Infection Control
100: This term describes microorganisms that are capable of causing disease.
What are Pathogens
100: The chain of infection must be complete for this to occur.
Answer: What is an infection?
100: PPE stands for this.
Answer: What is Personal Protective Equipment?
HIV and hepatitis B are examples of microorganisms that can be transmitted through exposure to this substance.
Blood
In the fire-safety acronym RACE, this letter means Rescue.
R
This is the traditional term for an infection acquired in a hospital. (old term)
Nonsocomial Infection
200: This is the pathogenic microorganism responsible for causing an infection.
Answer: What is the infectious agent?
200: When putting on a complete set of PPE, this item is put on first.
Gown
200: This hepatitis virus has an available vaccine and is a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers
Answer: What is hepatitis B (HBV)?
In RACE, this letter means activate the fire alarm.
A
300: This newer term refers to infections acquired during healthcare delivery in any healthcare setting.
What is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
300: This is the place where a microorganism can survive, grow, or multiply.
Answer: What is a reservoir?
300: This PPE item is put on last when donning a gown, mask, and gloves.
Gloves
300: This hepatitis virus currently has no vaccine.
Hep C (HCV)
In RACE, this letter means close doors and windows to limit the fire.
C - Confine
400: According to the highlighted material, this is the most commonly reported type of HAI.
Answer: What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
400: This is the method an infectious agent uses to travel from a reservoir to a susceptible individual.
Means of Transmission (mode)
400: The terms “don” and “doff” refer to these two actions.
Putting on and Taking off PPE
400: This type of exposure occurs when blood or body fluids enter through a needle stick or puncture of the skin.
Answer: What is parenteral exposure?
In RACE, this letter means put out the fire with the nearest suitable extinguisher.
E Extinguish
500: Approximately this percentage of UTIs acquired in a hospital are catheter-associated.
Answer: What is 75%?
500: If you stop the chain at any component, this is prevented.
Infection
500: This type of respirator is required when entering rooms of patients with pulmonary TB and other airborne diseases.
Answer: What is a NIOSH-approved N95 respirator?
500: This is the best defense against hepatitis B infection.
Vaccination
These four components are necessary for a fire to occur.
Answer: What are fuel, heat, oxygen, and the chemical reaction?
600: This organism is identified in the chapter as the most commonly reported HAI pathogen.
Answer: What is Clostridium difficile (C. diff)?
600: Blood, exudates, secretions, and excretions are examples of this link in the chain.
Exit Pathway
600: When removing a gown, you should touch only this part of the gown.
Answer: What is the inside surface?
According to the chapter, OSHA requires employers to offer the HBV vaccine free to employees within this amount of time after assignment to duties involving potential BBP exposure.
10 Working Days
600: A fire involving wood, paper, or clothing is classified as this type.
Answer: What is a Class A fire?
700: This type of infection is restricted to a small area of the body.
Answer: What is a local infection?
700: Body orifices, mucous membranes, and broken skin are examples of this link.
Entry Pathway
700: This type of transmission is described as the most common means of transmitting infection and has direct and indirect forms.
Contact Transmission
In nonmedical settings, HBV is primarily transmitted through these two routes.
Sexual Contact and Sharing needles
700: A fire involving flammable liquids and vapors such as gasoline or oil is this class.
Class B
800: This type of infection affects the entire body.
Answer: What is a systemic infection?
800: Name the six links in the chain of infection.
Answer: What are infectious agent, reservoir, exit pathway, means of transmission, entry pathway, and susceptible host?
800: A patient with an airborne infection requires this type of isolation room, including special air handling and ventilation.
Answer: What is an airborne infection isolation room (AIIR)?
This hepatitis virus has become the most widespread chronic bloodborne illness in the United States
Hep C (HCV)
800: A fire involving electrical equipment is this class.
Class C