Medical - Surgical Asepsis/Spread of Micro-organisms

Question 1

Airborne microorganisms travel on __ or __

Answer 1

Dust or water

Question 2

Another name for medical aspesis

Answer 2

Clean Technique

Question 3

Sensitivity (susceptibility) means . .

Answer 3

The susceptibility of an organism to the bacterial action of a particular agent

Question 4

Virulence

Answer 4

Ability of an organism to produce disease

Question 5

Surgical asepsis aka

Answer 5

Sterile tech

Question 6

What does bacteriostatic mean?

Answer 6

Having the ability to stop the growth of bacteria

Question 7

What does bactericidal mean?

Answer 7

Ability to kill bacteria

Question 8

Nosocomial

Answer 8

Hospital acquired, infection acquired thru contact with the hospital

Question 9

When pouring liquid onto a sterile field you should pour from a height of — to — inches above the field

Answer 9

6 to 8 inches

Question 10

Surgical aseptic techniques render and keep articles free from all organisms (T/F)

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Antibiotics

Answer 11

Meds for bacterial infections

Question 12

Asepsis

Answer 12

Absence of organisms causing disease

Question 13

Antiseptic

Answer 13

Substance used to destroy/inhibit the growth of pathogens but not necessarily their spores. (in general safe to use)

Question 14

Disinfectant

Answer 14

Substance used to destroy pathogens not spores (Not for people)

Question 15

Bactericide

Answer 15

kills microorganisms but not spores

Question 16

Bacteriostatic

Answer 16

Substance that prevents/inhibits the growth of microorganisms

Question 17

Anaerobe

Answer 17

Micro-org that do not need free Oxygen to live

Question 18

Aerobe

Answer 18

Micro-org that need Oxygen to live

Question 19

Pathogen

Answer 19

Micro-org that causes disease

Question 20

Clean Technique (define)

Answer 20

practices that help reduce the # and spread of micro - org (medical asepsis)

Question 21

Sterile (define)

Answer 21

An item on which all micro org have been destroyed

Question 22

Coagulate

Answer 22

Process that thickens or congeals a substance

Question 23

Surgical asepsis

Answer 23

Sterile technique - render and keep objects/areas free of micro-org