Block Five

Question 1

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

Answer 1

the set of methods practice in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease

Question 2

Microorganism

Answer 2

a living thing or organism that is so small it can only be seen through a microscope, also called a microbe

Question 3

Infection

Answer 3

the state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying

Question 4

Pathogen

Answer 4

a microorganism that is capable of causing infection and disease

Question 5

Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)

Answer 5

an infection acquired within a healthcare setting during the delivery of mewdical care

Question 6

Chain of Infection

Answer 6

way of describing how disease is transmitted from one being to another

Question 7

Bacteria

Answer 7

a one-celled organism including some that can cause disease

Question 8

Virus

Answer 8

a pathogen that can grow and reproduce only after infecting a host cell

Question 9

Normal Flora

Answer 9

bacteria which are found in or on our bodies on a semi-permanent basis without causing diease

Question 10

Non-Pathogens

Answer 10

a microorganism incapable of causing diease

Question 11

Mucous Membranes

Answer 11

mucosa that lines the insides of organs and cavities throughout your body that are exposed to particles from outside

Question 12

Communicable

Answer 12

able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious

Question 13

Asepsis

Answer 13

the absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms

Question 14

Sterile

Answer 14

free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean

Question 15

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Answer 15

a government agency under the US Department of Health and Human Services that issues information to protect the health of individuals and communities

Question 16

Standard Precautions

Answer 16

a method of infection prevention in which all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes are treated as if they were infected with an infectious disease

Question 17

Biohazard

Answer 17

a risk to human health or environment arising from biological work, especially with microorgansims

Question 18

Contamination

Answer 18

the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning

Question 19

Cross Contamination

Answer 19

the process by which bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another, with harmful effects

Question 20

Hand Hygiene

Answer 20

washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water and using alcohol-based hand rubs

Question 21

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 21

equipment that helps protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illness resulting from contact with workplace hazard

Question 22

Don

Answer 22

to put on

Question 23

Doff

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to remove

Question 24

Clean

Answer 24

in health care, a condition in which objects are not contaminated with pathogens

Question 25

Dirty

Answer 25

in health care, a condition in which objects have been contaminated with pathogens

Question 26

Disinfect

Answer 26

an act or process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens by reducing the pathogen count to a level that is considered not infectious

Question 27

Disposable

Answer 27

only to be used once and then discarded

Question 28

Disinfectant

Answer 28

a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria

Question 29

Anti-Microbial

Answer 29

destroying or inhibiting the growth of micoorganisms

Question 30

Transmission-Based Precautions

Answer 30

a method of infection control used when caring for persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with a disease, also called Isolation Precautions (airborne, droplet, and contact)

Question 31

Droplet Precautions

Answer 31

infection control measures taken to prevent the spread of pathogens that are spread through droplets in the air that don't normally travel more than 6 feet, these measures include wearing a face mask during care

Question 32

Contact Precautions

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precautions used when there is a risk of transmitting or contacting a microorganism from toughing an infected object or person

Question 33

Isolation

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the physical separation of individuals with certain infections from other people to prevent or limit the transmission of diease

Question 34

Reverse Isolation

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isolation procedures designed to protect a patient from infectious organisms that might be carried by staff or visitors

Question 35

Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)

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pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause diease in humans

Question 36

Hepatitis

Answer 36

inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma

Question 37

Tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 37

a highly contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium that is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air

Question 38

COVID-19

Answer 38

a droplet and airborne diease transmitted through droplets and particles produced by an infected person; often characterized by respiratory sympyoms and capable of progressing to severe symptoms, even death, especially in people who are older or have underlying conditions

Question 39

Influenza

Answer 39

a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and often occuring in epidemics

Question 40

Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO's)

Answer 40

bacteria that have become resistant to more than one class of antimicrobial agents and usually resistant to all byt one or two commercially available anti-micorbial agents, complicating treatment of illnesses they cause

Question 41

Shingles

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an acute, painful inflammation of the nerve ganglia, with a skin eruption, often forming a girdle around the middle of the body, caused by the same virus as chicken pox

Question 42

Clostridiodies/Clostridium difficle (C. diff)

Answer 42

bacterial illness that can cause diarrhea and colitis

Question 43

Exposure Control Plan

Answer 43

designed to identify in writing, tasks, and procedures, as well as job classifications where occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials occurs

Question 44

Exposure Incident

Answer 44

a specific eye, mouth, other mucous membranes, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employee's duties