HCB TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED (GRADED A+)

HCB TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED (GRADED A+) What's does infection control involve? - CORRECT ANSWER- taking steps to prevent the spread of infectious agents Antibacterial - CORRECT ANSWER- directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS) antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER- preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER- the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens growing) aseptic technique - CORRECT ANSWER- preventing infection (reduces the risk of infection) Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER- single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly blood-borne pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER- A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood (HIV or hepatitis) contagious disease - CORRECT ANSWER- infectious disease that is spread through contact with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person contaminated - CORRECT ANSWER- to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association (presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious) direct contact - CORRECT ANSWER- union of body surfaces disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWER- free from infection (kills agent but not spores) disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER- process that eliminates agent but not spores fungi - CORRECT ANSWER- kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that lacks chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew) Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - CORRECT ANSWER- Nosocomial infection that occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to lack of care infection - CORRECT ANSWER- infective agent contaminated with an infective agent isolation - CORRECT ANSWER- separation for a period of time to prevent or limit transmission of infectious agent microorganism - CORRECT ANSWER- organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER- disease or virus that produces infection Standard Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER- group of infection prevention that applies to all patients Infection Control Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER- standard precautions are concepts in which all body fluids are assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWER- sequence of events that must occur to develop an infection Infectious Agent (pathogen) - CORRECT ANSWER- disease causing microorganism What are the common types of infectious agents? - CORRECT ANSWER- bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER- multiply rapidly, can transmit to each other viruses - CORRECT ANSWER- DNA or RNA encased in protein, cannot reproduce outside of a living host cell protozoa - CORRECT ANSWER- unicellular microorganisms that infect the blood, brain, etc helminths - CORRECT ANSWER- parasitic worms reservoir - CORRECT ANSWER- the place where pathogens grow, could or could not multiply portal of exit - CORRECT ANSWER- a route for pathogens to leave the host mode of transmission - CORRECT ANSWER- the way the infectious agent moves to another source what is the most frequent source of HAIs? - CORRECT ANSWER- contact what are the two types of contact? - CORRECT ANSWER- direct and indirect direct contact - CORRECT ANSWER- person to person or source to host indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWER- Contact with contaminated inanimate objects vector transmission - CORRECT ANSWER- through a bite droplet infection