Test 2 (words 31-60)

Question 1

Transmission of a disease without physical contact

Answer 1

Indirect contact

Question 2

Methods used to control and prevent the spread of germs that are present in the environment

Answer 2

Infection control

Question 3

An infectious disease caused by a virus

Answer 3

Influenza

Question 4

Measure taken to separate the potentially harmful microorganism and prevent spread to other residents

Answer 4

Isolation

Question 5

A yellow/gold tint to the skin and eyes often seen in liver disease, such as hepatitis

Answer 5

Jaundice

Question 6

An infection contained to a specific body part

Answer 6

Localized infection

Question 7

MRSA

Answer 7

An antibiotic resistant infection often acquired in hospitals and other facilities

Question 8

How the pathogen travels from one person to another

Answer 8

Mode of transmission

Question 9

Infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting

Answer 9

Nosocomial infection

Question 10

Federal agency that protects workers from hazards on the job

Answer 10

OSHA

Question 11

Harmful microorganism; the causative agent

Answer 11

Pathogen

Question 12

An infestation of lice

Answer 12

Pediculosis

Question 13

Barrier between a person and a potentially harmful microorganism

Answer 13

PPE

Question 14

The way pathogens enter the body

Answer 14

Portal of entry

Question 15

The ways pathogens leave the body

Answer 15

Portal of exit

Question 16

Where pathogens live and multiply

Answer 16

Reservoir

Question 17

A contagious skin infection that occurs amount humans and other animal

Answer 17

Scabies

Question 18

Treating all blood, body fluids, non intact skin and mucous membranes as if they are infected

Answer 18

Standard precautions

Question 19

Technique that destroys all microorganisms, not just pathogens

Answer 19

Sterilizations

Question 20

The person who could be infected

Answer 20

Susceptible host

Question 21

Infection that occurs when pathogens enter one’s bloodstream and move throughout the body causing general symptoms

Answer 21

Systemic infection

Question 22

Special precautions implemented on the basis of how the disease spreads

Answer 22

Transmission based precautions

Question 23

A bacterial infection that affects the lungs, causing coughing and difficulty breathing, fever and fatigue

Answer 23

Tuberculosis

Question 24

A strain of eneterococcus that cannot be controlled with antibiotics

Answer 24

VRE

Question 25

Plan developed by the facility by which residents would be relocated to a safe area within the facility, outside the facility, or to an alternate location

Answer 25

Evacuation plan

Question 26

A residents body part becomes lodged between the bed frame and mattress and the bed rail

Answer 26

Entrapment

Question 27

A resident exiting the facility whose whereabouts are unknown to the staff

Answer 27

Elopement

Question 28

Plan executed frequently to help workers learn what to do in the case of a fire

Answer 28

Fire drill

Question 29

Easily ignited

Answer 29

Flammable

Question 30

Walking back and forth in the same area of the facility

Answer 30

Pacing