Microorganisms
Infection Control
Sterile Techniquie
Universal Precautions
Miscellaneous
100
What is a rod shaped bacteria
Bacilli
100

What is the single most effective way to prevent spread of infection?

Handwashing

100

What is the term used when a sterile field contains microorganisms?

Contaminated

100

Universal Precautions apply only to hospitalized patients. True or False??

FALSE it applies to all patients residents and clients.

100

What are microorganisms called that require oxygen?

Aerobic

200
What is the smallest of all microorganisms?
Viruses
200

What is the way health care facilities can prevent and deal with nosocomial infections?

establish infection control programs

200

What is it called when an area is free from ALL organisms?

Sterile

200

Airborne precautions would be followed for particles that generally travel approximately 3 feet? True or False?

FALSE. Droplet precautions are 3 feet.

200

What are microorganisms called that cause infection and disease?

Pathogen

300
What is plantlike organisms that live on dead organic matter?
Fungi
300

What is the fastest way pathogens can travel through a towel?  Wet or Dry?

A wet Towel.

300

Reaching across a sterile field is ok to do? True or False?

FALSE Never reach across a sterile field.

300

What is the type of precaution to follow if you would come into direct or indirect contact with an infected person, for example, patient with diarrhea?

Contact Precautions

300

Name 2 ways to protect a susceptible person from infection?  

Good nutrition, good hygiene, adequate sleep, and decreased stress

400

What is the virus that causes AIDS

HIV  Human Immunodeficiency Virus

400

What is the best way to reuse sterile gloves?

They cannot be re-used must be disposed of

400
What should you do if a sterile package is wet or moist?
Discard or send down to be re-sterilized.
400

What is the method of transmission called when it goes through an intermediate host such as a flea or tick?

Vector Borne

400

Which population is at high risk for infection?  

The very old and very young

500
What are 3 things needed for microorganisms to grow and reproduce?
Warm environment, dark, moisture
500

What is the term for microorganisms that are part of the body that are beneficial to the body?

Normal Flora

500

Sterile technique requires you to keep your hands in front of the body and below the waist? True or False?

FALSE. In front of the body and ABOVE the waist.

500

What is the item that must be worn to protect the healthcare provider from a patient with TB?

 The item that must be worn to protect the healthcare provider from a patient with TB is an N-95 or HEPA filter mask. MUST be fit tested to wear. May not use a regular surgical mask

500

What is the disease that an employer must provide a vaccine to employees who risk exposure to blood and body fluids?

Hepatitis 

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