Across
- 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 ...
Down
- 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 ...