Infection Control

Question 1

it refers to the policy and procedures implemented to control and minimize the dissemination of infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings with the main purpose of reducing infection rates

Answer 1

infection control

Question 2

the role of infection control is to ______ and reduce the risk for _______-________ infections

Answer 2

the role of infection control is to PREVENT and reduce the risk for HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED infections

Question 3

the term _____ is often referring to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection

Answer 3

the term ASEPSIS is often referring to those practices used to promote or induce asepsis in an operative field in surgery or medicine to prevent infection

Question 4

it is a state of being free from disease causing contaminants or preventing contact with microorganisms

Answer 4

asepsis

Question 5

3 purpose of asepsis

to prevent ______ ________ on hospital environment
to _______ infection
to ensure patient’s ______, safety and psychological well being

Answer 5

to prevent CROSS INFECTION on hospital environment
to CONTROL infection
to ensure patient’s COMFORT, safety and psychological well being

Question 6

3 levels of asepsis

Answer 6

antisepsis
disinfection
sterilization

Question 7

it is a level of asepsis that prevents or inhibits growth of pathogens but not spores and viruses

Answer 7

antisepsis

Question 8

alcohol, betadine and listerine

Answer 8

antisepsis

Question 9

it is a level of asepsis that destroys or kills pathogens, but not always effective against spores and viruses

Answer 9

disinfection

Question 10

bleach and zephirin

Answer 10

disinfection

Question 11

it is a level of asepsis that destroys all microbes, usually stem under pressure, gas, radiation and chemicals

Answer 11

sterilization

Question 12

instruments for surgery are usually autoclaved and chemically rinsed

Answer 12

sterilization

Question 13

it is a clean technique of asepsis

Answer 13

medical asepsis

Question 14

it is a sterile technique of asepsis

Answer 14

surgical asepsis

Question 15

all practices that reduce the growth, transfer and spread of pathogenic microorganisms

Answer 15

medical asepsis

Question 16

this includes hand washing, bathing, cleaning environment, gloving, gowning, wearing mask, hair and shoe covers, disinfecting articles and use of antiseptics

Answer 16

medical asepsis

Question 17

3 methods of maintaining medical asepsis

Answer 17

handwashing
cleaning and proper waste disposal
disinfection

Question 18

_____ _______ is one standard precaution used in medical asepsis. This means we need to wash our hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water

Answer 18

HAND HYGIENE is one standard precaution used in medical asepsis. This means we need to wash our hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water

Question 19

keeping hands _____ is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others

Answer 19

keeping hands CLEAN is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others

Question 20

_________ with soap removes germs from hands. This helps prevents infections because people frequently touch their eyes, nose and mouth w/o realizing it

Answer 20

HANDWASHING with soap removes germs from hands. This helps prevents infections because people frequently touch their eyes, nose and mouth w/o realizing it

Question 21

______ are all tiny living organisms that may or may not cause disease

Answer 21

MICROBES are all tiny living organisms that may or may not cause disease

Question 22

_______ or _______ are types of microbes that can cause disease

Answer 22

GERMS or PATHOGENS are types of microbes that can cause disease

Question 23

hand cleansing agents can be divided into 3 types:

Answer 23

antibacterial
antimicrobial
antiseptic

Question 24

_________ is important for infection control particularly in work areas because deposits of dust, soil and microbes on surfaces can transmit infection

Answer 24

CLEANING is important for infection control particularly in work areas because deposits of dust, soil and microbes on surfaces can transmit infection

Question 25

waste is classified into three main groups of waste:

Answer 25

general
clinical
pharmaceutical

Question 26

______ should be removed from clinical areas at least 3x each day and more frequently as needed, such as from specialized areas

Answer 26

WASTE should be removed from clinical areas at least 3x each day and more frequently as needed, such as from specialized areas

Question 27

it is place in general waste bin for removal

Answer 27

general waste disposal

Question 28

it is place in biohazard bags as soon as possible

Answer 28

clinical waste disposal

Question 29

biohazard bags have a biohazard symbol and are currently colored _____

Answer 29

biohazard bags have a biohazard symbol and are currently colored YELLOW

Question 30

leaving the cold water running for a few moments after the disinfectant has been disposed of dilutes the disinfectant

Answer 30

pharmaceutical waste disposal

Question 31

it is a process of eliminating pathogenic organisms on an inanimate object with the exception of spores

Answer 31

disinfection

Question 32

is a chemical substance that is used for disinfecting only an inanimate object

Answer 32

disinfection

Question 33

practices that keep an area or objects free from all microorganisms nonpathogenic and pathogenic including spores and viruses

Answer 33

surgical asepsis

Question 34

it refers to any process that eliminates, removes, kills or deactivates all forms of life and other biological agents like prions present in a specific surface

Answer 34

sterilization

Question 35

2 common methods of sterilization

Answer 35

physical sterilization
chemical sterilization

Question 36

it is a sterilization that includes heat, radiation and filtration

Answer 36

physical sterilization

Question 37

it is a sterilization that includes alcohol, phenolics, oxidizing agents and ethylene oxide gas

Answer 37

chemical sterilization