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| able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms |
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| a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface. |
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| methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible |
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| as pathogen free as possible |
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| the inhibition of further bacterial growth |
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| an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is used as a liquid antiseptic and disinfectant |
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| measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from an infected person by pathogens propelled through the air. |
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| prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment. |
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| produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused |
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| extemely prevalent or widespread |
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| externally caused rather than produced within an organism or system |
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| the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro organisms normally found in a particular environment, such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin. |
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| at an especially high level of continued incidence in a population |
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| methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
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| a strain of bacterium Staphylococcus that has become resistant to the antibacterial action of the antibiotic methicillin, a form of penicillin |
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| any of a large group of RVA based viruses that tend to infect immunocompromised individuals, including the human immunodeficiency virus and many cancer causing viruses |
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| the presence in blood or other tissues of pathogens or the toxins |
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| Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) |
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| a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the atibacterial action of the antibiotic vancomycin |
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| to remove an article of clothing from the body |
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| a nurse who assists surgeons during surgery, wearing sterile attire and handling sterile equipment and supplies |
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| penetration of pathogens, typically bacteria, through surgical drapes, dressings, and other materials, especially as a result of fluid accumulation |
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| anagent that reduces fever |
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| temporary or transient cessation of breathing |
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| determination of the oxygen saturation of arterial blood using a photoelectric device called an oximeter |
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| the difference between the apical and the radial pulse rates |
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| the first heart sound, heard when the atrioventricular valves |
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| second heart sound, heard when the aortic and pulmonic valves close |
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| a side lying position with the lowermost arm behind the body and the uppermost leg flexed |
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| measurements of physiological functioning, specifically temperature, pulse respirations, and blood pressure, but may also include pain and pulse oximetry |
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| a feeling of physical distress or discomfort that is protective, has an identifiable cause, is of short duration, and involves little tisue damage |
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| a drug primarily used to treat something other than pain but also enhances pain relief |
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| absence of sensitivity to pain |
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| substance used as a pain reliever; a drug that acts to reduce pain, including over the counter drugs such as aspirin as well as those available by prescription only |
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