Chapter 7 Asepsis and Infection Control Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
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asepsis - Answer ABSENCE OF CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
antiseptic - Answer A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
disinfection - Answer A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the exception of bacteria spores, from ina...
Chapter 7 Asepsis and Infection Control
Study Guide Exam And Actual Answers.
asepsis - Answer ABSENCE OF CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
antiseptic - Answer A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming
body tissues
disinfection - Answer A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the exception of
bacteria spores, from inanimate objects
microorganisms - Answer Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye
chain of infection - Answer Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of
entry and susceptible host.
reservoir - Answer A place where the pathogen grows and reproduces
carrier/vector - Answer a person or animal that does not become ill but harbors and spreads an
organism, causing disease in others
healthcare-associated infection/nosocomial - Answer An infection that was not present on admission
to the hospital and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions
exogenous - Answer Produced outside the body
endogenous - Answer Produced within the body
virulent - Answer makes them likely places for infection
, standard precautions - Answer CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their
diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions.
fungi - Answer cryptococcus species (pneumonia-like illness-bird feces)
bacteria - Answer escherichia coli (GI)
viruses - Answer HIV, Herpes
opening sterile packages - Answer Before opening a sterile item, perform thorough hand hygiene,
assemble supplies needed, clean working area and maintain working area above waist level; pick up
touching only one inch surrounding the item.
urine specimen culture - Answer 5-15mL for adults
syringe and sterile cup
stool specimen culture - Answer small amount, approximately size of a walnut
clean specimen cup with seal top (not necessary to be sterile) and sterile tongue blade
10mL per culture bottle from 2 different venipuncture sites
syringes, needles and culture media bottles
wound specimen culture - Answer as much as possible
sterile cotton-tipped swab or syringe
principles of sterile technique - Answer 1. a sterile object remains sterile only when touched exclusively
by other sterile objects
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