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ATI-Skills Module Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Airborne Precautions - answer✔✔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
Antibody - answer✔✔a type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of
some kind, such as an infecting organism, a chemical, or some other foreign body
Antimicrobial - answer✔✔able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-
organisms
Antiseptic - answer✔✔a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface
Asepsis - answer✔✔methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible
Aseptic - answer✔✔as pathogen-free as possible
Bacteriostasis - answer✔✔the inhibition of further bacterial growth
Chlorhexidine - answer✔✔an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is
used as a liquid antiseptic and disinfectant
Contact Precautions - answer✔✔measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by
the physical transfer of pathogens to a susceptible host's body surface
Contamination - answer✔✔the process of becoming unsterile or unclean
Disinfectant - answer✔✔any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful
organisms
Droplet Precautions - answer✔✔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 - answer✔✔prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment
Endogenous - answer✔✔produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused
Epidemic - answer✔✔extremely prevalent or widespread
ATI-Skills Module Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Airborne Precautions - answer✔✔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
Antibody - answer✔✔a type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of
some kind, such as an infecting organism, a chemical, or some other foreign body
Antimicrobial - answer✔✔able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-
organisms
Antiseptic - answer✔✔a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface
Asepsis - answer✔✔methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible
Aseptic - answer✔✔as pathogen-free as possible
Bacteriostasis - answer✔✔the inhibition of further bacterial growth
Chlorhexidine - answer✔✔an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is
used as a liquid antiseptic and disinfectant
Contact Precautions - answer✔✔measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by
the physical transfer of pathogens to a susceptible host's body surface
Contamination - answer✔✔the process of becoming unsterile or unclean
Disinfectant - answer✔✔any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful
organisms
Droplet Precautions - answer✔✔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 - answer✔✔prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment
Endogenous - answer✔✔produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused
Epidemic - answer✔✔extremely prevalent or widespread
