1. Review for Preparing For Clinical Duties
Chapter 12

2. Review
What is the first way to prevent the transfer of microorganisms?
Hand washing
What is asepsis?
Is a state of being free from all pathogenic microorganisms
What are the three main reasons we should wear gloves?
To provide protection as a barrier and prevent contamination of the hands when touching any blood or body fluid
To reduce the possibility that any pathogens present on your hands will be transferred to another
To diminish the chance of any pathogens being transmitted from you to patients as you go from one patient to another

3. Review What are some hand washing guidelines? Minimal jewelry
Turn off the sink with a paper towel
When a sink is not readily available use a commercial cleaner prep(alcohol base) for approximately one minute
How long should you wash your hands for a surgical procedure?
5 to 6 min

4. Review What are some basic guidelines for lab safety
Proper hand washing
Gloving is always a must
Cover all scratches, cuts, or any breaks in the skin
Never eat, drink, chew gum, smoke, place your fingers or pens in your mouth
Wear PPE(personal protective equipment) with splashing or spilled blood or body fluids
Clean up spills immediately

5. Review What are pathogens?
Microorganisms that are the cause of disease
Employees who work with direct patient contact must have what vaccine?
Hepatitis B vaccine(HBV)
What are the smallest unicellular microorganisms?
Viruses
Are viruses treated with antibiotics? No
All microorganisms require what to sustain life and for growth?
O2, pH, temperature, water

6. Review They attach themselves outside of body and live independently?
Parasites
Simple parasitic plants?
Fungi
Single cell microorganisms multiples about every 20 minutes and vary in morphology
Bacteria
Do you treat a bacteria with antibiotics?
Yes
Complex single-cell microorganisms that attach themselves to others?
Protozoa

7. Review What is sanitization?
The process of washing and scrubbing to remove materials such as body tissue, blood, or other body fluids
What is disinfection?
A process by which disease-producing microorganisms, or pathogens, are killed
What is sterilization?
The process that destroys all forms of living organisms(autoclaving)

8. Review
What disease is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with droplet, or airborne secretion, pruritic eruptions on the skin?
Chickenpox
What disease is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with eye discharge
Conjunctivitis
What disease is transmitted by direct contact blood to blood, by blood transfusion, contaminated needles or instruments
Hepatitis B
What disease is transmitted by direct fecal-oral contaminated food or water
Hepatitis A

9. Review
What disease is transmitted by direct and indirect contact and droplet infection with URI symptoms, fever, no appetite and child gets irritable and fussy?
Haemophilus(Hib)
What disease is transmitted by direct contact, eggs hatch in one week, itching scalp
Lice
What disease is transmitted by direct with infected person, painful blister-like lesions
Herpes simplex
What disease is transmitted by direct contact, fever, red and sore throat, swollen glands
Strep throat

10. What diseases should be reported to the heath department?
Influenza?
Yes
Herpes simplex? No
Strep throat?
Impetigo?
Hepatitis A, B, C?
Chickenpox?
Scarlett fever?
yes
Meningitis?
Pin-worms
Conjunctivitis
Head lice

11. Review
What is a pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point
Autoclave
Why is autoclaving necessary?
Kills all spores
How many minutes should instruments soak before they are considered safe?
20 min
Autoclave materials remain sterile for how many days?
30 days