Contact Precautions
Chain of Infection/Contamination/Sepsis/Barriers
Lice Infestation/Contagious Microbes
Isolation/Standard Precautions
🥼Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique)/Body Defenses Against Infection
100
This skin condition is caused by tiny mites that burrow under the skin.
What is Scabies?
100
The presence of harmful microorganisms on a surface or object.
What is Contamination?
100
The medical term for a lice infestation.
What is Pediculosis?
100
This practice separates infected residents from others to prevent disease spread.
What is Isolation?
100
This type of asepsis requires maintaining a sterile environment.
What is Surgical Asepsis?
200
A common symptom of scabies is intense itching, especially during this time of day.
What is at night?
200
A life-threatening response of the body to infection.
What is Sepsis?
200
These three common areas may be affected by pediculosis.
What are the head, body, and pubic area?
200
The type of isolation used for diseases spread through airborne particles.
What is Airborne Isolation?
200
Surgical asepsis is also known by this term.
What is sterile technique?
300
Scabies is spread primarily through this type of contact.
What is direct skin-to-skin contact?
300
Using clean gloves after touching a contaminated surface helps break this.
What is the chain of infection?
300
Personal items such as hats, brushes, and combs should not be shared because they may spread this condition.
What is Pediculosis (lice infestation)?
300
Before entering an isolation room, healthcare workers should check this signage outside the room.
What are isolation precaution signs?
300
Which type of asepsis uses clean techniques rather than sterile techniques?
What is Medical Asepsis?
400
Using clean gloves after touching a contaminated surface helps break this.
What is the chain of infection?
400
Barriers help prevent the transmission of these.
What are microorganisms?
400
Disease-causing microorganisms are also known as these.
What are pathogens?
400
These precautions should be used with every resident regardless of diagnosis.
What are Standard Precautions?
400
A CNA washes their hands before resident care, while a surgeon uses sterile gloves, sterile instruments, and a sterile field during surgery. Name the two types of asepsis being demonstrated.
What are Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique) and Surgical Asepsis (Sterile Technique)?
500
A CNA performs hand hygiene, wears gloves when necessary, uses PPE correctly, follows standard precautions, and properly disposes of contaminated items. These actions are intended to prevent the spread of what?
What are infections and communicable diseases? 🦠🏆
500
Name the six links in the Chain of Infection.
What is
- Infectious Agent
- Reservoir
- Portal of Exit
- Mode of Transmission
- Portal of Entry
- Susceptible Host
500
This microorganism is responsible for causing the common cold.
What is a virus?,
500
Hand hygiene should be performed before and after this.
What is resident contact?
500
The four lines of defense against infection in the body
What are A. Normal flora B. Intact skin C. Mucous membranes D. Immune system
