Microbiology
You were bitten by a mosquito while visiting family in Kenya; what type of illness is caused by insects?
What is vector-borne?
Also caused by animals.
Examples: Lyme disease, malaria, plague
The nurse who administered your annual Flu vaccine placed the needle on the counter and left the room. Why is this not the appropriate way to handle a sharp?
Sharps should be immediately disposed of in a puncture proof container bearing the biohazard symbol.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to the President, was born on the Fourth of July, true or false
What is false, he was born on Christmas Eve
Ways in which pathogens can be transmitted...
What is direct contact and indirect contact?
How long should I soak an object during the cleaning process?
20 minutes
True or false. The CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set guidelines for standard and transmission based precautions.
What is true?
The signs of this infection are rapid and serious.
What is an acute infection?
The single celled pathogen
What are bacteria?
Coughing, sneezing, and talking releases what?
respiratory droplets
What is the highest level of asepsis?
sterilization
What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
Bleach may have this term on the label when encountered in your facility.
What is sodium hypoclorite?
These types of pathogens are spread by exposure to blood.
What are blood borne pathogens?
If you are sickened by food, what was the portal of entry?
Your mouth
These antimicrobial agents can be used on the skin.
What are antiseptics?
You are caring for an elderly man with no known infectious diseases. He was admitted to your ICU following a heart attack and cardiac catheterization. How do you protect yourself from infectious disease
handwashing
appropriate PPE
The first African-American to earn a medical degree?
James McCune Smith 1813-1865
This link in the chain of infection indicates what type of body fluid/blood carried the pathogen.
What is mode of transmission?
An object that requires chemicals to be cleaned is being...
What is disinfecting?
What are the three levels of medical asepsis?
Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing
What is handwashing?