Day 3

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

invasion and multiplication of microorganisms that are not normally present in the body

Question 2

What you can do to prevent infection in a room

Answer 2

HAND WASHING, clean environment, immune system

Question 3

Communicable (contagious) disease

Answer 3

An infection or disease that can be spread from one person to another

Question 4

HAI/Nosocomial

Answer 4

healthcare acquired infection, infection that is contracted in the health care setting (nursing home, hospital, ect.); usually due to neglect

Question 5

Infection control

Answer 5

discipline concerned with preventing the spread of infection

Question 6

what to do to stop infections

Answer 6

WASH OUR HANDS, wear PPE (personal protective equipment), clean surfaces (desk, table, medcart), vaccines, isolation

Question 7

Microorganism/infectious agent

Answer 7

An organism that can only be seen with a microscope - neutral, neither good or bad

Question 8

Pathogen

Answer 8

disease causing microorganism (influenza, covid, e. coli, c-diff - insanely difficult to kill)

Question 9

What is the ideal environment for microorganisms before they are not viable (alive)?

Answer 9

Not viable after 24-72 hrs
1: warm
2: dark
3: moist

Question 10

Mode of Transmission

Answer 10

How bacteria moves between two surfaces

Question 11

Direct Contact

Answer 11

Microorganisms transfer from infected person to healthy person directly (covid, flu, cold, shingles, c-diff); easiest way for m.o to spread; hug, handshake, kiss, sneeze, cough

Question 12

indirect contact

Answer 12

microorganism transfer from something the infected person has come in contact with; touch the same thing they touched (phone, doorknob, ect.); IF IT CAN BE SPREAD THROUGH DIRECT, IT CAN ALMOST ALWAYS SPREAD THROUGH INDIRECT

Question 13

Droplet

Answer 13

Microorganisms reach the healthy person from a wet airborne route; coughing/ sneezing (flu, cold, covid); USE PROPER ETIQUETTE

Question 14

Airborne

Answer 14

Microorganisms reach a healthy person from Dry Airborne Route; does NOT require moisture (TB, Measles)

Question 15

Susceptible

Answer 15

Capable of being infected; predisposition, liable or sensitive infection

Question 16

What makes you susceptible?

Answer 16

compromised immune system, organ damage, age (young and old), current infection, chronic illness (dementia, cancer, heart failure, DIABETES)

Question 17

Symptoms of Localized infection

Answer 17

think of a cut (hot, red, swollen, painful, drainage and pus); tell your nurse if noticed

Question 18

Symptoms of Generalized (Systemic) infection

Answer 18

fever, fatigue, nausea

Question 19

Is fever a medical emergency?

Answer 19

Fever is good to rid off infection as long as it doesn’t get too hot (103 or 104); still if it is higher than normal tell the nurse

Question 20

Asepsis/ Clean technique

Answer 20

to be free of pathogens (99.9%); Sterile is 100% free of pathogens

Question 21

Disinfection

Answer 21

use of chemicals to remove pathogens

Question 22

Contaminate

Answer 22

to soil, stain or infect. to make dirty

Question 23

Biohazardous Waste

Answer 23

waste containing infectious material. Blood is ALWAYS biohazardous.

Question 24

what else is biohazard?

Answer 24

if you have a contagious infection, every bodily fluid is biohazardous

Question 25

Sharps Container

Answer 25

Hard plastic container to dispose of needles and other sharp objects that are exposed to blood.

Question 26

Isolation

Answer 26

Used to keep yourself protected from microorganisms that the patient may have

Question 27

Standard Precautions

Answer 27

universal tasks that we always do; isolation precautions that are used on everyone no matter their illness

Question 28

What are the standard precautions?

Answer 28

washing hands, gloves when handling bodily fluids, use clean surfaces, dispose of trash in correct bin (biohazard, regular, ect)

Question 29

contact precautions

Answer 29

isolation precautions used when you are worried about direct and indirect transmission. You would wear A GOWN AND GLOVES

Question 30

Droplet precuations

Answer 30

You would wear GOWN, GLOVES, A MASK AND GOGGLES

Question 31

Airborne Precautions

Answer 31

you would wear GOWN, GLOVES, GOGGLES and a SPECIAL MASK called a RESPIRATOR due to the extremely small size of these pathogens

Question 32

Blood Borne pathogens

Answer 32

pathogens found in human blood use standard precautions if you resident has a blood borne pathogen which means wear NOTHING. (HIV, Hepatitis, AIDS)

Question 33

Void

Answer 33

to urinate

Question 34

What is the most common infection causes in a nursing home?

Answer 34

poor hand washing and poor perineal care

Question 35

Feces

Answer 35

Poop, Stool, bowel movement, BM

Question 36

incontinence

Answer 36

inability to control bowel and bladder

Question 37

Both Feces and Incontinence puts you at risk for what 2 major concerns?

Answer 37

1: UTI 2: skin breakdown (commonly feces)

Question 38

Toilet schedule

Answer 38

toileting residents at specific times per their care plan, every 2 hours normally, FOLLOW THE TOILET SCHEDULE

Question 39

Urinal

Answer 39

handheld container to collect urine, typically used by males but there are female versions

Question 40

bedside commode

Answer 40

portable toilet

Question 41

Bed Pan/ Fracture Pan

Answer 41

container used for bedfast patient so they can eliminate . Bed pan looks like a normal toilet seat but the fracture pan should have a handle towards their feet and is used for those who have limited mobility in the hips

Question 42

catheter

Answer 42

flexible tube inserted into the bladder to eliminate urine, HIGH INFECTION RISK

Question 43

Perineal Care (pericare)

Answer 43

cleansing of male and female genitalia

Question 44

urinary meatus

Answer 44

opening into the urinary system (where the urine leaves the body)

Question 45

peristalsis

Answer 45

muscular contractions that pushes food through the body

Question 46

What happens to peristalsis has you get older/ have a baby

Answer 46

It will slow and weaken which leads to constipation

Question 47

Constipation

Answer 47

hard stool

Question 48

Fecal Impaction

Answer 48

very serious constipation. Signs include thin, watery stool and coffee ground emesis

Question 49

Stoma

Answer 49

mouth of the ostomy; should be bright red and moist looking

Question 50

ostomy

Answer 50

surgical opening of the body

Question 51

colostomy

Answer 51

surgical opening into the colon

Question 52

kidney/dialysis

Answer 52

organ that produces urine/medical procedure used when kidney fails

Question 53

Dialysis

Answer 53

artificial process; scrub blood outside of body; does a lot less work than kidneys