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Resident Flora microorganisms that are normal in one area of the
body (may produce infection in another area)
Infections Invasion of body tissue by microorganisms
Pathogenicity Ability to produce disease (a microorganism that
causes disease)
,Medical Asepsis * Includes all practices intended to confine a
specific microorganism to a specific area
* Limits the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms
* Objects referred to as clean or dirty (soiled,
contaminated)
Medical asepsis includes all practices intended to
confine a specific microorganism to a specific area,
limiting the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms. In medical asepsis, objects are
referred to as clean, which means the absence of
almost all microorganisms, or dirty (soiled,
contaminated), which means likely to have
microorganisms, some of which may be capable of
causing infection.
Wearing personal protective equipment is one way
to limit the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms.
Asepsis is the freedom from disease-causing
microorganisms. To decrease the possibility of
transferring microorganisms from one place to
another, aseptic technique is used.
, Surgical Asepsis * Sterile technique
* Practices that keep an area or object free of all
microorganisms
* Practices that destroy all microorganisms and
spores
* Used for all procedures involving sterile areas of
the body
* Used when dressings are changed on central
venous catheters
~ Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, refers to
those practices that keep an area or object free of
all microorganisms. It includes practices that
destroy all microorganisms and spores
(microscopic dormant structures formed by some
pathogens that are very hardy and often survive
common cleaning techniques). Surgical asepsis is
used for all procedures involving sterile areas of
the body.
~ It is well known that sterile technique is practiced
in operating rooms and special diagnostic areas.
Sterile technique is also employed for many
procedures in general care areas. In these
situations, all of the principles of surgical asepsis
are applied as in the operating or delivery room;
however, not all of the sterile techniques that
follow are always required. The basic principles of
surgical asepsis, and practices that relate to each
principle, appear in Berman p. 531Table 19-7.
~ Sterile gloves may be donned by the open
method or the closed method. The open method is
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Terms in this set (66)
Resident Flora microorganisms that are normal in one area of the
body (may produce infection in another area)
Infections Invasion of body tissue by microorganisms
Pathogenicity Ability to produce disease (a microorganism that
causes disease)
,Medical Asepsis * Includes all practices intended to confine a
specific microorganism to a specific area
* Limits the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms
* Objects referred to as clean or dirty (soiled,
contaminated)
Medical asepsis includes all practices intended to
confine a specific microorganism to a specific area,
limiting the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms. In medical asepsis, objects are
referred to as clean, which means the absence of
almost all microorganisms, or dirty (soiled,
contaminated), which means likely to have
microorganisms, some of which may be capable of
causing infection.
Wearing personal protective equipment is one way
to limit the number, growth, and transmission of
microorganisms.
Asepsis is the freedom from disease-causing
microorganisms. To decrease the possibility of
transferring microorganisms from one place to
another, aseptic technique is used.
, Surgical Asepsis * Sterile technique
* Practices that keep an area or object free of all
microorganisms
* Practices that destroy all microorganisms and
spores
* Used for all procedures involving sterile areas of
the body
* Used when dressings are changed on central
venous catheters
~ Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, refers to
those practices that keep an area or object free of
all microorganisms. It includes practices that
destroy all microorganisms and spores
(microscopic dormant structures formed by some
pathogens that are very hardy and often survive
common cleaning techniques). Surgical asepsis is
used for all procedures involving sterile areas of
the body.
~ It is well known that sterile technique is practiced
in operating rooms and special diagnostic areas.
Sterile technique is also employed for many
procedures in general care areas. In these
situations, all of the principles of surgical asepsis
are applied as in the operating or delivery room;
however, not all of the sterile techniques that
follow are always required. The basic principles of
surgical asepsis, and practices that relate to each
principle, appear in Berman p. 531Table 19-7.
~ Sterile gloves may be donned by the open
method or the closed method. The open method is
