Chapter 24: Asepsis and Infection control

Question 1

Stages of infection

Answer 1

• Incubation period
• Prodromal stage
• Full stage of illness
• convalescent period

Question 2

Incubation period

Answer 2

• organisms growing & multiplying

Question 3

Prodromal stage

Answer 3

• the person is most infectious, vague and nonspecific signs of disease

Question 4

Full stage of illness

Answer 4

presence of specific signs and symptoms of disease

Question 5

Convalescent period

Answer 5

recovery from the infection

Question 6

Cardinal signs of acute infection

Answer 6

• redness
• heat
• swelling
• pain
• loss of function

Question 7

5 moments for hand hygiene and bacterial flora

Answer 7

1 - before touching a patient
2 - before a clean or aseptic procedure
3 - after a body fluid exposure risk
4 - after touching a patient
5 - after touching patient surroundings

Question 8

4 categories responsible for majority of hospital-acquired infections

Answer 8

• catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
• surgical site infection (SSI)
• central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)