NURS 325 Exam 1 (module 1) Questions with Complete Answers.

What created the guidelines for effecting infection control practices? Correct Answer Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) What is the chain of infection? Correct Answer 1. infectious/causative agent 2. reservoir 3. portal of exit 4. means of transmission 5. portal of entry 6. susceptible host What could the infectious agent be? Correct Answer -bacteria -viruses -fungi -parasites what is the most commonly observed infection-causing agent? Correct Answer bacteria what are some characteristic of bacteria? Correct Answer -cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod shaped), spirochetes (corkscrew) -gram postive (thick cell wall that resists decolorization and stains violet) vs gram negative ( complex cell walls that can be decolorized; does not stain -aerobic (requires oxygen) vs anaerobic (does not require oxygen -treated with antibiotics What are the smaller microorganisms (infectious agent)? Correct Answer viruses What do viruses cause? Are antibiotics effective? Correct Answer -cause the common hold, hepatitis B and C, AIDS -antibiotics are not effective What are the plant like organisms that are present in air, soil, water? (infectious agent) Correct Answer fungi Examples of fungi? Correct Answer athletes foot ringworm, yeast infection What are the organisms that live on or in the host for nourishment? (infectious agent) Correct Answer parasite what is "reservoir" in the chain of infection? Correct Answer growth and multiplication of microorganisms in the natural habitat of the organisms EX: other people, animals, soil, food, water, milk, other objects