HCB Test 2 questions & answers 2023 verified

HCB Test 2 questions & answers 2023 verifiedWhat's does infection control involve? - correct answer taking steps to prevent the spread of infectious agents Antibacterial - correct answer directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS) antiseptic - correct answer preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms Asepsis - correct answer the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens growing) aseptic technique - correct answer preventing infection (reduces the risk of infection) Bacteria - correct answer single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly blood-borne pathogen - correct answer A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood (HIV or hepatitis) contagious disease - correct answer infectious disease that is spread through contact with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person contaminated - correct answer to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association (presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious) direct contact - correct answer union of body surfaces disinfectant - correct answer free from infection (kills agent but not spores) disinfection - correct answer process that eliminates agent but not spores fungi - correct answer kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that lacks chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew) Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - correct answer Nosocomial infection that occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to lack of care infection - correct answer infective agent contaminated with an infective agent isolation - correct answer separation for a period of time to prevent or limit transmission of infectious agent microorganism - correct answer organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size pathogen - correct answer disease or virus that produces infection Standard Precautions - correct answer group of infection prevention that applies to all patients Infection Control Concepts - correct answer standard precautions are concepts in which all body fluids are assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens chain of infection - correct answer sequence of events that must occur to develop an infection Infectious Agent (pathogen) - correct answer disease causing microorganism What are the common types of infectious agents? - correct answer bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths bacteria - correct answer multiply rapidly, can transmit to each other viruses - correct answer DNA or RNA encased in protein, cannot reproduce outside of a living host cell protozoa - correct answer unicellular microorganisms that infect the blood, brain, etc helminths - correct answer parasitic worms reservoir - correct answer the place where pathogens grow, could or could not multiply portal of exit - correct answer a route for pathogens to leave the host mode of transmission - correct answer the way the infectious agent moves to another source what is the most frequent source of HAIs? - correct answer contact what are the two types of contact? - correct answer direct and indirect direct contact - correct answer person to person or source to host indirect contact - correct answer Contact with contaminated inanimate objects vector transmission - correct answer through a bite droplet infection - correct answer through droplets from an infected person when projected a short distance airborne transmission - correct answer when infectious particles are dispersed in the air and inhaled by the host