CNA - Module 6: Medical and Surgical Asepsis

Antibody

A body defense against a specific invader; produced by either a vaccine or exposure to the disease itself

N95 Respirator

Airborne precautions require a ___

Fomite

Any inanimate object to which infectious material adheres and can be transmitted

Immunity

Bodily defenses that prevent illness from occurring upon exposure to a specific germ

Three Feet

Droplet precautions require the use of a surgical mask if closer than ___ to the resident

VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus)

Drug-resistant organism most commonly occurring in hospitals

60-95%

Hand sanitizers must contain this percent of alcohol to be effective

Chain of Infection

Infectious Agent > Reservoir > Portal of Exit > Mode of Transmission > Portal of Entry > Susceptible Host

Louis Pasteur

Inventor of the vaccines for both anthrax and rabies; set to prove Germ Theory

Primary Prevention

Preventing diseases before it starts

Infection Control

Preventing or limiting the spread of germs

MRSA

Staph infection that has become resistant to many antibiotics

Germ Theory

The idea that microorganism are the cause of most illnesses

Ignaz Semmelweis

advocated for hand washing to midwives which decreased deaths from giving birth; led to antiseptic methods being adopted