Chapter 7:Asepsis and Infection Control
Study Guide with Correct Answers
Microorganism - ✔️✔️tiny, usually microscopic, entities capable of carrying on living processes
Infection prevention and control - ✔️✔️consist of the implementation of policies
asepsis - ✔️✔️the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
What are the two asepsis? - ✔️✔️medical Asepsis and surgical Asepsis
Medical Asepsis - ✔️✔️"clean technique'/techniques that inhibit the growth and transmission of
pathogenic microorganisms
Example of Medical Asepsis - ✔️✔️hand hygene and changing patient bed linens
Surgical Asepsis - ✔️✔️sterile techniques designed to destroy all microorganisms and their spores
(fungi or protozoa)
Example of Surgical Asepsis - ✔️✔️wound care, surgeries, invasive procedures
What are Microorganisms? - ✔️✔️Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic
Pathogenic - ✔️✔️cause specific diseases or infections. Referred to as "pathogens"
Non-pathogenic - ✔️✔️these are harmless and do not produce disease. However they could be
dangerous to an individual who is highly susceptible to infection
Microorganisms - ✔️✔️Are living microscopic entities that are too small to be seen by naked eye
Where are Microorganisms presented on? - ✔️✔️These are present on and in human body and in
the environment
Who have lowered resistance to disease? - ✔️✔️Sick people
What does the lowered resistance makes them? - ✔️✔️Makes them susceptible to infection
What is our role in the healthcare facility? - ✔️✔️Every effort must be made to keep them protect
them from infections.
What is the important part of every action the nurse perform ? - ✔️✔️Control of Infection
What does Infection Prevention & Control consist of? - ✔️✔️This consists of the implementation
of policies and procedures in hospitals & health care facilities to minimize the spead of
healthcare associated Infections (HAI) or community -acquired infections to patients and other
staff
Asepsis - ✔️✔️is the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
What is Medical Asepsis used in? - ✔️✔️It is used in daily activities such as hand hygiene,
keeping bed linens off the floor
What is Surgical Asepsis used in? - ✔️✔️It is used in specialized areas or skills -surgeries, wound
care & invasive procedures
Who is the father of aseptic technique? - ✔️✔️Joseph Lister
Who is Joseph Lister? - ✔️✔️English physician and is the father of aseptic technique
What did Joseph Lister introduce? - ✔️✔️He introduced aseptic technique by applying emerging
knowledge about the relationship between disease and infection
What did Joseph Lister use? - ✔️✔️He used sasepsis in surgery
What is the Infection Process? - ✔️✔️a specific cycle or chain of six events that must occur
Infection Process starts with: - ✔️✔️Infectious agent, Reservoir, Portal of exit, Mode of
Transmission, Portal of Entry, Host
Infectious agent - ✔️✔️pathogens
Reservoir - ✔️✔️where the pathogen can grow
Exit - ✔️✔️From the reservoir
Method of transportation - ✔️✔️such as exudates, feces, air, hands, needles
Entrance - ✔️✔️through skin, mucous lining, or mouth
Host - ✔️✔️another person or animal
How do we prevent the spread of a microorganism? - ✔️✔️The cycle must be interrupted by using
Medical Asepsis which helps inhibit (to stop or slow a process) of growth and reduce the number
of microorganism.
What are pathogens? - ✔️✔️Bacteria, Viruses, yeasts, fungi, protozoa, algae and helminthes
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