Across
- 4. Keeping someone with a contagious disease in a special room so they do not have contact with other people
- 8. A name given to a belt when it is used to assist a resident when walking or transferring
- 9. A cleaner or chemical used to kill most germs
- 15. Dirty or soiled; having disease causing germs
- 17. The procedure that every staff member should know about fire safety
- 18. Anything near or on the body which restricts a residents movement
- 19. After caring for a resident on isolation precautions, what should you remove first
- 20. To pass or spread germs from one person or place to another
- 21. A common word for pathogen or microorganism
- 22. Aseptic technique used to control and reduce the spread of pathogens
Down
- 1. Infectious diseases are spread by a process called _________
- 2. Practices that prevent harm or injury
- 3. Unbroken, undamaged
- 5. A device that us used by a resident to promote their safety and function
- 6. Special clothing or equipment worn for protection of employees and residents against infectious disease. Includes gown, gloves, and face-mask
- 7. The invasion of the body by a pathogen which causes disease
- 10. Precautions used to protect residents and staff from contact with body fluids. These practices are used with all patients and residents
- 11. A risk associated with the use of restraints
- 12. A plant, animal, or human that harbors an organism
- 13. What is the leading cause of injury in the elderly
- 14. Practices which help to prevent the development and spread of disease
- 16. A kind of microorganism that causes disease or infection. Also known as a germ