Chapter 5- IV CERTIFICATION
questions with verified
solutions 2024-2025
Infection - answer the successful invasion of the body by pathogenic
organisms and the reaction of tissues to their presence and the toxins
generated by them.
Pathogenic - answer describes an organism that can cause a disease
anywhere in the body
Nonpathpgenic - answer describes an organism that normally resides in
the body and requires special circumstances to cause a disease
Droplet Nuclei - answer Microscopic particles (5 microns or less in
diameter) formed by the dehydration of airborne droplets containing
microorganisms. These particles can remain suspended in the air for long
periods of time and produced when a person cough, sneezes, shouts, or
sings.
Hand Hygiene (Hand Washing) - answer a general term that applies to any
of the following
1) handwashing with plain (nonantimicrobial) soap and water
2) antiseptic handwash- soap containing antiseptic agents and water
3) antiseptic handrub- waterless antiseptic product, most often alcohol-
based, rubbed on all surfaces or hands
4) surgical hand antisepsis- antiseptic handwash or antiseptic handrub
performed preoperatively by surgical personnel to eliminate transient
hand flora and reduce resident hand flora
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) - answer an infection that develops
in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the
infection is related to receiving health care
, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) -
answer a federal advisory committee assembled to provide advice and
guidance to the CDC and the secretary of the department of health and
human services regarding the practices of infection control and strategies
for surveillance, prevention and control of healthcare-associated
infections, antimicrobial resistance and related events in the US
healthcare settings.
Infecting Agent - answer Describes anything capable of producing a
disease such as a virus, fungus, bacteria or other microorganism
multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) - answer bacteria that are
resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents and usually are
resistant to all but one or two commercially available antimicrobial agents
Nosocomial Infection - answer refers to any infection that develops during
or as a result of an admission to an acute care facility (hospital) and was
not incubating at the time of admission
Reservoir - answer Describes a place or source for an infecting agent to
survive, includes such places as water, food, air, equipment, animals
human body, etc.
Respirator - answer a personal protective device worn by healthcare
personnel to protect them from inhalation exposure to airborne infectious
agents that are < 5 um in size. Infections like M. tuberculosis, variola virus
(smallpox), SARS-COV
Standard Precautions - answer a group of safety measures performed to
prevent the transmission of pathogens found in the blood and body fluids.
A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients,
regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection
status.
Infection Cycle- 4 most basic criteria that must be present in order for an
infecting agent such as bacteria to become harmful. - answer 1) An
infecting agent must be present (bacteria, fungus, etc.)
questions with verified
solutions 2024-2025
Infection - answer the successful invasion of the body by pathogenic
organisms and the reaction of tissues to their presence and the toxins
generated by them.
Pathogenic - answer describes an organism that can cause a disease
anywhere in the body
Nonpathpgenic - answer describes an organism that normally resides in
the body and requires special circumstances to cause a disease
Droplet Nuclei - answer Microscopic particles (5 microns or less in
diameter) formed by the dehydration of airborne droplets containing
microorganisms. These particles can remain suspended in the air for long
periods of time and produced when a person cough, sneezes, shouts, or
sings.
Hand Hygiene (Hand Washing) - answer a general term that applies to any
of the following
1) handwashing with plain (nonantimicrobial) soap and water
2) antiseptic handwash- soap containing antiseptic agents and water
3) antiseptic handrub- waterless antiseptic product, most often alcohol-
based, rubbed on all surfaces or hands
4) surgical hand antisepsis- antiseptic handwash or antiseptic handrub
performed preoperatively by surgical personnel to eliminate transient
hand flora and reduce resident hand flora
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) - answer an infection that develops
in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the
infection is related to receiving health care
, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) -
answer a federal advisory committee assembled to provide advice and
guidance to the CDC and the secretary of the department of health and
human services regarding the practices of infection control and strategies
for surveillance, prevention and control of healthcare-associated
infections, antimicrobial resistance and related events in the US
healthcare settings.
Infecting Agent - answer Describes anything capable of producing a
disease such as a virus, fungus, bacteria or other microorganism
multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) - answer bacteria that are
resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents and usually are
resistant to all but one or two commercially available antimicrobial agents
Nosocomial Infection - answer refers to any infection that develops during
or as a result of an admission to an acute care facility (hospital) and was
not incubating at the time of admission
Reservoir - answer Describes a place or source for an infecting agent to
survive, includes such places as water, food, air, equipment, animals
human body, etc.
Respirator - answer a personal protective device worn by healthcare
personnel to protect them from inhalation exposure to airborne infectious
agents that are < 5 um in size. Infections like M. tuberculosis, variola virus
(smallpox), SARS-COV
Standard Precautions - answer a group of safety measures performed to
prevent the transmission of pathogens found in the blood and body fluids.
A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients,
regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis or presumed infection
status.
Infection Cycle- 4 most basic criteria that must be present in order for an
infecting agent such as bacteria to become harmful. - answer 1) An
infecting agent must be present (bacteria, fungus, etc.)
