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FPCC Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions
Chain of infection - ANSWER✔✔-infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host
Infectious agent - ANSWER✔✔-pathogens- capable of causing disease
Reservoir - ANSWER✔✔-a place where pathogens survive and multiply
human body is the most common
portal of exit - ANSWER✔✔-for infection to spread, a pathogen must exit the reservoir.
most frequent is through body fluids
trasmission: direct & indirect contract - ANSWER✔✔-direct- involves touching, kissing
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indirect- involves contact w/ a fomite, a contaminated object that transfers a pathogen
most common*
Contact indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-infections
private room or cohort patient
gloves & gown (all PPE)
Droplet transmission - ANSWER✔✔-when the pathogen travels in water droplets expelled as an infected
person exhales, coughs, sneezes, or talks
Droplet indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-the flu
private or cohort room
surgical mask within 3 ft
mask on patient when transporting
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Airborne transmission - ANSWER✔✔-for pathogens that are very small & remain infectious over long
distances when suspended in the air & easily transmitted through air currents
ex. fanning linens, ventilating systems
Airborne indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-TB, chickenpox, measles
private room
negative airflow pressure
door closed except entering/exiting
UV air filter
mask (n95)
mask on patient when transporting
patient leaves room ONLY if necessary
Protective isolation indications & environment - ANSWER✔✔-immunosuppressed patient:
chemotherapy, transplant, burns
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private room
positive airflow
no plants or fresh fruits
full PPE
Vector - ANSWER✔✔-organism that carries a pathogen to a susceptible host by biting or stinging,
creating another portal of entry into the body
Portal of entry - ANSWER✔✔-normal body openings such as the eye, nostrils, mouth, urethra, vagina
and anus
abnormal openings such as cuts, scrapes, and surgical incisions
Susceptible host - ANSWER✔✔-a person who is at risk for infection bc of inadequate defenses against
the invading pathogen
Primary defense mechanisms - ANSWER✔✔-skin-tough & resilient, prevents entry of pathogens
respiratory tract- mucous membranes that trap pathogens; cilia; cough & sneezing expel organisms
eye- tears wash infective organisms from eyes
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FPCC Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions
Chain of infection - ANSWER✔✔-infectious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host
Infectious agent - ANSWER✔✔-pathogens- capable of causing disease
Reservoir - ANSWER✔✔-a place where pathogens survive and multiply
human body is the most common
portal of exit - ANSWER✔✔-for infection to spread, a pathogen must exit the reservoir.
most frequent is through body fluids
trasmission: direct & indirect contract - ANSWER✔✔-direct- involves touching, kissing
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indirect- involves contact w/ a fomite, a contaminated object that transfers a pathogen
most common*
Contact indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-infections
private room or cohort patient
gloves & gown (all PPE)
Droplet transmission - ANSWER✔✔-when the pathogen travels in water droplets expelled as an infected
person exhales, coughs, sneezes, or talks
Droplet indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-the flu
private or cohort room
surgical mask within 3 ft
mask on patient when transporting
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Airborne transmission - ANSWER✔✔-for pathogens that are very small & remain infectious over long
distances when suspended in the air & easily transmitted through air currents
ex. fanning linens, ventilating systems
Airborne indications & barrier protection - ANSWER✔✔-TB, chickenpox, measles
private room
negative airflow pressure
door closed except entering/exiting
UV air filter
mask (n95)
mask on patient when transporting
patient leaves room ONLY if necessary
Protective isolation indications & environment - ANSWER✔✔-immunosuppressed patient:
chemotherapy, transplant, burns
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private room
positive airflow
no plants or fresh fruits
full PPE
Vector - ANSWER✔✔-organism that carries a pathogen to a susceptible host by biting or stinging,
creating another portal of entry into the body
Portal of entry - ANSWER✔✔-normal body openings such as the eye, nostrils, mouth, urethra, vagina
and anus
abnormal openings such as cuts, scrapes, and surgical incisions
Susceptible host - ANSWER✔✔-a person who is at risk for infection bc of inadequate defenses against
the invading pathogen
Primary defense mechanisms - ANSWER✔✔-skin-tough & resilient, prevents entry of pathogens
respiratory tract- mucous membranes that trap pathogens; cilia; cough & sneezing expel organisms
eye- tears wash infective organisms from eyes
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