W1 L4

Question 1

PPE

Answer 1

Personal protective equipment

Question 2

Equipment

Answer 2

-gloves
-fluid resistant gown
-face mask
-goggles

Question 3

Airborne precaution

Answer 3

Precaution: Hand hygiene, N95 respirator
Ex: measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis

Question 4

Droplet Precaution

Answer 4

Precaution: Hand Hygiene & mask within 3 ft of Pt.

Ex: diphtheria, percussion, type B influenza, group A strep & pneumonia

Question 5

Contact Precaution

Answer 5

Direct or indirect contact

Precautions: hygiene, gloves & gown

Ex: wound infections, gastrointestinal infections, herpes, scabies, or contagious skin irritation

Question 6

Disinfect

Answer 6

10% bleach solution

(1:10)

Question 7

Infection

Answer 7

Invasion by and growth of microorganisms in the human body that causes disease

Question 8

Health care associated infections

Answer 8

Infections contracted by a Pt. during hospital stay

Question 9

Isolation

Answer 9

Separation of anninfection source from susceptible hosts, thereby breaking the chain of infection

Question 10

Pathogens

Answer 10

Infectious organisms

Question 11

Fomite

Answer 11

Contaminated objects

Question 12

Droplet nuclei

Answer 12

Particles smaller than 5 um that remain suspended in the air for long periods

Question 13

Airborne transmission

Answer 13

Spread of infection either by airborne droplet nuclei or by dust particles that contain microorganisms

Question 14

Nosocomial infection

Answer 14

Infection acquired during hospital stay

Question 15

Common vehicle transmission

Answer 15

Transmission by means of contaminated items: food, water medications, devices, and equipment

Question 16

Standard Precautions

Answer 16

infection control method that uses barrier protection and work control practices to prevent direct skin contact with blood, other body fluids and tissues from all persons.

Question 17

Reservoir

Answer 17

Person carrying an infectious agent without being sick

Question 18

Vectors

Answer 18

carrier of disease

Question 19

sepsis

Answer 19

bacterial infection

Question 20

chain of infection

Answer 20

continuous link among the infection source, means of transmission and the susceptible host

Question 21

High-Efficiency Particulate Air

Answer 21

Type of air filter

Question 22

Contact transmission

Answer 22

Transfer of microorganisms from infected or colonized person to a susceptible host by body surface to body surface contact or through contact with contaminated object

Question 23

Airborne infection isolation precautions

Answer 23

Precautions that are used with Pt. known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei

Question 24

Exposure control plan

Answer 24

comprehensive doc. outlining all procedures and policies for preventing the spread of infections

Question 25

Droplet transmission

Answer 25

Spread of infection through airborne droplets

Question 26

HBV

Answer 26

Virus that causes the liver disease Hep B; spreads through contact with human blood or body fluids

Question 27

Droplet precautions

Answer 27

Precautions for PT. known/suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by large particles droplets

Question 28

Expanded Precautions

Answer 28

Precautions targeted by PT known/suspected to be infected with a highly transmissible pathogen

Question 29

BBPs (Blood born pathogens)

Answer 29

infectious agents carried in blood

Question 30

HIV (human immunodeficiency Virus)

Answer 30

Causative agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 31

Contact precautions

Answer 31

Precautions used for PT known/suspected to have serious illnesses that are easily transmitted by direct PT contact/by contact with items in PT environment