INFECTION CONTROL

Viruses vs. Bacteria

100

TRUE OR FALSE: bacteria are prokaryotic

TRUE

200

What is a group or cluster of bacteria called?

colony

300

What type of organisms have a nucleus and membrane bound organs?

eukaryotes

400

Warts are caused by what virus?

papillomavirus

500

Which two bacteria that are able to create endospores are of medical importance?

clostridium and bacillus

Standard Precautions

100

TRUE OR FALSE recapping needles should be avoided 

TRUE

200

TRUE OR FALSE you don't need to wash your hands after touching body fluids if you were wearing gloves

FALSE you should wash your hands regardless if you were wearing gloves or not

300

_________ incorporate the features of both body fluid precautions and body substance isolation

standard precautions

400

All patients should be regarded as potentially _________

infectious

500

When should you wash your hands?

before and after performing invasive procedures, after touching body fluids and contaminated items

Aseptic or Nonaseptic?

100

ASEPTIC OR NONASEPTIC? surgeries, insertion of IV lines, catheters, and drains

ASEPTIC

200

What type of asepsis protects against infection before, after, and during surgeries

surgical asepsis

300

ASEPTIC OR NONASEPTIC? colostomies

NONASEPTIC

400

ASEPTIC OR NONASEPTIC? the placement of nasogastric (NG) tubes

NONASEPTIC

500

Nasogastric (NG) tubes are placed in this position

Fowler's

Aseptic Technique/Gloving

100

What term describes a product or method that is free of microbiological organisms?

aseptic

200

When pouring sterile solutions in a container, what height should the liquid be poured?

1-2 inches

300

What part of the glove is considered nonsterile once you begin gloving?

inside surface of the cuff

400

How should one clean underneath their nails aseptically?

with a nail file

500

Describe how to properly remove sterile gloves

1. Grasp the cuff of one glove and pull it inside out and place it in the still gloved hand

2. Reach inside the cuff of the remaining gloved hand and pull the glove inside out and over the glove that you are holding 

3. wash hands after discarding both gloves

Diseases and Infections

100

Disease producing microorganisms

pathogens

200

Animal or plant that harbors or nourishes another organism

host

300

A deer tick that transmits Lyme disease is an example of what

vector

400

infection received in the hospital

nosocomial infection

500

list the 4 parts of the chain of infection

host, infectious microorganisms, mode of transmission, reservoir