Vocabulary
Needs oxygen to live and grow?
Aerobic
single-cell microorganisms lacking a nucleus that reproduce from every few minutes up to several weeks
Bacteria
The most important link of the chain, that can be interrupted by the use of standard precautions
Mode of transmission
These line the respiratory tract, trap microorganisms and debris (dead tissue or foreign matter) and propel them up and out of the body with a wavelike action.
Cilia
The edges of a sterile package or container are considered contaminated after it is opened. An area of ______ surrounding the outer edge of the sterile field is considered unsterile.
1 inch
Transmission of infectious microorganisms from one person or object to another?
cross contamination
They do not trigger an immune response but cause degenerative neurologic disease such as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (a human version of mad cow disease).
Prions
can be infected wounds, human or animal waste, animals and insects, contaminated (made unclean) food and water, or a person with an infection?
Reservoir
These destroy bacteria that enter the portal liver circulation.
Kupffer Cells
True or false? It is ok to retrieve items from behind you when performing a sterile procedure
False
An agent that can kill or destroy bacteria?
Bactericidal
one-celled microscopic organisms belonging to the animal kingdom and can be parasitic in nature.
Protozoa
The very old and the very young are the most at risk in this link of the chain likely because of the declining or immature immune function, respectively.
Susceptible Host
If the neutrophil count is decreased, while the monocyte count and lymphocyte counts are elevated, the cause of infection is probably?
Viral
This is recognized as the most grossly contaminated area during a sterile procdure
The floor
Increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood, resulting from infection or other causes?
Leukocytosis
extremely small and can be seen only with an electron microscope and can only grow and replicate in a living host
Virus
True or False? Increased elasticity, increased dryness, and Increased vascular supply make the skin susceptible to injury or breakdown and slower to repair
False
produced in response to viral invasion of the cell and interfere with the replication of this offender?
Interferon
These protect both the nurse and the patient and are to be used for every patient contact regardless of the suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious agent
Standard precuations
Degree to which a microorganism can cause infection in the host or invade the host?
Virulence
They are very small organisms without a cell wall. They cause infections of the respiratory or genital tract?
Mycoplasmas
In the last link of the chain persons with a decreased GI function are at risk because of the decrease in production of this enzyme
Pancreatic
this substance promotes clotting and blockage of the lymphatic vessels which results in a walling off of the area that delays spread of bacteria, toxins, and other harmful agents to other parts of the body
Fibrinogen
This is the required equipment when dealing with microorganisms that are smaller than 5 microns in size
N95 respirator mask