Chapter 6 Med surg asepsis

Question 1

is one of the major concerns that healthcare workers in healthcare facilities and hospitals constantly adress

Answer 1

Infection control

Question 2

A chemical solution that inhibits the growth of some microorganisms

Answer 2

Antiseptic

Question 3

How an individual acquires the infectious agents

Answer 3

chain of infection

Question 4

Denotes contact of a sterile or aseptic item with microoorganisms

Answer 4

Contamination

Question 5

where physical and chemical means are uses to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens

Answer 5

Decontamination

Question 6

Means to destroy pathogens, EXCLUDING spores

Answer 6

Disinfection

Question 7

Infection acquired in the course of undergoing diagnostic tests or therapeutic purposes

Answer 7

Iatrogenic infection

Question 8

The manner in which the infectious organisms is acquired by the host

Answer 8

Mode of transmission

Question 9

all pathogens are destroyed

Answer 9

Sterilization

Question 10

refers to condition free of micoorganism

Answer 10

Asepsis

Question 11

refers to condition where an individual develops a systemic reaction to bacterial nfection

Answer 11

Sepsis

Question 12

absence of disease-causing microbes

Answer 12

Medical asepsis or clean asepsis

Question 13

absence of all microbes

Answer 13

surgical or sterile asepsis

Question 14

Three types of transmission

Answer 14

Contact, droplet, and airborne