Infection Control

1. Code, hospital washed scrubs, hair covered, no nail polish or artificial nails, no rings, bracelets, or necklaces, shoes only to be worn at work
4. Host, infected person
6. of Infection, the way infections move from person to person
8. Host, a person at risk of getting an infection
10. Hands, most common cause of healthcare acquired infections in patients
11. of Transmission, the way pathogens move between people
13. a mode of transportation where pathogens can dry to items or suspend in the air
15. Protective Equipment, PPE

2. Classification, critical-devices, semi-critical, non-critical
3. a disease that can be passed from person to person
5. small living organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye
7. Contact, pathogens pass from an infected person by an intermediate object, such as a device or unwashed hands
9. alcohol bases hand rub
12. Transmission, pathogens passed from the respiratory tract and inhaled by a person
14. Practices, hand hygiene, PPE, reprocessing medical devices between use, environmental controls such as sharps containers