NURS 1112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6,7: Pus, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2 Nov 2016
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Apply communication skills with peers in simulated scenarios: medical asepsis is the state of being free from disease causing microorganisms. medical asepsis is concerned with eliminating the spread of microorganisms through facility practices. A microorganism that is capable of causing a disease: communicable. Refers to an infection that can be transmitted from one person to another; it is an infectious/contagious disease: immunocompromised. When a patient has an impaired immune system: chain of infection. Microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa: virulence. A place where a pathogen can survive but may or may not multiply: colonize. When a pathogen is present on or in the body but does not cause harm: carrier. Animals or persons who show no symptoms of illness but who have pathogens on or in their bodies that can be transferred to others: portal of exit. The path by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir.
