Infection Control (2)

Question 1

AIDS

Answer 1

Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 2

Absence of microorganism

Answer 2

Asepsis

Question 3

When an area is considered unclean

Answer 3

Contamination

Question 4

Means to destroy blood-borne pathogen

Answer 4

Decontamination

Question 5

Destruction of pathogen organism

Answer 5

Disinfection

Question 6

Infection from hospital

Answer 6

Health care-associated infection

Question 7

Inflammation of the liver

Answer 7

Hepatitis

Question 8

Entrance of disease; of pathogen

Answer 8

Infection

Question 9

Seperate

Answer 9

Isolation

Question 10

Practice that helps reduce the spread of microorganisms

Answer 10

Medical asepsis

Question 11

Tiny, living organism

Answer 11

Microorganism

Question 12

Infection originating from hospital

Answer 12

Nosocomial

Question 13

Microorganism that produces disease

Answer 13

Pathogen

Question 14

Barrier, helps protect skin

Answer 14

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 15

Standard that applies when you enter a healthcare setting

Answer 15

Respiratory Hygiene

Question 16

Presence of pathogenic organism in blood/tissue

Answer 16

Sepsis

Question 17

Hard, thick-wall capsule formed by the bacteria

Answer 17

Spore

Question 18

Containing no microorganisms are being destroyed

Answer 18

Sterilization

Question 19

Practice that reduce the area free of microorganism

Answer 19

Surgical asepsis

Question 20

Bodily injury cause by physical means

Answer 20

Wound

Question 21

Give 3 principles of basic infection control

Answer 21

Avoid shaking or tossing linen
Whenever objects touch, a clean item becomes less clean
Microorganism are transferred by gravity
Microorganisms are released into the air on droplet nuclei
Microorganisms move slowly on dry surfaces, quick on moisture
Proper handwashing removes many of the microorganisms

Question 22

Place where microorganisms grow and reproduce

Answer 22

Reservoir

Question 23

Microorganisms can leave the host

Answer 23

Exit

Question 24

Spread of the infection

Answer 24

Transmission

Question 25

Portal of entry

Answer 25

Infection

Question 26

Person whose bodily systems cannot repel microorganisms

Answer 26

Susception

Question 27

Most microorganism grow best in ___, ___, ____ environment

Answer 27

Dark, warm, moist

Question 28

Less likely to grown when they are exposed to a ___,___,____, or extremely ____ environment

Answer 28

Light, cool, dry, hot

Question 29

Sterilization of contaminated objects

Answer 29

Steam, gas, uv rays, dry heat

Question 30

Barriers to infection

Answer 30

Hand hygiene Wearing of gloves or ppe Proper removal and disposal of contaminated dressing Used of isolation techniques

Question 31

Single most important procedure for preventing the transfer of microorganisms

Answer 31

Hand washing

Question 32

Reduce the possibility of glove contamination

Answer 32

Closed-glove technique for asepsis

Question 33

Greater potential for glove contamination

Answer 33

Open-glove technique for asepsis

Question 34

Destroys all forms of microbial life except high number of bacterial spores

Answer 34

High level disinfection

Question 35

Destroys most viruses, most fungi

Answer 35

Intermediate level

Question 36

Destroys most bacteria, some viruses

Answer 36

Low level disinfection

Question 37

Used to clean and disinfect surfaces that have become soiled

Answer 37

Environmental disinfection

Question 38

Use to destroy all forms of microbial life, including high numbers of bacterial spores

Answer 38

Sterilization

Question 39

Used for sterilization; steam sterilization

Answer 39

Autoclave

Question 40

Parameters of sterilization

Answer 40

Steam, pressure, temperature, time

Question 41

To remove, inactivate, or destroy blood-borne pathogens on a surface or item to the points where they can no longer transmit infection

Answer 41

Decontamination