Chapter 5

Question 1

The term of measurements practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

Answer 1

Infection Control

Question 2

Microorganisms that invade the body and multiply

Answer 2

Pathogens

Question 3

Living thing or organism that is so small that it can only be seen through a microscope

Answer 3

Microbe or microorganism

Question 4

Infection that is in the bloodstream and is spread throughout the body

Answer 4

Systemic Infection

Question 5

Infection that is confined in a specific location in the body and has local symptoms

Answer 5

Localized infection

Question 6

Infections that patients acquire within healthcare settings that result from treatment for other conditions

Answer 6

Healthcare - associated infections (HAIS)

Question 7

Where objects are not contaminated with pathogens

Answer 7

Clean

Question 8

Where objects are contaminated with pathogens

Answer 8

Dirty

Question 9

The state of being free for all microorganisms, not just pathogens

Answer 9

Surgical asepsis

Question 10

A way of describing how disease is transmitted from one living being to another

Answer 10

Chain of infection

Question 11

A pathogen or microorganism that causes disease

Answer 11

Causative Agent

Question 12

A place where the pathogen lives and grows. They grow best in warm, dark, and moist places where food is present.

Answer 12

Reservoir

Question 13

Any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave

Answer 13

Portal of Exit

Question 14

It describes how the pathogen travels from one person to the next person.

Answer 14

Mode of transmission

Question 15

Happens by touching the infected person in his secretions

Answer 15

Direct Contact

Question 16

Results from touching something contaminated by an infected person, such as a tissue or clothes.

Answer 16

Indirect Contact

Question 17

Any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to enter

Answer 17

Portal of Entry

Question 18

The membranes that like body cavities, such as the mouth, nose, eyes, rectum, and genitals

Answer 18

Mucous Membranes

Question 19

An infected person who could get sick

Answer 19

Susceptible Host

Question 20

Where a person is not getting the proper nutrition

Answer 20

Malnutrition

Question 21

A condition that results from inadequate fluid in the body

Answer 21

Dehydration

Question 22

Government agency under the department of health and human services that issues information to protect individuals and communities.

Answer 22

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

Question 23

Treading all blood, bodily fluid, non-intact skin, and mucous Membranes as if they were infected with an infectious disease

Answer 23

Standard precautions

Question 24

Equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards

Answer 24

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 25

A measure that destroys all microorganisms including pathogens

Answer 25

Sterilization

Question 26

A process that kills pathogens, but not all microorganisms. It reduces the organism to a level that is not considered infectious

Answer 26

Disinfection

Question 27

How many tiers of precautions are there?

Answer 27

There are 2 tiers :
- standard
- transmission based or isolation