Infection prevention and control exam 1
with correct answers
Professional |standards |and |guidelines |to |help |control |infections |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-the
|centers |for |disease |control |(CDC)
-the |agency |for |healthcare |research |and |quality |(AHRQ)
-JCAHO |or |TJC |(the |joint |commission)
-Quality |and |safety |education |for |nurses |(QSEN)
-Public |Health |Department
-American |Nurses |Association |(ANA)
What |is |the |chain |of |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1. |infectious |agent |(bacteria, |virus,
|protozoa)
2. |reservoir |(has |to |have |reservoir |to |grow--humans, |animals, |bigs, |food, |or |water)
3. |portal |of |exit |(sneezing, |coughing)
4. |mode |of |transmission |(you |can |touch |it |then |put |in |mouth. |organisms: |need |food,
|water, |certain |pH, |dark |and |moist |area)
5. |portal |of |entry
6. |host |(have |to |be |susceptible |to |infection
|
**how |it |exits |is |same |as |entry***
What |are |influencing |factors? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-not |well |nourished
-exhausted
-stressed
-smokers
-medications
, What |are |some |risk |factors |that |make |a |person |more |susceptible |to |disease? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |-very |old |and |very |young
-at |risk...chronic |diseases
-diabetes
-immunodeficiency
What |are |sites |that |can |predispose |patients |to |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-surgical
|wounds
-respiratory |tract
-genitourinary |tract
-invasive |devices
-bloodstream |---always |have |clean |skin
-venipuncture |sites
-total |parenteral |nutrition |therapy |(TPN) |--gives |nutrition |through |IV
-implanted |prosthetic |devices
What |are |defenses |against |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-normal |floras |(help |kill |other
|bacteria |that |gets |on |body; |microorganisms |that |don't |cause |problems
-body |system |defenses |(blinking, |crying)
-inflammation
-vascular |and |cellular |responses |(if |organisms |stay |where |they |are |supposed |to |be,
|everything |will |be |okay)
What |is |the |inflammation |process? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-formation |of |inflammatory
|exudate
--serous |(clear |fluid)**
--sanguineous |(blood)**
--purulent |(infection)
-tissue |repair
--granulation |(not |as |strong |as |original |tissue)
---when |you |have |a |cut: |body's |natural |response
with correct answers
Professional |standards |and |guidelines |to |help |control |infections |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-the
|centers |for |disease |control |(CDC)
-the |agency |for |healthcare |research |and |quality |(AHRQ)
-JCAHO |or |TJC |(the |joint |commission)
-Quality |and |safety |education |for |nurses |(QSEN)
-Public |Health |Department
-American |Nurses |Association |(ANA)
What |is |the |chain |of |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |1. |infectious |agent |(bacteria, |virus,
|protozoa)
2. |reservoir |(has |to |have |reservoir |to |grow--humans, |animals, |bigs, |food, |or |water)
3. |portal |of |exit |(sneezing, |coughing)
4. |mode |of |transmission |(you |can |touch |it |then |put |in |mouth. |organisms: |need |food,
|water, |certain |pH, |dark |and |moist |area)
5. |portal |of |entry
6. |host |(have |to |be |susceptible |to |infection
|
**how |it |exits |is |same |as |entry***
What |are |influencing |factors? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-not |well |nourished
-exhausted
-stressed
-smokers
-medications
, What |are |some |risk |factors |that |make |a |person |more |susceptible |to |disease? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |-very |old |and |very |young
-at |risk...chronic |diseases
-diabetes
-immunodeficiency
What |are |sites |that |can |predispose |patients |to |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-surgical
|wounds
-respiratory |tract
-genitourinary |tract
-invasive |devices
-bloodstream |---always |have |clean |skin
-venipuncture |sites
-total |parenteral |nutrition |therapy |(TPN) |--gives |nutrition |through |IV
-implanted |prosthetic |devices
What |are |defenses |against |infection? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-normal |floras |(help |kill |other
|bacteria |that |gets |on |body; |microorganisms |that |don't |cause |problems
-body |system |defenses |(blinking, |crying)
-inflammation
-vascular |and |cellular |responses |(if |organisms |stay |where |they |are |supposed |to |be,
|everything |will |be |okay)
What |is |the |inflammation |process? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |-formation |of |inflammatory
|exudate
--serous |(clear |fluid)**
--sanguineous |(blood)**
--purulent |(infection)
-tissue |repair
--granulation |(not |as |strong |as |original |tissue)
---when |you |have |a |cut: |body's |natural |response
