standards & safety Flashcards
Antimicrobials include antibiotics, antifungals, and antiviral medications.
T
Most infections caused by bacteria, fungi, or parasites can be treated effectively with antimicrobial drugs
T
Nosocomial infections are infections picked up in a health care setting.
T
An anaerobic bacterium requires oxygen to grow.
F
Medical Asepsis is a standard practice in health care institutions which kills germs before they enter the body.
F
Clostridium Difficile ( C. Diff.) is normally present in the gastrointestinal tract of humans.
T
An opportunistic infection is one that:
a) ordinarily causes disease.
b) re-emerges after an initial infection.
c) is asymptomatic
d) causes disease under certain circumstances
D
Dust from linens, containing an infectious agent, is an example of which of the following modes of transmission in the chain of infection?
a) direct contact
b) droplet transmission
c) airborne transmission
d) vector transmission
C
In the chain of infection the host can be a:
a) a person or animal
b) soil or water
c) food or feces
d) all of above
D
Consider blood and all body fluids except _________________ as potentially infectious.
a) tears
b) saliva
c) sweat
d) urine
C
Disinfection is which of the following?
a) removal of gross contaminants and some microorganisms from instruments and skin
b) the process of destroying all microorganisms including endospores and viruses.
c) a more thorough removal of contaminants than sterilization but less thorough than sanitation.
d) uses a chemical substance that destroys or eliminates specific species of infectious microorganisms.
D
What is considered the body’s first line of defence against infections?
a) nose
b) intact skin
c) immune system
d) mouth
B
Antiseptics compared with Disinfectants. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) antiseptics are bacteriostatic and disinfectants are bacteriocidal
b) antiseptics may not be used on the skin but disinfectants may be
c) an example of an antiseptic is bleach
d) an example of a disinfectant is alcohol
A
You should apply Standard Precautions at all times regardless of the patient’s age, gender, diagnosis or your level of familiarity with the patient.
T
Viruses respond to antibiotics
F
a substance that significantly reduces the bacterial population in an inanimate environment but does not destroy all bacteria or other microorganisms.
sanitizer
a chemical substance that destroys or eliminates specific species of infectious organisms. Is not usually effective against bacterial spores.
disinfectant
killing microorganisms
bacteriocidal
process of destroying all microorganisms, including bacterial endospores and viruses. Highest level of cleanliness sterilization
sterilization
reducing or inhibiting the number of microorganisms
bacteriostatic
an infection in which the symptoms disappear and recur, but the disease -causing agent remains in the body.
latent infection
an infection that is confined to a specific region of the body
local infection
an infection that has spread to more than one region of the body
systemic infection
a distinct episode of an d. d. d. infection after recovery from an initial infection;may involve the same pathogens or different ones
recurrent infection
an infection that does not ordinarily cause disease but does so under certain circumstances
opportunistic infection
