Dialysis Technician Exam

infection - Answer-is the second most common cause of death in HD patient Infection can occur when pathogens enter the body through - Answer-• a break in the skin • a mucous membrane • the lungs 3 main ways disease can spread - Answer-1. direct contact 2. indirect contact 3. droplet spread In dialysis clinic pathogens can be spread by - Answer-patient, bath, visitors, equipment, water, dialysate, and air direct contact - Answer-with an infected person such as shaking hands or kissing indirect contact - Answer-We touch objects such as dialysis chair, patient chart, blood pressure cuffs, IV poles, and treatment carts droplet spread - Answer-we breathe in droplets that were coughed or sneezed by an infected person Aseptic - Answer-free from disease-causing germs clean - Answer-not free from germs , but disinfected and usable for some steps in the treatment contaminated - Answer-was sterile or clean but then was touched by a non sterile object dirty - Answer-neither clean or sterile Basic Guidelines for Aseptic Technique - Answer-• package sterile items as sterile only if the package is closed and sealed • wash your hands before you touch a package that contain sterile item • keep sterile packages dry • a contaminated object contaminate a sterile one • before you use a multi-dose vial scrub the rubber stopper with disinfectant • all fistula needle syringe tips and needles used to give meds or draw blood must be