Unit 2

Question 1

Being free of disease-producing microbes/microorganisms.

Answer 1

Asepsis

Question 2

A process or practice of reducing the number and transfer of pathogens from one place to another. Also referred as clean technique. Prevents the spread of pathogens from one person to another. Example: washing hands.

Answer 2

Medical asepsis

Question 3

A condition or disease that happens when germs enter the body and grow.

Answer 3

Infection

Question 4

The practice used to help reduce the number and transfer of pathogens from one place to another.

Answer 4

Infection control.

Question 5

Using specific infection control practices to prevent contact with body fluids of the person served. All human blood and certain body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious.

Answer 5

Standard precautions.

Question 6

To remove or kill most of pathogens from the object to clean the object.

Answer 6

Disinfection.

Question 7

An object is considered to have some germs on the surface but usually are not pathogens that could cause an infection.

Answer 7

Clean.

Question 8

An object is considered to have a number of germs and some may have the potential to be pathogens that could cause an infection.

Answer 8

Dirty

Question 9

All microorganisms or microbes and pathogens are destroyed.

Answer 9

Sterile.

Question 10

The spread of infection within the healthcare system

Answer 10

HAI (Healthcare Acquired Infection)

Question 11

The set of methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease.

Answer 11

Infection prevention.

Question 12

A federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect the health of individuals and communities

Answer 12

CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Question 13

A federal government agency that is responsible for making rules to protect workers from hazards on the job. They require guidelines to protect all staff, including housekeeping.

Answer 13

OSHA (Occupation Safety and Health Administration)

Question 14

A machine that kills microorganisms

Answer 14

Autoclave

Question 15

Infected by transferring microorganisms from one resident to another.

Answer 15

Cross infection.

Question 16

Hard, leak-proof containers and usually red in color, where used sharps are placed into.

Answer 16

Biohazard containers.

Question 17

Microorganism found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans.

Answer 17

Blood borne pathogen

Question 18

Microorganisms that normally live in and on the body without causing harm to a healthy person.

Answer 18

Normal flora.

Question 19

What are the three types of transmission?

Answer 19

Airborne, droplet, and contact.

Question 20

What precautions should be taken against airborne transmission?

Answer 20

N-95 masks and HEPA masks.

Question 21

What precautions should be taken against droplet transmission?

Answer 21

Wearing a mask during care, limited visitors, resident should wear a mask if leaving room.

Question 22

What precautions should be taken against contact transmission?

Answer 22

Gloves and gown, resident isolation, hand washing, etc.

Question 23

A way of describing how disease is transmitted from one human to another.

Answer 23

Chain of infection.

Question 24

What are the steps of a chain of infection?

Answer 24

1. Causative agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host

Question 25

Equipment that helps protect employees from serious injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with workplace hazards.

Answer 25

PPE (Personal protective equipment)

Question 26

An inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma.

Answer 26

Hepatitis.

Question 27

How is Hepatitis A spread?

Answer 27

Person-to-person by the fecal-oral route or consumption of contaminated food or water.

Question 28

How is Hepatitis B spread?

Answer 28

Mother to child or contact with blood or other body fluids and improperly sterilized needles.

Question 29

How is Hepatitis C spread?

Answer 29

Contaminated blood.

Question 30

Antibiotic resistant infection often acquired in a healthcare facility

Answer 30

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Question 31

Antibiotic resistant infection

Answer 31

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

Question 32

A spore forming bacterium that is part of the normal intestinal flora, but when altered, can grow and cause infection.

Answer 32

Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

Question 33

Highly contagious disease caused by bacteria carried on droplets suspended in the air

Answer 33

Tuberculosis (TB)

Question 34

What are the signs and symptoms of TB?

Answer 34

Night sweats, fever and chills, prolonged coughing, coughing up blood, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, loss of appetite, and weight loss.

Question 35

What is the most common accident for a resident?

Answer 35

A fall

Question 36

What does PASS stand for?

Answer 36

P: Pull the pin A: Aim at the base of the fire S: Squeeze the handle S: Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire

Question 37

What does RACE stand for?

Answer 37

R: Remove resident to safety A: Alarm, pull or call for help C: Contain the fire, close doors E: Extinguish and evacuate

Question 38

A weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes problems with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally.

Answer 38

Foot drop.

Question 39

A permanent and often painful shortening of a muscle or tendon, usually due to lack of activity.

Answer 39

Contractures

Question 40

Rubbing or friction that results from the skin moving one way and the bone underneath it remaining fixed or moving in the opposite direction.

Answer 40

Shearing

Question 41

Rubbing of one surface against another

Answer 41

Friction