Task 4 - IPC

2. ... containers must be located close to the area where sharps are used
4. Infections that are the direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are referred to as ...
5. An example of nosocomial infection is ...
8. The ability of micro-organisms to produce disease is called...
9. You will wear this PPE during contact with the patient with droplet infection
11. Waste from a health facility may contain ... pathogens
12. These organisms can cause serious and ... infections
14. Where the source of the infection is the patient's own microflora, infection is said to be via an ... route
16. Infections acquired from the healthcare environment are known as ...
17. Nursing of patients in separate rooms and using personal protective clothing and equipment is referred to as ...
18. One of the processes that eliminates any or all pathogenic micro-organisms on inanimate objects is ...
20. The objective of infection control is to prevent ...
21. A patient may have inadequate secondary defenses, as in ...

1. One of the most common micro-organisms that cause nosocomial infection in the urinary tract
3. Many of these hospital based organisms are resistant to ordinary ... therapy
6. This process includes pasteurisation, boiling and chemical soaking in an attempt to eliminate all micro-organisms
7. The primary means necessary for reducing healthcare associated infections is ...
10. Flora acquired during direct contact with the patient, and contaminated surfaces associated with health nosocomial infection
13. Transmission of infection from patient to patient, nurse to patient or vice versa in healthcare institutions is ...
15. The environment of healthcare institutions is colonized by multiple ...
19. Wash hands immediately after contact with ...
22. One of the principles of infection control is to increase a patient's ...
23. The separation of healthcare waste into clinical and non-clinical waste is referred to as ...