Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care- The Basics 6th Edition Study Guide with Questions and Correct Answers

PPE equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards Sterilization cleaning measure that destroys all microorganisms, including pathogens Disinfection a process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens; it reduces the pathogen count to a level that is considered not infectious Blood borne pathogens microorganisms found in human blood, body fluid, draining wounds, and mucous membranes that cause infection and disease in humans MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) that have developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin myocardial infarction (MI) a condition that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked; also called a heart attack Cyanotic pertaining to a blue or purple discoloration due to deoxygenated blood emesis the act of vomiting Dyspnea difficulty breathing causative agent a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease susceptible host an uninfected person who could get sick reservoir a place where a pathogen lives and multiplies portal of entry any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter portal of exit any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave mode of transmission how a pathogen travels