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Individuals who are required to undergo infection control training, including dentists,
physicians, nurses, optometrists, podiatrists, physician assistants, and medical students. -
ANSWER NYS Licensed Health Care Professionals
A mandatory training program aimed at educating health care professionals on infection control
practices. - ANSWER Infection Control Training
Legislation signed into law in August 2008 in response to lapses in infection control practices in
healthcare settings. - ANSWER Patient Safety Bill
An additional training requirement added to the NYS-mandated Infection Control coursework as
of October 2017. - ANSWER Sepsis Awareness Training
Legislation that mandates New York State licensed health care professionals to receive infection
control training by July 1994 and every four years thereafter. - ANSWER Chapter 786 of the Laws
of 1992
Increased risk of infection, disciplinary action, revocation of license, and professional liability. -
ANSWER Consequences of Noncompliance
Concepts that describe how infectious agents are spread in healthcare settings. - ANSWER
Modes and Mechanisms of Transmission
An infectious agent capable of causing disease. - ANSWER Pathogen
, The means by which an infectious agent enters a susceptible host, such as through the
respiratory tract or skin. - ANSWER Portal of Entry
The path by which an infectious agent leaves its reservoir, including respiratory or
gastrointestinal tracts. - ANSWER Portal of Exit
Any mechanism by which a pathogen is spread from a source or reservoir to a person. -
ANSWER Mode of Transmission
A place where an infectious agent can survive but may not necessarily multiply or cause disease.
- ANSWER Reservoir
Infection prevention practices based on the principle that all body fluids may contain
transmissible infectious agents. - ANSWER Standard Precautions
A person or animal that does not provide sufficient resistance to a particular infectious agent. -
ANSWER Susceptible Host
An object capable of transmitting infectious organisms from one person to another. - ANSWER
Fomite
Contaminated material or substance that transmits an infectious agent from a reservoir to
susceptible hosts. - ANSWER Common Vehicle
A mode of transmission where pathogens are spread through touch. - ANSWER Direct Contact
A mode of transmission where pathogens are spread via fomites. - ANSWER Indirect Contact