Infection Control Flashcards

1
Q

Infectious Agent

A

Fungi, Bacteria, viruses, and parasites

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2
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Reservoir

A

Where agents are found:
Animals
Humans
Food and Water
Environment

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3
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Portal of Exit

A

Where germs escape from
Openings in skin
Mucous Membranes
Stool, urine, and blood.
Moisture and droplets

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4
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Mode of Transmission

A

How agents travel
Superficial Contact
Sexual Contact
Droplet
Underprepared food

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5
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Portal of entry

A

Openings in skin
Body cavity
Mucous Membranes
Eating and Drinking

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6
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Susceptible Host

A

Anyone
Animals
Higher risk if young, immunodeficient, and underlying conditions

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7
Q

What are the stages of infection?

A

Incubation
Prodromal
Illness
Decline
Convalescence

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8
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Incubation

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Time takes for the infection to grow and produce symptoms

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9
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Prodromal

A

Infection is growing. Body showing early signs.

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10
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Illness

A

Obvious symptoms

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11
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Decline

A

Infection declines. Higher risk for infection.

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12
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Convalescence

A

Improvement

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13
Q

PPE

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Personal Protective Equipment

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14
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Donning

A

Perform Hand Hygiene
Put on Gown
Put on Mask
Put on goggles
Put on Face Shield
Put on Gloves

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15
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Doffing

A
  1. Remove Gloves
  2. Remove protective eyewear
  3. Remove gown
  4. Remove respirator
  5. Perform Hand hygiene
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16
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CAUTI

A

Catheter associated urinary tract infection

17
Q

SSI

A

Surgical Site Infection

18
Q

CLABSI

A

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

19
Q

VAP

A

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

20
Q

C Diff

A

Clostridium Difficile

21
Q

MRSA

A

Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus