Infection Control -Hartman Chap 5

Chain of Infection

100

This is the first link in the chain of infection. It is a pathogenic microorganism that causes disease

What is a causative agent

200

This link in the chain of infection is any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter. 

Portal of Entry

300

This link in the chain of infection is where the pathogen lives and multiplies

What is a reservoir

400

When a Nursing Assistant gets a vaccination shot for hepatitis B, which link will be affected and prevent hepatitis infection

What is susceptible host

500

When a Nursing Assistant wears gloves, this link in the chain of infection is broken, thus preventing the spread of disease

What is mode of transmission

Dont throw Hands

100

This is the single most important thing the NA can do to prevent the spread of disease

What is wash hands

200

Washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rubs is the definition of this 

What is hand hygiene

300

This is the amount of time an NA should use friction when washing hands

What is 20 seconds

400

This is the first step in handwashing, after turning the water on

What is wet hands

500

Name 2 instances when a nursing assistant should wash their hands

What is

When you arrive at work

When hands are soiled

Before putting on gloves and after taking off gloves

Before and after using toilet

STOP!! in the name of love (precautions)

100

This is who a NA should use Standard Precautions with

Who is every resident

200

Under Standard Precautions, urine is what

What is a body fluid

300

This is the proper order to don PPE

What is gown, mask, goggles, then gloves

400

When the NA is going to clean up a spill, this is the first step that should be performed

What is put on gloves

500

Transmisson-Based precautions are practiced in addition to this 

What is Standard Precautions 

I'm sick

100

This helps prevent the a Hepatitis B Virus

What is the Hepatitis B Vaccine

200

This type of Transmission Based Precautions is necessary for someone with TB-Tuberculosis

What is airborne precaution

300

This is how MRSA is most often spread

What is by direct physical contact

400

This is the best way to control the spread of MRSA

What is proper handwashing

500

This is the best way to control the spread of C. Difficile(2 part answer)

What is proper handwashing and proper handling of contaminated waste

The illness nobody wants to hear about anymore

100

Covid is transmitted though this

What is respiratory droplets

200

This term is used to describe a global outbreak of a disease

What is a pandemic 

300

These Transmission Based Precautions are used with the Covid-19 Virus

What is Respiratory, Droplet, and Contact Precautions

400

Name a situation where covid 19 is most likely to be spread

What is people talking to each other inside without any open windows

500

Name an underlying condition that makes a person more susceptible to severe COVID-19 complications

What is COPD, Asthma,