Chapter 2

Question 1

Infectious Disease

Answer 1

Is a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

Question 2

communicable Disease

Answer 2

is a disease that can be spread from one person or species to anther

Question 3

Immunizations

Answer 3

protective techniques and the simple hand washing can dramatically minimize the health care providers risk of infection

Question 4

Infection

Answer 4

the abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites. with or without signs or symptoms of disease

Question 5

Are all communicable diseases blood borne

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What Does H.I.V Stand for?

Answer 6

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 7

What is Direct contact

Answer 7

is when a organism is moved from one person to another through touching without any intermediary

Question 8

Transmission

Answer 8

the way infectious disease is spread

Question 9

blood borne pathogens

Answer 9

are pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans example; hepatitis B virus or HIV

Question 10

What is Fungi

Answer 10

Plant like organisms such as yeast. may cause common conditions such as athletes foot or jock itch

Question 11

What is Protozoa

Answer 11

single-cell animal like microorganism- cause malaria

Question 12

What are Helminths

Answer 12

worms such as round worms, pin-worms, and hook worms. The are considered parasites and cause serious health problems

Question 13

Indirect contact

Answer 13

involves the spread of infection between the patient with an infection to another person through an inanimate object

Question 14

What it is fomite

Answer 14

an inanimate object that transfers infection

Question 15

Airborne Tranmission

Answer 15

is the spreading of an infectious agent through mechanisms such as droplets or dust

Question 16

Food-borne Transmission

Answer 16

is the contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease

Question 17

Vector-borne Transmission

Answer 17

involves the spread of infection by animals or insects that carry an organism from one person or place to another

Question 18

What does OSHA Stand For

Answer 18

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 19

What does CDC stand for

Answer 19

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 20

Standard Precautions

Answer 20

Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use in dealing with objects, blood body fluids and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease

Question 21

Infection Control

Answer 21

Procedures to reduce infection in patients and health care personnel

Question 22

Designated Officer

Answer 22

the individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues

Question 23

What is P.P.E?

Answer 23

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 24

Exposure

Answer 24

A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggest disease transmission may occur

Question 25

Proper Disposal of Sharps

Answer 25

Be careful do not recap, break, or bend needles even the most careful individual may expose themselves. Only dispose of sharp items that have been in contact with human secretions in approved closed rigid containers

Question 26

General adaptation syndrome

Answer 26

The bodys response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion

Question 27

Acute stress Reaction

Answer 27

Reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation.

Question 28

Delayed Stress reactions

Answer 28

Reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation

Question 29

Cumulative Stress Reactions

Answer 29

Prolonged or excess stress

Question 30

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Answer 30

A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident

Question 31

Critical Incident Stress management (CISM)

Answer 31

A process that confronts the response to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium