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Infection Control & Prevention Exam A+ Graded
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Infection Control & PreventionExam A+ Graded
Define infection prevention and control. - -Evidence-based practices and
procedures that prevent or reduce the risk of transmission of
microorganisms.
-The World Health Organization is - -An organization who provides
leadership on health matters to many countries.
-Describe the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - -organization
'detects, and responds to health threats in the world and in the US. They are
involved in science and technology use to prevent disease and develop
leaders as disease detectives
-Describe the Regional Infection Control Networks - -Collaborate, respond,
recommend and implement Public Health Ontario guidance, resources and
tools in their respective region and communities.
-Who creates Acts and Regulations that will directly impact the health and
safety of Canadians? - -Health Canada
-How does the World Health Organization describe health? - -Health is a
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
-List the components of health. - -Mind, body, emotion
-What does mental health involve? - -Successful cognitive thinking or the
ability to stay focused with sustained, divided and selective attention and the
capability to process information, and understand what we see
-What does spiritual health involve? - -Connected with self, others, higher
power, all life, nature and the universe
-What does emotional health involve? - -Positive management and an
expression of your emotional actions and reactions void of any unhealthy
stress or depression.
-The term disease refers to? - -Disorder of the anatomy
-List the four steps of a disease. - -Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations,
Etiology, Morph
, -The term pathology means? - -study of disease
-List what a pathogen can include. - -Bacteria, virus, prions and fungus
-What can stimulate pathogenesis? - -Pathogens will stimulate pathogenesis
-Identify the etiologic factors. - -Trauma, biologic, chemical agents,
nutrients
-Explain the importance of identifying the etiology in a disease. - -It is
important to identify the etiology so that the pathology can be addressed,
and removed
-Explain why etiology's have more than one cause. - -Because our bodies
are vulnerable at different points in our lives
-The term pathogenesis of the disease process refers to the - -'Step by step'
progression of the disease
-How are lesions measured? - -radiograph
-Give an example of clinical manifestation - -Client has bruise on their right
arm
-The term syndrome refers to - -Contemplation of signs and symptoms
-The term prognosis refers to - -Estimation of the outcome and recovery
from disease
-The term sequelae refers to: - -A disease or condition which is caused by
an earlier disease or problem
-The term complication refers to - -An adverse extension of disease or
outcome from treatment.
-Describe colonization. - -The act of organisms establishing a presence in a
host
-What does an organism need to survive? - -host
-Describe an infection. - -the presence and multiplication within a host of
another living organism with subsequent injury to the host."
-Describe flora. - -"harmless bacteria that surrounds us, that we are
exposed to, and which we regard as normal."
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