Infection Prevention and Control (Chapter 28)

Question 1

Aerobic

Answer 1

Aerobic bacteria require oxygen for survival and multiplication sufficient to cause disease

Question 2

Anaerobic

Answer 2

Anaerobic bacteria thrive where there is little or no free oxygen

Question 3

Asepsis

Answer 3

The absence of pathogenic microorganisms

Question 4

Asymptomatic

Answer 4

An illness is referred to as “asymptomatic” if the clinical signs and symptoms are not present

Question 5

Bactericidal

Answer 5

A temperature or chemical that destroys bacteria is bactericidal

Question 6

Bacteriostasis

Answer 6

State where bacteria grows and reproduces

Question 7

Broad-spectrum antibiotics

Answer 7

Antibiotics which affect a large scope of microorganisms in the body; generally used to treat diseases of unknown etiology

Question 8

Colonization

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Communicable disease

Answer 9

An infectious disease which can be transmitted directly from one person to another

Question 10

Cough ettiquette

Answer 10

Covering of the mouth and/or nose when coughing or sneezing

Question 11

Disinfection

Answer 11

Process that eliminates many or all microorganisms (with the exception of bacterial spores) from inanimate objects

Question 12

Edema

Answer 12

Accumulation of fluid that appears as localized swelling

Question 13

Endogenous infection

Answer 13

When a person’s naturally-occurring flora become altered and an overgrowth occurs

Question 14

Epidemiology

Answer 14

The study of the causes and effects of disease

Question 15

Exogenous infection

Answer 15

Infection stemming from the microorganisms found outside the individual (that are not normal floras)

Question 16

Exudates

Answer 16

fluid and cells discharged from cells or blood vessels (pus or serum)

Question 17

Granulation Tissue

Answer 17

Scar tissue from chronic inflammation

Question 18

Hand hygiene

Answer 18

Alcohol antiseptic, soap-and-water handwashing or surgical scrub

Question 19

Healthcare Associated Infections

Answer 19

Infections that result from delivery of health care delivery in a health care facility

Question 20

Iatrogenic Infections

Answer 20

A type of healthcare associated infection; specifically, from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure

Question 21

Immunocompromised

Answer 21

Status of a patient with a compromised immune system

Question 22

Infection

Answer 22

Invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens which cause disease

Question 23

Leukocytosis

Answer 23

An increase in the circulating number of WBC’s