ASEPSIS INFECTION CONTROL

Question 1

collective vegetation in a given area

Answer 1

RESIDENT FLORA

Question 2

microbial species that can be
cultured from body surfaces under certain circumstances

Answer 2

TRANSIENT FLORA

Question 3

growth of MO’s in body
tissue where they are not usually found

Answer 3

INFECTION

Question 4

detectable alteration in
normal tissue function

Answer 4

DISEASE

Question 5

no clinical evidence of disease

Answer 5

ASYMPTOMATIC / SUBCLINICAL -

Question 6

ability to produce
disease

Answer 6

PATHOGENICITY

Question 7

can be
transmitted to an individual

Answer 7

COMMUNICABLE

Question 8

causes disease only in susceptible
individuals

Answer 8

OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN

Question 9

freedom from diseasecausing microorganisms

Answer 9

ASEPSIS

Question 10

practices
intended to confine
a specific MO to a
specific area

Answer 10

MEDICAL

Question 11

practices that keep
an area or object
free from all MOs

Answer 11

SURGICAL

Question 12

process by which
strains of microorganisms become
resident flora

Answer 12

COLONIZATION

Question 13

limited to
specific part of the body where the
MO’s remain

Answer 13

LOCAL INFECTION

Question 14

MO’s spread
and damage different parts of the
body

Answer 14

SYSTEMIC INFECTION

Question 15

culture of the
individual’s blood reveals MO’s

Answer 15

BACTEREMIA

Question 16

infection originate from the client themselves

Answer 16

Endogenous

Question 17

Serious infection that occurs when MOs enter the
bloodstream through a large catheter placed in a
large vein

Answer 17

CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOOD
STREAM INFECTION (CLABSI)

Question 18

Any infection involving any part of the urinary
system (urethra, bladder, ureters or kidneys acquired
in the hospital

Answer 18

CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY
TRACT INFECTION (CAUTI)

Question 19

An infection that occurs after surgery in the part of
the body where the surgery took place

Answer 19

SURGICAL SITE INFECTION (SSI)

Question 20

A lung infection that develops in a person on a
machine used to help the client breathe

Answer 20

VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED
PNEUMONIA (VAP)

Question 21

occurs through skin-to-skin
contact, kissing, and sexual intercourse. Also refers to
contact with soil or vegetation harboring infectious
organisms

Answer 21

DIRECT CONTACT

Question 22

spray with relatively large, shortrange aerosols produced by sneezing, coughing, or
even talking. Droplet spread is classified as direct
because transmission is by direct spray over a few
feet, before the droplets fall to the ground.

Answer 22

DROPLET SPREAD -

Question 23

indirectly transmit an infectious
agent include food, water, biologic
products (blood), and fomites (inanimate
objects such as handkerchiefs, bedding, or
surgical scalpels)

Answer 23

VEHICLE

Question 24

such as mosquitoes, fleas, and
ticks may carry an infectious agent
through purely mechanical means or may
support growth or changes in the agent

Answer 24

VECTOR

Question 25

protect the individual against all MOs

Answer 25

Non-specific

Question 26

directed against identifiable infectious agent

Answer 26

SPEIFIC

Question 27

local and nonspecific defensive response of the tissues to an injurious/ infectious agent

Answer 27

INFLAMMATORY RESONSE

Question 28

Injurious agents are classified as either: 3

Answer 28

Physical agents, 2) Chemical Agents and 3) Microorganisms

Question 29

produced consisting of fluid that escaped from blood vessels, dead phagocytes and dead tissue cells

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Exudate

Question 30

substance that induces a state of sensitivity or immune responsiveness

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ANTIGEN

Question 31

originate from own body

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Autoantigen

Question 32

Also called humoral immunity as it resides in the B lymphocytes and mediated by antibodies produced by B cells

Answer 32

ANTIBODY MEDIATED

Question 33

also called immunoglobulins are part of the body’s plasma proteins

Answer 33

ANTIBODIIES

Question 34

Occurs through T cell system * 3 types:

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Helper T cells, 2) cytotoxic T cells, 3) suppressor T cells

Question 35

It is considered one of the most effective infection prevention measures.

Answer 35

HAND HYGIENE

Question 36

a chemical preparation, such as phenol or iodine compounds, used on inanimate objects.

Answer 36

DISINFECTANT

Question 37

preparation destroys bacteria, whereas a bacteriostatic preparation prevents the growth and reproduction of some bacteria.

Answer 37

bactericidal

Question 38

process that destroys all microorganisms, including spores and viruses.

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STERILIZATION

Question 39

most practical and inexpensive, some spores and viruses are not killed. Min 15 mins for disinfection at home

Answer 39

BOILING

Question 40

ionizing (alpha,beta and x￾ray) and non-ionizing (UV light) , rays do not penetrate deeply

Answer 40

RADIATION

Question 41

A specific type of aseptic technique with a unique Theoretical and Clinical Practice Framework based upon the original concept of Key￾Part and Key-Site Protection where staff identify and protect key parts and key sites (Rowley 2011)

Answer 41

ASEPTIC NON-TOUCH TECHNIQUE

Question 42

The critical part of equipment that comes into contact with a key site.

Answer 42

KEY PART

Question 43

part of the body that is at risk of contamination if ANTT is not used e.g. wound, urethral meatus, insertion and access sites for medical devices.

Answer 43

KEY SITE

Question 44

REVIEW THIS

Answer 44

* A – Always ensure hands are decontaminated effectively prior to the procedure N – Never contaminate key parts of sterile materials/equipment or the patient’s susceptible key sites T – Touch non-key parts with confidence T –Take appropriate infection prevention and control precautions e.g. use of PPE, safe waste management

Question 45

An infectious agent may be transmitted from its natural reservoir to a susceptible host in different ways

Answer 45

Chain of infection

Question 46

Hospital nakukuha

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Exogenous