Chapter 14 Preventing Infection

Question 1

Asepsis

Answer 1

Being free of disease-producing microbes

Question 2

Asymptomatic

Answer 2

Without symptoms

Question 3

Bio hazardous waste

Answer 3

Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, or excretions ; bio means “life” and hazardous means “dangerous or harmful”

Question 4

Carrier

Answer 4

A human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have the signs and symptoms of infection

Question 5

Clean technique

Answer 5

See “ medical asepsis”

Question 6

Communicate disease

Answer 6

caused by pathogens that spreads easily; contagious disease

Question 7

Contagious disease

Answer 7

See “ communicable disease.

Question 8

Contamination

Answer 8

The process of becoming unclean

Question 9

Disinfection

Answer 9

The process of destroying Pathogens

Question 10

Epidemic

Answer 10

A sudden outbreak of disease in a certain geographic area

Question 11

Germicide

Answer 11

A disinfection applied to the skin, tissue or nonliving object

Question 12

Health care-associated infection (HAI)

Answer 12

An infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care

Question 13

Immunity

Answer 13

Protection against a certain disease

Question 14

Infection

Answer 14

A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body

Question 15

Infection control

Answer 15

Practice and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

Question 16

Medical asepsis

Answer 16

Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean techniques

Question 17

Microbe

Answer 17

See microorganisms

Question 18

Microorganisms

Answer 18

A small (micro-) living plant or animal (organism) seen only with a microscope; microbe

Question 19

Non pathogen

Answer 19

A microbe that does not usually cause an infection

Question 20

Normal flora

Answer 20

Microbes that live and grow in A certain area

Question 21

Norovirus

Answer 21

A very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea

Question 22

Pandemic

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An outbreak of disease that spreads easily and extends across several countries or continents

Question 23

Pathogen

Answer 23

A microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection

Question 24

Reservoir

Answer 24

The environment in which a microbe lives and grows; host

Question 25

Spore

Answer 25

A bacterium protected by a hard shell

Question 26

Sterile

Answer 26

The absence of all microbes

Question 27

Sterile field

Answer 27

A work area free of all pathogens and non pathogens (including spores)

Question 28

Sterile techniques

Answer 28

See “surgical asepsis”

Question 29

Sterilization

Answer 29

The process of destroying all microbes

Question 30

Surgical asepsis

Answer 30

The practice that keep items free of all microbes; sterile techniques

Question 31

Vaccination

Answer 31

Giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infection disease

Question 32

Vaccine

Answer 32

A preparation containing dead or weakened microbes

Question 33

Most pathogens need the following to grow except

Answer 33

Light

Question 34

Signs and symptoms of infection include the following except

Answer 34

A wound and/or bleeding

Question 35

Which is not a portal of exit?

Answer 35

Intact skin

Question 36

Which does NOT prevent health care associated infections?

Answer 36

Sterilizing all care items

Question 37

Your hands are soiled with blood. What should you do?

Answer 37

Wash your hands with soap and water immediately

Question 38

During care you move from contaminated body site to a clean body site. Your hands are not visibly soiled. What should you do?

Answer 38

Decontaminate your hands

Question 39

You are going to decontaminate your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub. Which action is not correct?

Answer 39

Wash your hands before applying the hand rub

Question 40

When cleaning equipment, do the following except

Answer 40

Work from dirty to clean areas

Question 41

Isolation precautions

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Prevent infection

Question 42

Standard precautions

Answer 42

Are used for all persons

Question 43

You wear utility gloves for contact with

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Cleaning solutions

Question 44

A mask

Answer 44

Is contaminated when moist

Question 45

These statements are about PPE. Which is False ??

Answer 45

Wash disposable gloves for reuse

Question 46

Contaminated surfaces are cleaned at the following times except

Answer 46

After removing gloves

Question 47

Goggles or face shield is worn

Answer 47

When splashing body fluids is likely

Question 48

According to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, you should not

Answer 48

Eat and drink in care settings

Question 49

You were exposed to a bloodborne pathogen. Which is true?

Answer 49

You can refuse HIV and HBV testing

Question 50

These statements are about surgical asepsis. Which is false?

Answer 50

Wet items are held up

Question 51

You have on sterile gloves. You can touch

Answer 51

Anything on the sterile field

Question 52

Which of the following does not require wearing gloves?

Answer 52

Giving a back massage