Asepsis

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

disease state that results from presence of a pathogen

Question 2

Pathogen

Answer 2

disease-producing microorganism

Question 3

Opportunistic Pathogen

Answer 3

causes disease only in a susceptible host

Question 4

Virulence

Answer 4

ability to produce disease

Question 5

Resident Flora

Answer 5

normal in one area of body, but can cause disease in another area of the body

Question 6

Colonization

Answer 6

process by which strains of microorganisms become resident flora

Question 7

Medical Asepsis

Answer 7

Clean technique: used to confine a specific organism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms

Question 8

Surgical Asepsis

Answer 8

Sterile technique: procedures used to keep objects or areas free from germs or any other forms of life
Used for procedures such as: surgery, surgical dressing changes, catheter insertion, central line insertion

Question 9

Types of Infection: 
Local
Systemic
Bacteremia
Septicemia
Acute
Chronic
Nosocomial

Answer 9

Local: localized to a single area or organ
Systemic: throughout the whole body
Bacteremia: bacteria in the blood
Septicemia: when you're sick
Acute: short term
Chronic: long term
Nosocomial: hospital acquired

Question 10

Endogenous

Answer 10

Originate from client’s themselves

Question 11

Exogenous

Answer 11

Originate from the hospital environment & hospital personnel

Question 12

Iatrogenic

Answer 12

The direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, such as IV line infection