PCMA Ch31 Terms

Question 1

aerobic

Answer 1

Requires oxygen to live

Question 2

airborne precautions

Answer 2

Actions taken to reduce the transmission of certain diseases by airborne droplets Ex: TB, Chickenpox

Question 3

anaerobic

Answer 3

Able to live without oxygen

Question 4

antibodies

Answer 4

Proteins the body produces to neutralize harmful substances called antigens

Question 5

antiseptic

Answer 5

Inhibit growth of microorganisms on skin surfaces. EX: Hand hygiene or Isopropyl

Question 6

asepsis

Answer 6

State of being free from disease causing microorganisms like germs,infection and any form of microbial life

Question 7

bactericidal

Answer 7

Capable of killing bacteria

Question 8

bloodborne pathogens

Answer 8

Microorganisms capable of causing disease in blood

Question 9

chain of infection

Answer 9

Series of events and factors that must occur for an infection to occur

Question 10

contact precautions

Answer 10

Actions taken when infections are difficult to treat and likelihood of microorganism transmission among patients and healthcare workers is high. EX: isolating patients and using PPE for healthcare workers if contact with body fluids is possible.

Question 11

direct contact

Answer 11

When a person comes in contact with an infected persons bodily fluids which spreads disease

Question 12

disinfection

Answer 12

Soaking or wiping process used to destroy or inhibit the activity of disease causing organisms

Question 13

droplet precautions

Answer 13

Actions taken to reduce transmission of pathogens spread by droplets during sneezing,coughing, and talking. Ex: wearing your ppe around infected patients

Question 14

excreta

Answer 14

Waste products

Question 15

immunity

Answer 15

Resistance to disease

Question 16

incubation

Answer 16

The period of time between the exposure to a pathogen and the first symptom. Like when the disease develops but there’s no symptom

Question 17

indirect contact

Answer 17

Transmission between a person and an inanimate object

Question 18

infection prevention and control (IPC)

Answer 18

Practice of preventing or stopping spread of infections during patient care

Question 19

infectious

Answer 19

Contagious

Question 20

fomite

Answer 20

Inanimate objects or materials able to transmit infection

Question 21

medical asepsis

Answer 21

Destruction of organisms after they leave the body

Question 22

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Answer 22

Type of bacteria that can cause infection and is difficult to treat because it resists many common antibiotics

Question 23

microorganisms

Answer 23

Living organisms too small to see with the naked eye

Question 24

multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)

Answer 24

Drug resistant microorganisms

Question 25

normal flora

Answer 25

Microorganisms that are normally found on the skin and in the urinary, gastrointestinal, and respiratory tracts

Question 26

opportunistic infections

Answer 26

Infections that take advantage of a suppressed immune system

Question 27

pathogens

Answer 27

Microorganisms capable of causing diseases

Question 28

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 29

phagocytosis

Question 30

portal of entry

Question 31

portal of exit

Question 32

postexposure evaluation

Question 33

radiation isolation precautions

Question 34

reservoir host

Question 35

respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette

Question 36

safe injection practices

Question 37

sanitization

Question 38

standard precautions

Question 39

sterilization

Question 40

surgical asepsis

Question 41

susceptible host

Question 42

transmission-based precautions

Question 43

universal precautions

Question 44

vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)