Infection Prevention and Control

Question 1

inherent

Answer 1

bacteria/microorganisms that are already living in the body

Question 2

contgious

Answer 2

bacteria/microorganisms you receive receive from someone or something else

Question 3

localized

Answer 3

infection that only affects a certain part of your body

Question 4

systematic

Answer 4

an infection that has gone into the blood stream

Question 5

primary

Answer 5

first time you are exposed to a pathogen

Question 6

secondary

Answer 6

where the primary pathogen spreads

Question 7

exogenous

Answer 7

pathogen enters body from their environment

Question 8

Endogenous

Answer 8

pathogen introduced before start of infection

Question 9

infection

Answer 9

when a pathogen invades tissues and begins multiplying within a host

Question 10

Colonization

Answer 10

presence and multiplication of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion or damage

Question 11

communicable disease

Answer 11

that which can be transmitted from one individual to another

Question 12

symptomatic infection

Answer 12

when pathogens multiply and cause signs and symptoms of disease

Question 13

Asymptomatic infection

Answer 13

when pathogens multiply but no clinical signs and symptoms are present

Question 14

Virulence

Answer 14

ability to produce disease

Question 15

Nosocomial

Answer 15

infection originating in hospital or while receiving healthcare

Question 16

When do you perform hand hygiene?

Answer 16

before touching a patient, before a clean or aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure or risk, after touching patients, after touching a patients surroundings

Question 17

What are our natural defense mechanisms against infection?

Answer 17

skin, mouth, eyes, respiratory tract, urinary tract, GI tract, vaginal tract

Question 18

What is the most important part of hand washing?

Answer 18

friction

Question 19

direct contact

Answer 19

person to person

Question 20

indirect contact

Answer 20

fomite

Question 21

fomite

Answer 21

Inanimate objects

Question 22

respiratory

Answer 22

through the air

Question 23

vector

Answer 23

insect transmission

Question 24

When do you use bleach wipes?

Answer 24

when there is C-Diff potential or loose/incontinent stool

Question 25

how long do bleach wipes take to kill pathogens?

Answer 25

3 min.

Question 26

When do you use hydrogen peroxide wipes?

Answer 26

on most routine cleaning/disinfection

Question 27

what are some portals of entry?

Answer 27

GI-GU tract, mucous membranes, skin integrity disruption, respiratory tract, eyes

Question 28

reservoirs

Answer 28

where growth and reproduction of an infectious agent can occur