EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION EMR - CHAPTER 3
Standard Precautions - Steps to take to protect against exposure to body fluids
Universal Precautions - Part of standard precautions that involves the philosophy that all
patients are considered infections unless proven otherwise
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - Practice of using specific personal protective equipment to
minimize contact with a patients blood and body fluids
Exposure - A condition of being subjected to a fluid or substance capable of transmitting an
infectious agent
Routes of Exposure - 1. Ingestion (swallowing)
2. Injection (Needle stick, sting, bite)
3. Absorption (through the skin)
4. Inhalation (breathed in through lungs)
Infection - The condition in which the body is invaded by a disease causing agent
Pathogen - A disease causing organism such as a virus or bacterium
When caring for a patient with suspected tuberculosis what type of mask should you wear and
list three examples - High efficiency particulate mask
1. HEPA
2. N95
3. N100
Explain the difference between cleaning and disinfecting - Cleaning uses soap and water to
remove germs
Disinfecting uses chemicals to kill germs
List the four diseases of most concern to the EMR - 1. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Standard Precautions - Steps to take to protect against exposure to body fluids
Universal Precautions - Part of standard precautions that involves the philosophy that all
patients are considered infections unless proven otherwise
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - Practice of using specific personal protective equipment to
minimize contact with a patients blood and body fluids
Exposure - A condition of being subjected to a fluid or substance capable of transmitting an
infectious agent
Routes of Exposure - 1. Ingestion (swallowing)
2. Injection (Needle stick, sting, bite)
3. Absorption (through the skin)
4. Inhalation (breathed in through lungs)
Infection - The condition in which the body is invaded by a disease causing agent
Pathogen - A disease causing organism such as a virus or bacterium
When caring for a patient with suspected tuberculosis what type of mask should you wear and
list three examples - High efficiency particulate mask
1. HEPA
2. N95
3. N100
Explain the difference between cleaning and disinfecting - Cleaning uses soap and water to
remove germs
Disinfecting uses chemicals to kill germs
List the four diseases of most concern to the EMR - 1. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
