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Chapter 16 mosby's nursing assistant 2024/2025 (100% verified)
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Chapter 16 mosby's nursing assistantAntibiotic - ANSA drug that kills certain microbes that can cause infection
Antisepsis - ANSThe process, procedure, and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent
them from causing an infection
Asepsis - ANSThe absence (a) of disease-producing microbes
Biohazardous Waste - ANSItems contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions
Carrier - ANSA human or animal that is reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection
clean technique - ANSSee "medical asepsis"
Communicable disease - ANSA disease cause by pathogens that spread easily ; contagious
disease
Contagious disease - ANSSee " communicable disease @
cross-contamination - ANSPassing microbes from 1 person to antlher by contaminated hands,
equipment, or supplies
Disinfection - ANSThe process of killing pathogens
Health-associated infection (HAI) - ANSAn infection that develops in a person cares for in any
setting where health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care
Immunity - ANSProtection against a certain disease
Infection - ANSA disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body
Infection control - ANSPractices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection.
Medical asepsis - ANSPractices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their
spread from 1 person or place to another person or place ; clean technique
Microbe - ANSSee "microorganism "
Microorganism - ANSA small (micro) living thing ( organism) seen only with a microscope ;
microbe
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