Healthcare Associated Infections terms starting with P

7 terms

1. Pathogens Bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi that can cause disease; a specific causative agent of a disease such as bacterium or a virus.
2. Patient safety Ways to keep patients safe from infection or the spread of disease.
3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Clothing or devices worn to help isolate or shield a person from direct exposure to a hazardous material or situation.
4. Pneumonia (noo-MOH-nyuh) A severe inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) are filled with fluid.
5. Prevalence Rate The proportion of a population that has a particular condition at any given time, whether as a new or chronic case.
6. Preventable To stop from happening.
7. protocol An action plan for a clinical trial. The plan states what the study will do, how, and why.