Infection Control Compilled Current Study Guide Exams Fully Solved Bundle 2024.

What three elements must be present in order for a fire to burn? - Answer Fuel Oxygen Heat In case of an electrical fire you should use a class A fire extinguisher or a water supply to put out the fire. T/F - Answer False Oxygen does not burn T/F - Answer True 3 important fire safet...

What is microbiology? - Answer The study of small life forms, including bacteria, special fungi called mold and yeasts, protozoa, certain algae and viruses. 5 major micro-organisms? - Answer Viruses Bacteria Fungi Protozoa Algae Why study Microbiology and Infection Control? - Answer ...

Infection - Answer An invasion of body tissue by microorganisms and their subsequent proliferation there, with damage to host tissue. Infectious Agent - Answer A microorganism that causes infections. Asepsis - Answer Freedom from disease-causing microorganisms. Medical Asepsis - Answe...

What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection? - Answer Wash your hands Which of the following is NOT used to sanitize? - Answer Dry heat How does a pathogen enter a new reservoir? - Answer Through the portal of entry What is the role of spores? - Answer Make bacteria diff...

What is infection control? - Answer A set of practices and procedures that help prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. What are the two types of microorganisms and what do they do to our body? - Answer Nonpathogens are helpful organisms and Pathogens cause/are infe...

1. The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia with a new nurse in orientation. Which of the following statements by the new nurse would indicate an understanding of the nature of this condition? a. "An infectious disease like pneumonia may not pose a risk to others." b. "We need...

acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) - Answer A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which attacks the immune system destroying the body's ability to fight infections aerobic - Answer Requiring oxygen to live and grow airborne precautions - Answer Methods of in...

Components of the Infection Cycle - Answer Infectious agent: bacteria, viruses, fungi Reservoir: natural habitat of the organism Portal of exit: point of escape for the organism Means of transmission: direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route Portal of entry: point at which organisms en...

Antibacterial - Answer A substance that kills or inhibits bacterial growth Antiseptic - Answer An agent that inhibits, but does not kill, microorganisms Asepsis - Answer The absence of disease-producing pathogenic (pathogenic) microorganisms Aseptic technique - Answer Refers to ...

The nurse is caring for a group of hospitalized patients. What should the nurse do first to prevent patient infections? 1. Provide small bedside bags to dispose of used tissues 2. Encourage staff to avoid coughing near patients 3. Administer antibiotics as ordered 4. Identify patients at risk - ...

What are the 6 components of the chain of infection? - Answer an infectious agent, a reservoir, exit route, mode of transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host what are the 5 stages in the course of an infectious disease? - Answer incubation, prodromal, acute, convalescent and resolu...

How is a used sharp disposed of? - Answer Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container. Which of the following is not standard practice for a patient with chicken pox? - Answer Maintain a room temp of 90 degrees Hand washing and routine cleaning are examples of what type of practice? - An...

what is infection? - Answer the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms; results in disease what is colonization? - Answer the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion or damage what is a communicable disease? - Answer the infe...

microorganism or microde - Answer small living organism that is not visible to the naked eye. nonpathogens - Answer beneficial microorganisms pathogens - Answer disease and infection causing organisms bacteria - Answer simple, one-celled organisms that multiply rapidly. cocci...