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ECPI NUR 164 CH. 24 ASEPSIS & INFECTION CONTROL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ECPI NUR 164 CH. 24 ASEPSIS & INFECTION CONTROL EXAM
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ECPI NUR 164: CH. 24: ASEPSIS &INFECTION CONTROL EXAM
Infectious iiAgent: ii- iiAnswers ii-Bacteria, iiviruses, iifungi
Reservoir: ii- iiAnswers ii-Natural iihabitat iiof iithe iiorganism
Portal iiOf iiExit: ii- iiAnswers ii-Point iiof iiescape iifor iioranism
Means iiOf iiTransmission: ii- iiAnswers ii-Direct iicontact, iiindirect iicontact, iiairborne iiroute
Susceptible iiHost: ii- iiAnswers ii-Must iiovercome iiresistance iimounted iiby iihost's
iidefenses
Aerobic: ii- iiAnswers ii-requiring iioxygen iito iilive iiand iigrow
Airborne iiTransmission: ii- iiAnswers ii-spreading iiof iimicroorganisms iithat iiare iiless iithan
ii5 iimcm iiwhen iian iiinfected iihost iicoughs, iisneezes, iior iitalks, iior iiwhen iithe iiorganism
iibecomes iiattached iito iidust iiparticles
Anaerobic: ii- iiAnswers ii-capable iiof iiliving iiwithout iioxygen
Antibody: ii- iiAnswers ii-immunoglobin iiproduced iiby iithe iibody iiin iiresponse iito iia
iispecific iiantigen
Antigen: ii- iiAnswers ii-foreign iimaterial iicapable iiof iiinducing iia iispecific iiimmune
iiresponse
Antimicrobial: ii- iiAnswers ii-antibacterial iiagent iithat iikills iibacteria iior iisuppresses iitheir
iigrowth
Asepsis: ii- iiAnswers ii-absence iiof iidisease-producing iimicroorganisms; iiusing iimethods
iito iiprevent iiinfection
Bacteria: ii- iiAnswers ii-the iimost iisignificant iiand iimost iicommonly iiobserved iiinfection-
causing iiagents
Bundles: ii- iiAnswers ii-evidence-based iibest iipractices iithat iihave iiproven iipositive
iioutcomes iiwhen iiimplemented iitogether iito iiprevent iiinfection
, Colonization: ii- iiAnswers ii-presence iiof iian iiorganism iiresiding iiin iian iiindividual's iibody
iibut iiwith iino iiclinical iisigns iiof iiinfection
Direct iiContact: ii- iiAnswers ii-way iifor iiorganisms iito iienter iithe iibody iithat iiinvolves
iiproximity iibetween iithe iisusceptible iihost iiand iian iiinfected iiperson iior iia iicarrier, iisuch
iias iithrough iitouching, iikissing, iior iisexual iiintercourse
Disinfection: ii- iiAnswers ii-process iiused iito iidestroy iimicroorganisms; iidestroys iiall
iipathogenic iiorganisms iiexcept iispores
Droplet iiTransmission: ii- iiAnswers ii-transmission iiof iiparticles iigreater iithan ii5 iimcm
Endemic: ii- iiAnswers ii-something iithat iioccurs iiwith iipredictability iiin iione iispecific
iiregion iior iipopulation iiand iican iiappear iiin iia iidifferent iigeographical iilocation
Endogenous: ii- iiAnswers ii-Infection iiin iiwhich iithe iicausative iiorganism iicomes iifrom
iimicrobial iilife iiharbored iiwithin iithe iiperson
Exogenous: ii- iiAnswers ii-infection iiin iiwhich iithe iicausative iiorganism iiis iiacquired iifrom
iioutside iithe iihost
Fungi: ii- iiAnswers ii-plant-like iiorganisms ii(molds iiand iiyeasts) iithat iican iicause iiinfection
Health iiCare-Associated iiInfection ii(HAI): ii- iiAnswers ii-an iiinfection iithat iiwas iinot
iipresent iion iiadmission iito iia iihealth iicare iiinstitution iiand iidevelops iiduring iithe iicourse
iiof iitreatment iifor iiother iiconditions ii(nosocomial)
Host: ii- iiAnswers ii-animal iior iiperson iion iior iiwithin iiwhich iimicroorganisms iilive
Iatrogenic: ii- iiAnswers ii-Infection iithat iioccurs iias iia iiresult iiof iia iitreatment iior iidiagnostic
iiprocedure
Indirect iiContact: ii- iiAnswers ii-personal iicontact iiwith iieither iia iivector, iia iiliving iicreature
iithat iitransmits iian iiinfectious iiagent iito iia iihuman, iiusually iian iiinsect; iior iian iiinanimate
iiobject, iicalled iia iifomite, iisuch iias iiequipment iior iicountertops
Fomite: ii- iiAnswers ii-objects iior iimaterials iiwhich iiare iilikely iito iicarry iiinfection, iisuch iias
iiclothes, iiutensils, iiand iifurniture.
Infection: ii- iiAnswers ii-disease iistate iiresulting iifrom iipathogens iiin iior iion iithe iibody
Isolation: ii- iiAnswers ii-protective iiprocedure iidesigned iito iiprevent iithe iitransmission iiof
iispecific iimicroorganisms; iialso iicalled iiprotective iiaseptic iitechniques iiand iibarrier
iitechniques
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