Lesson 2

Question 1

Anticeptic

Answer 1

Prevents the growth of disease that cause microorganisms

Question 2

What is an example of an anticeptic

Answer 2

Antibiotics

Question 3

Disinfectant

Answer 3

A chemical liquid that destroys bacteria

Question 4

What is an example of a disinfectant?

Answer 4

Hand sanitizer

Question 5

Why should we be careful with antimicrobial resistance?

Answer 5

Because if we over use antiseptics than everything is killed off, including the good bacteria
- this actually allows bad bacterial to come back easier (body is not use to fighting)

Question 6

What are common infectious diseases with antimicrobial resistance? (4)

Answer 6

1. C. Difficile
2. MRSA
3. VRE
4. ESBL

Question 7

Why do the graphs go up and down in infectious diseases?

Answer 7

Because when people learn about them they are more conservative about them so they take precautions. But as time goes on people become more lazy (and forget how important it is)

Question 8

Where is a common spot to get C.Diff?

Answer 8

The hospital

Question 9

What are the 2 most common sites for VRE?

Answer 9

1. Blood (29%)

2. Urine (26%)

Question 10

How are droplets spread? (3)

Answer 10

1. Coughing
2. Sneezing
3. Saliva

Question 11

How far is something (like a sneeze) carried through the air?

Answer 11

2 meters

Question 12

What are 2 examples of indirect contact?

Answer 12

1. Common surfaces
   - eg) door handle
2. Sharing the same drinking cup

Question 13

What is an example of direct contact?

Answer 13

Sneezing into your hand and giving someone a high five

Question 14

What is an example of airborne?

Answer 14

Breathing

Question 15

What are 3 precautions we can take for airborne disease?

Answer 15

1. Masks
2. Isolation/reverse isolation
3. Negative pressure rooms

Question 16

Negative pressure rooms

Answer 16

Rooms that have low pressure so that when you open the door the air moves in
- air moves from high concentration to low concentration

Question 17

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Answer 17

Is a virus that infects mostly children which can cause flu like symptoms and potentially lead to pneumonia

Question 18

How is RSV spread?

Answer 18

It is highly contagious by droplets

Question 19

Parainfluenza

Answer 19

Is similar to RSV in that it mostly infects children, but it has more severe symptoms
- can lead to croup or pneumonia

Question 20

How is parainfluenza spread? (2)

Answer 20

Highly contagious by…

1. Droplets
2. Contact

Question 21

Group A Streptococcus (GAS)

Answer 21

Is a disease caused by bacteria

Question 22

What can GAS lead to? (3)

Answer 22

1. Strep throat
2. Scarlet fever
3. Necrotizing facilities
   - flesh eating disease

Question 23

How is GAS spread? (2)

Answer 23

1. Droplets

2. Contact

Question 24

What are 3 communicable diseases?

Answer 24

1. RSV
2. Parainfluenza
3. GAS

Question 25

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)

Answer 25

Is a disease where a bacteria produces an enzyme that inactivates antibiotics

Question 26

How does ESBL spread?

Answer 26

Highly contagious by spread of contact | - direct and indirect

Question 27

What does -ase refer to?

Answer 27

Enzymes

Question 28

Norovirus

Answer 28

Is a virus that causes gastroenteritis | - poop and vomit

Question 29

What does poop contain?

Answer 29

Eggs that spread diseases

Question 30

How is the norovirus spread?

Answer 30

It is highly contagious and is spread by contact

Question 31

Disseminated shingles

Answer 31

Is a disease caused by Herpes Zoster

Question 32

What are the symptoms of disseminated shingles?

Answer 32

Painful rash | - disseminated or localized

Question 33

What are the precautions you should take with droplets? (4)

Answer 33

1. Private room 2. Be 2m away when possible 3. Mask 4. Eye protection

Question 34

What are the precautions you should take with contact? (3)

Answer 34

1. Gown 2. Gloves 3. Dedicated equipment - sterilize

Question 35

What are the precautions you should take with airborne? (2)

Answer 35

1. Isolation | 2. Negative pressure rooms

Question 36

What are 4 important pieces of information that will be on signs in the hospitals?

Answer 36

1. Stop 2. Visitor information 3. The precautions to take - proper equipment and how to use it properly 4. Type of isolation

Question 37

Evidence based practice

Answer 37

Shown to be the best way to handle situations

Question 38

What is a good way to prevent and control situations?

Answer 38

Follow instructions | - eg) signs

Question 39

Implications (3)

Answer 39

1. Evidence based practice 2. Prevent and control 3. Leadership

Question 40

Incubation period

Answer 40

Time from when you get infected to the time you start showing symptoms