disease that spreads from person to person when an
infected person's blood or certain other body fluids come into contact with the
mucous membranes or bloodstream of an uninfected person
8. Carrier: The reservoir is the person who is infected with the pathogen, or the
_______ of the disease.
9. Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC): A U.S. government
agency dedicated to the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.
10. Disinfection: The use of a disinfectant agent to destroy many pathogens
11. Exposure report: If you think your patient has been exposed to a biohazard
you'll need to complete a ...
12. Germicidal: Infection control method that kill microorganisms
13. Hepatitis: A disease that causes inflammation if the liver
14. Host: The person to whom the pathogen is eventually transported after
leaving the reservoir host
15. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): A virus that slowly wears down a
person's immune system and, in most cases, causes the person to develop
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
16. Incident report: If you think your patient has been exposed to a biohazard
you'll need to complete a...
17. Medical asepsis: Measures taken to control and reduce the number of
pathogens present in an area on an object are called ...
18. Nosocomial infection: Are among the greatest risks posed to patients in the
health care setting
19. Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA): The main federal
agency responsible for ensuring the safety of workers through the
enforcement of safety and health legislation
20. Pathogens: Disease causing microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses, are
passed from person to person.
21. Sanitization: The lowest level of infection control is cleaning, or
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