Defenses Against Infection
True or False: the normal flora releases antibacterial substances to resist infection
True
What is Asepsis?
Absence of pathogenic organisms
What is disinfection?
a process eliminates many or all microorganisms from inanimate objects.
Separation and restriction of movement of ill persons with contagious disease is?
What is isolation
What is the reservoir of the source?
Where the disease originates
What is a protective reaction that delivers fluid, blood products and nutrients to the injured area?
What is inflammation.
What is the difference between medical and surgical asepsis?
Medical reduces; surgical eliminates.
What can be done to ensure patient safety against infection?
Separate personal care items, handling solid and fluid waste, wound cleaning.
Name PPE for droplet precautions
Mask, gloves, goggles
What part of the chain of infection is it that describes how the disease is spread from one host to the next?
What are exudates?
Accumulation of fluid and dead tissues at the site of infection.
What is considered a sterile field?
an area free of microorganisms and prepared to receive sterile items.
Covering your nose/mouth, placing a surgical mask on, and practicing proper hand hygiene are all examples of what?
Covid, ebola, tuberculosis and polio are all examples of which disease?
True or False: Contact diseases require a mask and gloves?
False. It requires a gown and gloves.
What happens when inflammation is chronic?
granulation tissue replaces old tissue; not as strong
What are risk factors related to infection?
Number of heath care employees with direct contact, therapy received, length of hospitalization
What is the proper way to perform hand washing?
Washing with soap and water, followed by rising under water for 15 seconds.
How would one isolate?
Private room, negative-pressure airflow, PPE worn by medical staff
What would be (3) examples of a droplet disease.
meningitis, common cold, flu
What is the relation between local inflammation and infection?
Signs are identical
What are the major sites for HAI infection?
Surgical or traumatic wounds, urinary and respiratory tracts, and bloodstream
When are standard precautions used?
Any contact with blood, bodily fluid, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes.
What kind of mask must be worn when coming in contact with an airborne illness?
What is N-95 mask
What does the infectious agent or pathogen describe?
The disease in which the patient has.