Chapter 5

Question 1

What are two different names for living thing so small only visible under a microscope?

Answer 1

Microorganism and microbe

Question 2

Limited to a specific location in the body?

Answer 2

localized infection

Question 3

How many links are in the chain of infection

Answer 3

6

Question 4

Washing hands, regulary, wearing gloves and disinfecting the site of a vaccination or blood draw, what type of asepsis?

Answer 4

Medical

Question 5

Three types of PPE and when used

Answer 5

Gowns, masks and face shields are used with certain diagnoses

Question 6

Three ways droplet diseases can be spread

Answer 6

Talking, coughing, sneezing or suctioning

Question 7

Healthcare employers provide to protect their employees specifically against hepatitis?

Answer 7

Have a exposure control plan

Question 8

What brings pathogen levels down to a point that is considered noninfectious?

Answer 8

Disinfection

Question 9

Two federal agencies whose guidelines are considered when healthcare facilities establish policies and procedures to infection prevention

Answer 9

OSHA and CDC

Question 10

Asespsis

Answer 10

hand hygiene, proper use of gloves, cleaning and sterilizing and sanitizing

Question 11

Communicable Diseases

Answer 11

caused by infection agents that occurs through direct or indirect contact

Question 12

Varicella

Answer 12

Direct or indirect contact from infected droplets

Question 13

Viral Meningitis

Answer 13

Direct contact, respiratory secretions and oral-fecal route

Question 14

Conjunctivitis

Answer 14

Direct or indirect contact with eye discharge from upper tract or infected pt

Question 14

Bacterial Meningitis

Answer 14

Direct contact and infected droplets from respiratory

Question 15

Rhinovirus

Answer 15

Direct or indirect contact from airborne or respiratory secretions droplet

Question 16

Pathogenic

Answer 16

disease causing microorganism

Question 17

Non Pathogenic

Answer 17

normal flora

Question 18

Contact Precautions

Answer 18

C- Diff
Gloves, Gown

Question 19

Droplet

Answer 19

Influenza
Mask, Gloves

Question 20

Airborne

Answer 20

T, measles
N95 masks

Question 21

Sanitization

Answer 21

Remove debris/dirt
Soaking instruments

Question 22

Disinfection

Answer 22

Kill most microbes
(Does not kill species)

Bleach, wipes

Question 23

Sterilization

Answer 23

Kills all forms (microbial life)

Autoclave

Question 24

Infectious Agent

Answer 24

Germ- causing disease Virus, bacteria, fungi

Question 25

Reservoir/Source

Answer 25

Germ lives* multiply Ppl, animals, equipment, surfaces

Question 26

Portal Of Exit

Answer 26

how it leaves the body, urine, coughing, sneezing, wounds

Question 27

Mode of Transmission

Answer 27

How it spreads to another host Contact, droplet, airborne

Question 28

Portal of Entry

Answer 28

how it enters new host broken ski, resp tract, mucous membrane

Question 29

Susceptible Host

Answer 29

Who can get sick elderly, unvaccinated babies

Question 30

Chain of Infection Abbreviations

Answer 30

''I realize people make poor host'' (IRPMPT)

Question 31

S/S of Infectious Disease

Answer 31

Fever, swollen, lymph nodes, headache, soar throat, chest tightness

Question 32

Universal Precautions

Answer 32

Apply when in possible contact with blood products, human tissue/body fluids

Question 33

Autoclave

Answer 33

250-270 degrees for autoclave

Question 34

Employees must offer a free vaccine to protect MA

Answer 34

hepatitis B

Question 35

Surgical asepsis

Answer 35

makes an object or area completely free of all microorganisms(not just pathogens) Requires sterile gloves and any other PPE

Question 36

C-diff

Answer 36

is extremely difficult to eliminate because the bacteria are spread by spores that are not killed by alcohol-based hand rubs.

Question 37

S/S of localized infection

Answer 37

Pain Redness Swelling Pus Drainage Heat

Question 38

S/S of systemic infection

Answer 38

Fever Body aches Chills Nausea Vomiting Weakness Headache Mental confusion

Question 39

Direct contact

Answer 39

touching the infection person or his secretions

Question 40

Indirect contact

Answer 40

from touching an object contamination by the infected person, such as needle

Question 41

Hepatitis

Answer 41

is the inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuses, some medications and trauma.

Question 42

Hepatitis A

Answer 42

spread by fecal-oral contamination, which means through food or water contaminated by stool from an infected person.

Question 43

Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

Answer 43

healthcare facilities protect employees from blood born health hazardship

Question 44

Donning

Answer 44

Gown Mask Goggles Gloves

Question 45

Doffing

Answer 45

Gloves Goggles Gown Mask