Bleach, Please!
The only way to ensure spores are completely eliminated is to?
Sterilize
When a person with a cold coughs or sneezes, the vapor with the microorganism can travel up to how many feet?
3
Washing your hands for a minimum of this time is required to kill pathogens to break the chain of infection?
20 seconds
The place where pathogens replicate is known as a
Reservoir
Which body fluids contain pathogens?
Blood, urine, feces, mucus
Which of the following refers to the process of washing and scrubbing to remove substances like body tissue, blood, or other fluids
Sanitization
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and rickettsiae are all categorized as:
Microorganisms
Direct contact as a method of disease transmission includes activities such as:
Eating, Drinking, Kissing, Etc
Best Way to break the chain of infection is to do this?
Wash your hands
How many blood borne pathogens are there?
20
Sterilization can be performed by which method?
Autoclaving
Microorganisms that require oxygen for growth are known as:
aerobes
Which organization mandates the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers?
OSHA
The mode of transmission is either by direct or _____ contact.
Indirect
An infection that travels through the blood stream and through the body is what kind of infection?
Systemic
After an item has been sterilized in an autoclave, what is its typical shelf life if its packaging remains dry and intact
30 days
Bed rest, fluids, and antipyretics are recommended for patients with which illness?
Influenza
2 examples of Standard Precautions
Hand Hygiene and Gloves
A disease reaches its highest point of development in which stage of the infectious disease process?
Acute
This virus is a bloodborne disease that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. No vaccine is available.
Hepatitis C
Which disinfectant should be used on items that come into contact only with intact skin, such as stethoscopes and exam tables?
Household Bleach
What pathogen has the primary symptom of pimples that look like boils that are red, swollen and painful and full of pus?
MRSA
A state of being free from all pathogenic microorganisms is called:
Aseptic
Give one example of the Portal of Exit
Nose, mouth, eyes, broken skin
According to standards published by OSHA in 1991, What PPE is required when dealing with a patient with a blood-borne pathogen?
Gloves, gown, and eye/face protection