infection control Flashcards
: _________ is defined as any disease producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium or other microorganism
Pathogen
_________ is defined as the cause or origin of a disease
Etiology
____________ refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles and face shields, regardless of any known transmittable diseases
Universal precautions
Enteral methods of drug delivery include all of the following EXCEPT:
Intramuscular
: All of the following are methods of parenteral drug delivery EXCEPT:
By mouth (PO)
__________ is defined as the stage of disease when symptoms are not present
Latent disease phase
________ is defined as the medical term for fainting.
Syncope
__________ infections are acquired during a hospital stay or while receiving some type of medical treatment
Nosocomial
___________ is defined as the removing or killing of most microorganisms
Medical asepsis
________ is defined as the removing or killing of all microorganisms completely.
Surgical asepsis
All of the following are methods of disease transmission EXCEPT
Asepsis
An example of a parenteral method of drug delivery is taking a drug by mouth
False
The purpose of sterile technique is to:
Ensure sterile objects remain sterile
An intramuscular injection of Glucagon for an MR Enterography is an example of a parenteral method of drug delivery
True
A _________ patient is one that is paralyzed from the waist down.
Paraplegic
