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• Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) -✓✓board
that administers certification process for professionals in infection control and
epidemiology
• National Commission on Certifying Agencies -✓✓accredits CBIC and a
committee of the National Competency Assessment Organization
• CBIC Mission statement -✓✓to protect the public through the development,
administration, and promotion of an accredited certification in infection prevention
and control
• CDC -✓✓Center for Disease Control
• APIC -✓✓Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
• CDC and APIC -✓✓made standards for practice
• administrative controls -✓✓admin measures to reduce risks of pathogenic
transmissions in health care settings
• aerosols -✓✓small particles less than 10 micrometers that remain airborne and
viable for extended periods of time in the environment (water and air syringes)
• airborne transmission -✓✓pathogen that's airborne then possibly inhaled by the
host as droplet nuclei
• alcohol-based hand rub -✓✓reduces number of viable microorganisms on hands
• allergen -✓✓antigen that can cause hypersensitivity and an allergic reaction in
the host
,• allergic contact dermatitis -✓✓swelling/irritation of the skin from contact with a
chemical
• anaphylaxis -✓✓Severe allergic reaction
• antibodies -✓✓Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
• antigens -✓✓protein/carbohydrate that enters body and activates immune process
by stimulating the production of protective antibodies
• antiseptic -✓✓germicidal solution to inhibit growth/destroy microorganisms
• asepsis -✓✓method to prevent spread of infection
• bacterial count -✓✓Method of estimating the number of bacteria per unit sample.
• bio-burden -✓✓The number of viable organisms in or on an object or surface or
the organic material on a surface or object before decontamination or sterilization.
• Biological indicators -✓✓devices that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of
sterilization processes to effectively destroy microorganisms and spores
• Blood borne pathogens -✓✓Disease-causing organisms transferred through
contact with blood or other body fluids
• blood-borne pathogens standard -✓✓law that requires healthcare facilities to
protect employees from blood borne health hazards
follow rules to reduce or eliminate risk
written exposure control plan
• chemical indicators -✓✓change color, for effectiveness of sterilization processes
• chemical sterilants -✓✓able to destroy all microorganisms and bacterial spores
• cleaning -✓✓The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible
contaminants from a surface.
, • colony forming unit -✓✓minimum number of separable cells on or in an agar that
creates a colony
• contaminated -✓✓Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
• critical medical devices -✓✓Expected to come into contact with sterile tissues
• decontamination -✓✓The removal or cleansing or inactivation of dangerous
chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials where they can no longer
transmit infectious particles
• direct contact transmission -✓✓requires close association/physical transfer
between infected and susceptible host
• disinfectants -✓✓Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses
(but not spores) on surfaces.
• disinfection -✓✓The process of destroying pathogens
• droplet nuclei -✓✓minute particles less than 5 micrometers diameter that can be
transported and carried in the air for relatively long periods of time
• droplets -✓✓particles of liquids that are sprayed from the nose or mouth when a
person sneezes, coughs, sings, talks, or laughs
• endotoxins -✓✓lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria that are released
into surrounding tissues after lysis of the cell leading to pyrogenic reactions
• engineering controls -✓✓controls to prevent transmission (needleless systems)
• event-related packaging -✓✓storage method deems packages and contents sterile
until some event
• exposure time -✓✓duration item is subjected to disinfection/sterilization process
• germicide -✓✓substance that kills germs (antiseptics and disinfectants)
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• Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) -✓✓board
that administers certification process for professionals in infection control and
epidemiology
• National Commission on Certifying Agencies -✓✓accredits CBIC and a
committee of the National Competency Assessment Organization
• CBIC Mission statement -✓✓to protect the public through the development,
administration, and promotion of an accredited certification in infection prevention
and control
• CDC -✓✓Center for Disease Control
• APIC -✓✓Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
• CDC and APIC -✓✓made standards for practice
• administrative controls -✓✓admin measures to reduce risks of pathogenic
transmissions in health care settings
• aerosols -✓✓small particles less than 10 micrometers that remain airborne and
viable for extended periods of time in the environment (water and air syringes)
• airborne transmission -✓✓pathogen that's airborne then possibly inhaled by the
host as droplet nuclei
• alcohol-based hand rub -✓✓reduces number of viable microorganisms on hands
• allergen -✓✓antigen that can cause hypersensitivity and an allergic reaction in
the host
,• allergic contact dermatitis -✓✓swelling/irritation of the skin from contact with a
chemical
• anaphylaxis -✓✓Severe allergic reaction
• antibodies -✓✓Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
• antigens -✓✓protein/carbohydrate that enters body and activates immune process
by stimulating the production of protective antibodies
• antiseptic -✓✓germicidal solution to inhibit growth/destroy microorganisms
• asepsis -✓✓method to prevent spread of infection
• bacterial count -✓✓Method of estimating the number of bacteria per unit sample.
• bio-burden -✓✓The number of viable organisms in or on an object or surface or
the organic material on a surface or object before decontamination or sterilization.
• Biological indicators -✓✓devices that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of
sterilization processes to effectively destroy microorganisms and spores
• Blood borne pathogens -✓✓Disease-causing organisms transferred through
contact with blood or other body fluids
• blood-borne pathogens standard -✓✓law that requires healthcare facilities to
protect employees from blood borne health hazards
follow rules to reduce or eliminate risk
written exposure control plan
• chemical indicators -✓✓change color, for effectiveness of sterilization processes
• chemical sterilants -✓✓able to destroy all microorganisms and bacterial spores
• cleaning -✓✓The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible
contaminants from a surface.
, • colony forming unit -✓✓minimum number of separable cells on or in an agar that
creates a colony
• contaminated -✓✓Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
• critical medical devices -✓✓Expected to come into contact with sterile tissues
• decontamination -✓✓The removal or cleansing or inactivation of dangerous
chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials where they can no longer
transmit infectious particles
• direct contact transmission -✓✓requires close association/physical transfer
between infected and susceptible host
• disinfectants -✓✓Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses
(but not spores) on surfaces.
• disinfection -✓✓The process of destroying pathogens
• droplet nuclei -✓✓minute particles less than 5 micrometers diameter that can be
transported and carried in the air for relatively long periods of time
• droplets -✓✓particles of liquids that are sprayed from the nose or mouth when a
person sneezes, coughs, sings, talks, or laughs
• endotoxins -✓✓lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria that are released
into surrounding tissues after lysis of the cell leading to pyrogenic reactions
• engineering controls -✓✓controls to prevent transmission (needleless systems)
• event-related packaging -✓✓storage method deems packages and contents sterile
until some event
• exposure time -✓✓duration item is subjected to disinfection/sterilization process
• germicide -✓✓substance that kills germs (antiseptics and disinfectants)
