Infection prevention and control exam
1 questions and answers graded A+
Professional standards and guidelines to help control infections - correct answer ✔✔-the
centers for disease control (CDC)
-the agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ)
-JCAHO or TJC (the joint commission)
-Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
-Public Health Department
-American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the chain of infection? - correct answer ✔✔1. infectious agent (bacteria, virus,
protozoa)
2. reservoir (has to have reservoir to grow--humans, animals, bigs, food, or water)
3. portal of exit (sneezing, coughing)
4. mode of transmission (you can touch it then put in mouth. organisms: need food, water,
certain pH, dark and moist area)
5. portal of entry
6. host (have to be susceptible to infection
**how it exits is same as entry***
What are influencing factors? - correct answer ✔✔-not well nourished
-exhausted
-stressed
-smokers
, -medications
What are some risk factors that make a person more susceptible to disease? - correct answer
✔✔-very old and very young
-at risk...chronic diseases
-diabetes
-immunodeficiency
What are sites that can predispose patients to infection? - correct answer ✔✔-surgical wounds
-respiratory tract
-genitourinary tract
-invasive devices
-bloodstream ---always have clean skin
-venipuncture sites
-total parenteral nutrition therapy (TPN) --gives nutrition through IV
-implanted prosthetic devices
What are defenses against infection? - correct answer ✔✔-normal floras (help kill other
bacteria that gets on body; microorganisms that don't cause problems
-body system defenses (blinking, crying)
-inflammation
-vascular and cellular responses (if organisms stay where they are supposed to be, everything
will be okay)
What is the inflammation process? - correct answer ✔✔-formation of inflammatory exudate
--serous (clear fluid)**
--sanguineous (blood)**
1 questions and answers graded A+
Professional standards and guidelines to help control infections - correct answer ✔✔-the
centers for disease control (CDC)
-the agency for healthcare research and quality (AHRQ)
-JCAHO or TJC (the joint commission)
-Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
-Public Health Department
-American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the chain of infection? - correct answer ✔✔1. infectious agent (bacteria, virus,
protozoa)
2. reservoir (has to have reservoir to grow--humans, animals, bigs, food, or water)
3. portal of exit (sneezing, coughing)
4. mode of transmission (you can touch it then put in mouth. organisms: need food, water,
certain pH, dark and moist area)
5. portal of entry
6. host (have to be susceptible to infection
**how it exits is same as entry***
What are influencing factors? - correct answer ✔✔-not well nourished
-exhausted
-stressed
-smokers
, -medications
What are some risk factors that make a person more susceptible to disease? - correct answer
✔✔-very old and very young
-at risk...chronic diseases
-diabetes
-immunodeficiency
What are sites that can predispose patients to infection? - correct answer ✔✔-surgical wounds
-respiratory tract
-genitourinary tract
-invasive devices
-bloodstream ---always have clean skin
-venipuncture sites
-total parenteral nutrition therapy (TPN) --gives nutrition through IV
-implanted prosthetic devices
What are defenses against infection? - correct answer ✔✔-normal floras (help kill other
bacteria that gets on body; microorganisms that don't cause problems
-body system defenses (blinking, crying)
-inflammation
-vascular and cellular responses (if organisms stay where they are supposed to be, everything
will be okay)
What is the inflammation process? - correct answer ✔✔-formation of inflammatory exudate
--serous (clear fluid)**
--sanguineous (blood)**
