Infection Control 1
Treating every body fluid as a potentially infectious material is called___________ __________
What is Universal Precautions (Standard Precautions)
The most effective way to prevent the spread of pathogens is
What is handwashig
Small living organisms that can NOT be seen with the naked eye are called
What are microorganisms
Small living organisms that cause disease are called
What is pathogens
Simple,one-celled organisms, that are classified according to their shape, are
What is bacteria
What makes handwashing effective removing pathogens when washing hands?
What is friction
Pathogens that are easily spread to others are
What are contagious or communicable
Chemically treating surfaces to eliminate disease-producing microorganisms (pathogens)
What is disinfection
What is liver
Yeasts and molds belong to this family of microorganisms
What is Fungi
HIV,Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are all examples of _____ infections.
What is Viral
MRSA (Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) is an example of a
What is drug resistant bacteria
What pathogen can be treated with an antibiotic?
What are bacteria
Precautions used for patients or are infected or thought to be infected with pathogens that can be spread by direct or indirect contact
What is Contact Precautions
How long should you wash your hands for?
What is 20 seconds
How elements put on the body to protect from pathogens?
What is personal protective equipment PPE
Immunizations (vaccines) break the chain of infection at what link?
What is the susceptible host
True or false:
You need to wash your hands after removing gloves
What is true
Precautions used for patients who are known or thought to be infected with pathogens that are transmitted through the air
What are Airborne precautions.
When is it not appropriate to use hand sanitizer to clean your hands?
What is when your hands are visibly dirty.
What are the first 2 links in the chain of infection
What is Infectious agent and Reservoir
A Contaminated object
What is a fomite
This type of PPE must be worn with patients who have tuberculosis
What is N95, HEPA, PFR95 (saying just one will count)
These microorganisms are part of the normal environment in the body and are beneficial. They do not typically cause disease but could.
What is normal flora
What are the last two steps of the chain of infection
What is the portal of entry and susceptible host
Isolation practices that prevent the spread of infections by interrupting the mode of transmission (used in addition to standard precautions)
What is transmission-based precautions
One-celled organisms with a nucleus, they move with a whiplike tail or hairlike projections and cause diseases like malaria, toxoplasmosis, African sleeping sickness, amebiasis
What is protozoa
Organisms that live within, upon, or at the expense of another organism
What are parasites
Invasion and multiplication of a pathogenic organism and the damage it causes the body
what is infection
The period of time between exposure and showing sign/symptoms
what is incubation
A secondary infection that occurs because a person is already compromised with another infection
what is opportunistic infection
A systemic infection, formation of pus-forming and other pathogens or their toxins in the blood
what is sepsis
The process of removing all organisms
what is sterilization
medical waste or specimens that is potentially infectious should be placed in ______ bags or containers
what is biohazard
What is athletes foot, thrush, or ring worm (naming one will count)