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A field that is a designated area considered void of all contaminants and microorganisms?	STERILE FIELD	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:00:06 GMT
Items that are worn and used as barriers to protect someone who is assisting a patient with a potentially infectious disease?	PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:56:56 GMT
A technique that attempts to contain pathogens to a specific area, object or person?	MEDICAL ASEPSIS	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:56:56 GMT
A term used to describe an area, surface or item coming in contact with something that is not sterile?	CONTAMINATION	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:56:55 GMT
The elimination of the microorganisms that cause infection and the creation of a sterile field?	ASEPSIS	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:56:55 GMT
What is the primary factor in the prevention of nosocomial infection?	PROPER HAND WASHING	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:42:15 GMT
What is a nosocomial infection?	AN INFECTION THAT IS ACQUIRED DURING A HOSPITALIZATION	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:42:15 GMT
What distance should you maintain from a patient that has droplet precautions?	AT LEAST THREE FEET (THE INFECTIOUS AGENTS (DROPLETS) DO NOT SUSPEND IN THE AIR AND TRAVEL ONLY THREE FEET OR LESS)	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:42:15 GMT
Examples of airborne infections?	MEASLES VARICELLA *TUBERCULOSIS	0	MichaelMorano Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:42:15 GMT

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