Skills: chapter 22: Infection Control

Question 1

Airborne precautions

Answer 1

Measures that reduce the risk for transmitting pathogens that remain infectious over long distances when suspended in the air

Question 2

Colonization

Answer 2

A condition in which microorganizations are present, but the hire does not manifest any signs or symptoms of infection

Question 3

Contact precautions

Answer 3

Measures used to block the transmission of pathogens by direct or indirect contact

Question 4

Double bagging

Answer 4

An infection control measure in which one bag of contaminated items, such as trash or laundry is placed with another

Question 5

Droplet precautions

Answer 5

Measures that block infectious pathogens within moist droplets larger than 5 microns

Question 6

Hyperendemic infections

Answer 6

Infections that are highly infectious in all age groups

Question 7

Infection

Answer 7

A condition that results when microorganisms cause injury to a host

Question 8

Infection control precautions

Answer 8

Physical measures designed to curtail the spread of infectious diseases

Question 9

N95 respirator

Answer 9

Individually fitted and can filter particles 1 micron with an efficiency of 95% or more

Question 10

PPE

Answer 10

Personal protective equipment; gloves, masks, gowns, shoe covers

Question 11

PAPR

Answer 11

Powered air purifying respirator- an alternative if a caregiver has not been fitted for the N95, has facial hair, or some kind of deformity not allowing the mask to get a tight fit

Question 12

Respiratory hygiene/ cough etiquette

Answer 12

Refers to infection control measures used at the point of an encounter with clients, family, or friends of persons with signs of an illness suggesting an undiagnosed transmissible respiratory infection

Question 13

Safe injection practices

Answer 13

Infection control measures that prevent the transmission of viral hep B and hep C through the use of aseptic techniques

Question 14

Standard precautions

Answer 14

Measures for reducing the risk of microorganism transmission from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection

Question 15

Transmission-based precautions

Answer 15

Measures for controlling the spread of highly transmissible of epidemiologically important infectious agents from clients when the known or suspected route of transmission is not completely interrupted using standard precautions