Infection Control
Precautions, Isolation, and
Nursing Practices
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, What is infection? An invasion and multiplication of organisms in
body tissues, particularly those causing injury.
What is an infectious disease? A disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms,
occurring when the chain of infection is intact.
What is the primary goal of To break the chain of infection.
healthcare regarding infection?
What is the best method of infection Prevention, achieved by successfully breaking the
control? chain of infection.
What does JCAHO require for An infection control plan that includes an infection
infection control? control committee, surveillance of nosocomial
infections, and more.
What are the two tiers of precautions Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based
outlined by the CDC? Precautions.
What do Standard Precautions Universal Precautions and Body Substance
combine? Isolation.
What is the purpose of Standard To reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne
Precautions? pathogens and pathogens from moist body
substances.
What are Transmission-Based Precautions implemented when caring for clients
Precautions? with a suspected or known infectious disease,
based on the disease's route of transmission.
What are the three types of Airborne Precautions, Droplet Precautions, and
Transmission-Based Precautions? Contact Precautions.
What is required for Airborne Clients must be placed in a private room with
Precautions? monitored negative airflow pressure.