PNVN 1811 Questions with correct answers

Antiseptic - Answer a substance that tends to inhibit the growth & reproduction of microorganisms Asepsis - Answer the absence of pathogenic microorganisms Carrier - Answer A person or animal who harbors & spreads an organism Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Answer Federal agency that provides facilities & services for investigation, prevention, & control of disease; headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia Contamination - Answer soiled, stained, touched or exposed to harmful agents Disinfection - Answer the process by which pathogens, but not necessarily their spores are destroyed. Endogenous - Answer Growing within the body; originating from within the body, or produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused by the structural or functional failure of an organ or system. Exogenous - Answer growing outside the body, infection is caused by microorganisms from another person Fomite - Answer nonliving things such as bed linens, stethoscopes, needles, and many objects that may host & transfer pathogenic microorganisms