Unit 1

Question 1

chain of infection

Answer 1

infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

Question 2

example of infectious agent

Answer 2

bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites

Question 3

example of reservoir

Answer 3

humans, animals, insects, fomites and body fluids

Question 4

how to break reservoir

Answer 4

disinfection and hand hygiene

Question 5

example of portal of exit

Answer 5

nose, mouth, mucous membrane, specimen collection

Question 6

how to break portal of exit

Answer 6

hand hygiene, standard precautions

Question 7

examples of means of transmission

Answer 7

droplet, airborne, contact, vector and vehicle

Question 8

how to break means of transmission

Answer 8

hand hygiene, ppe, patient isolation and standard precautionse

Question 9

example of portal of entry

Answer 9

nose, mouth, skin, unsterile equipment and mucous membrane

Question 10

how to break portal of entry

Answer 10

ppe, hand hygiene, standard precautions and sterile equipment

Question 11

example of susceptible host

Answer 11

elderly, newborns, patients

Question 12

how to break susceptible host

Answer 12

immunizations, patient isolation and healthy lifestyle

Question 13

from an animal or insect bite

Answer 13

vector

Question 14

ingestion of contaminated substance

Answer 14

vehicle

Question 15

host touches the patient

Answer 15

direct contact

Question 16

inhalation of dried aerosol particles

Answer 16

airborne

Question 17

inhales material from the reservoir

Answer 17

droplet

Question 18

recommends wearing gloves when collecting blood and body fluids

Answer 18

up

Question 19

excluded urine and body fluids not visibly contaminated by blood

Answer 19

up

Question 20

consider all body fluids to be potentially infectious

Answer 20

bsi

Question 21

does not recommend handwashing after removing gloves unless visual contamination is present

Answer 21

bsi

Question 22

instituted by cdc

Answer 22

up

Question 23

meaning of up

Answer 23

universal precautions

Question 24

modification of up

Answer 24

bsi

Question 25

meaning of bsi

Answer 25

body substance isolation

Question 26

instituted by cdc and hicpac

Answer 26

standard precautions

Question 27

meaning of hicpac

Answer 27

healthcare infection control practices advisory committee

Question 28

standard precation guidelines

Answer 28

hand hygiene, wear gloves, use of eye, nose, mouth protection, wear gown, dont recap needles, use of mouthpieces, resuscitaion bags and other ventilation devices for mouth-to-mouth resuscitaion methods

Question 29

prevention

Answer 29

proper hand hygiene, proper disposal of wastes, wearing of ppe

Question 30

developed the standard system for the identification of fire hazards

Answer 30

nfpa

Question 31

meaning of nfpa

Answer 31

national fire protection associatio