Cbic environment of care - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define administrative controls. Give an example - ANSWER-the use of administrative measures like enforcement measures, policies and procedures that are designed to reduce the risks of pathogenic transmissions in the health care setting. An example of an administrative control is a policy and procedure related to the disposal of sharps and other bio-hazardous waste. Define aerosols.What are they most commonly produced by? - ANSWER-small particles less than 10 µm that can remain airborne and v...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...

CBIC CIC Practice Exam Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - indwelling devices, staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers environmental intervention factors that affect risk of infection - disinfectant type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - preexisting diseases, trauma, ...

CBIC_ Environment of Care.

CBIC_ Environment of Care