ATI SAFETY AND INFECTION CONTROL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS//VERIFIED//GRADED A+//
contact precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a
susceptible host's body surface
contamination
the process of becoming unsterile or unclean
droplet precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted from an infected person by pathogens
propelled through the air on particles larger than 5 µm
in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or mouth
endemic
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,prevalent in or characteristic of a particular
environment
endogenous
produced within an organism or system rather than
externally caused
epidemic
extremely prevalent or widespread
exogenous
externally caused rather than produced within an
organism or system
flora
the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-
organisms normally found in a particular environment,
such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin
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, hyperendemic
at an especially high level of continued incidence in a
population
Airborne Precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted from an infected person by pathogens
propelled through the air on particles smaller than 5
µm in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or
mouth
Antimicrobial
able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens
and other micro-organisms
antiseptic
a substance that reduces the number of pathogens
present on a surface
asepsis
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS//VERIFIED//GRADED A+//
contact precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted by the physical transfer of pathogens to a
susceptible host's body surface
contamination
the process of becoming unsterile or unclean
droplet precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted from an infected person by pathogens
propelled through the air on particles larger than 5 µm
in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or mouth
endemic
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,prevalent in or characteristic of a particular
environment
endogenous
produced within an organism or system rather than
externally caused
epidemic
extremely prevalent or widespread
exogenous
externally caused rather than produced within an
organism or system
flora
the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-
organisms normally found in a particular environment,
such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin
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, hyperendemic
at an especially high level of continued incidence in a
population
Airborne Precautions
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases
transmitted from an infected person by pathogens
propelled through the air on particles smaller than 5
µm in size to a susceptible person's eyes, nose, or
mouth
Antimicrobial
able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens
and other micro-organisms
antiseptic
a substance that reduces the number of pathogens
present on a surface
asepsis
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