PPE & Infection Lab (Week 1)

Question 1

____ results when a pathogen invades tissues and begins growing within a host

Answer 1

Infection

Question 2

What is the Chain of Infection

Answer 2

Infectious Agent

Resivour (Dirty surfaces, people, water, etc.)

Portal of Exit (Open wounds, splatter of body fluids, aerosis)

Mode of Transmission (Contact, ingestion, inhalation)

Portal of Entry (Broken skin, respiratoy tract, catheters/tubes, eyes)

Host (Any person)

Question 3

What is the #1 way to stop the spread of infection

Answer 3

Wash your hands

Question 4

When do you wash your hands

Answer 4

1) When you walk in the room
2) When you do a procedure
3) Body exposure risk
4) After you touch patient
5) After you touch patient’s surroundings

Question 5

Body defenses against infection

Answer 5

Normal flora

Body system defenses

Question 6

____ occurs as a result of invasive procedures, antibiotic administration, multi-drug resistent organisms, break in infection-prevention control activities

Answer 6

Healh-Care associated infections (HAIs)

Question 7

____ is a technique that prevents contamination of an open wound, serves to isolate an operatie or proedural area from an unsterile envrionment, and maintains a sterile field for surgery or procedural intervention

Answer 7

Surgical Aspsis

Question 8

When entering a patient’s room, you want to identify the patient useing at least ____ identifiers

Answer 8

2 (Name and DoB)

Question 9

____ is the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion or damage

Answer 9

Colonization

Question 10

Preventing infections involves ____

Answer 10

breaking the chain of infection

Question 11

Microorganisms include ____, ____, ____, and ____

Answer 11

Bacteria, Viruses, fungi, and protozoa

Question 12

_____ is the ability to cause disease

Answer 12

Virulence

Question 13

A ____ is a place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and await transfer to a susceptible host

Answer 13

reservoir

Question 14

____ bacteria require oxygen for survival

Answer 14

Aerobic

Question 15

____ bacteria thrive where little to no free oxygen is available

Answer 15

Anaerobic

Question 16

What are standard precautions

Answer 16

Hand washing, gloves

Question 17

PPE includes ____

Answer 17

gloes, mask, goggles, gown

Question 18

HAIs are either ____ or ____

Answer 18

Exogenous (Comes from microoganisms found outside the individual)

Endogenous (Occurs when part of the patient’s flora becomes altered and an overgrowth occurs. Often happens when patient receives broad spectrum antibiotics)

Question 19

Endogenous HIAs often happen when patient receives ____

Answer 19

broad spectrum antibiotics