Chain of Infection
What is the portal of exit? Give an example.
What is the means by which a pathogen escapes from the reservoir of infection.(ex. respiratory tract, GI tract, GU tract, Blood, and Skin/Mucosal surfaces)
What is a Pathogen?
What is any infectious agent that causes disease.
What is the main intervention of infection control?
What is hand hygiene.
What is the first thing you should doff after leaving a patient's room?
What is Gloves.
What type of precautions should a nurse take when caring for a patient with Clostridium difficile?
What is contact precaution.
What is a portal of entry? Give an example.
What is the means by which the microorganism enters the susceptible host? (ex. GI tract, GU tract, Nonintact skin, Respiratory tract, and mucous membranes.)
What is a virus?
What is the smallest microorganism and causes different types diseases.
What is immunization?
What is the process by which an individual develops immunity against a specific agent?
What does PPE Stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
What are the means of transmission for food poisoning from contaminated food?
What is a vehicle.
What are the 4 infectious agents
What is Bacterium, Virus, Parasite, and Fungus
What can be treated with antibiotics?
What is bacteria.
What are disinfection and sterilization used for?
What is used to remove potentially harmful microorganisms and to eliminate microorganisms as potential sources of infection?
What type of transmission do masks protect you from?
What is Airborne?
What type of pathogen would cause an infection in a patient after abdominal surgery?
What is bacterium.
What is the difference between a vector and a vehicle?
What is living(vector) nonliving(vehicle).
What does an HAI mean?
What is an infection acquired while a patient is receiving treatment in a healthcare facility.
What is the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis?
What is medical is clean while surgical is sterile to kill all microorganisms?
What is the normal procedure when traveling in between rooms that require PPE?
What is changing all PPE and washing hands before entering a new room?
Where should the nurse place a patient diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus located in her incision?
What is Private Room
What is the most common means of transmission according to the CDC?
What is contaminated hands.
What pathogen lives on the skin, mouth, and nose as flora?
What is bacteria
What must a nurse teach the patient and their family before discharging an asepsis patient?
What are the Signs of infection or Avoiding infection?
What is the difference between disinfection and sterilization?
What is Disinfection does not destroy all spores while sterilization does?
Proper order of removal of soiled PPE?
What is gloves, goggles, gown, mask, and wash hands