BSNC 1000 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary Prevention is associated as what stage: - Answers-pre pathogenesis
Primary Prevention is aimed at who, and is used for what? - Answers-- aimed at:
groups, individuals, and populations susceptible to disease but have no discernible
pathology
- used to prevent occurrence of disease/injury
What are some Primary Prevention techniques for environmental protection? - Answers-
- workplace hazard
- air quality control
-basic sanitization
Where does Tertiary Prevention usually take place? - Answers-specialized clinics,
hospitals, rehabilitation
When does infection develop? - Answers-If the 6 chain link of infection remains intact
Presence of pathogen means infection will begin... True or False? - Answers-False,
potentital for infection depends on
- sufficient number of organisms
-virulence (ability to produce disease)
-ability to enter/survive host
-susceptibility of host
What is an Infecious agent? - Answers-a pathogen..
example: bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoa
What are Resident/Transient flora? How are they killed - Answers--permanent residents
of skin
-survive/multiply without causing harm
-killed by performing hand hygiene containing antimicrobial ingredients.
Whats a Reservoir? - Answers--source for pathogen growth
-pathogen can survive, may/may not multiply
- food, oxygen, water, temp, pH, minimal light
Whats a Portal of Exit from reservoir - Answers--passage by which pathogen leaves
reservoir
Whats example of Portal of Exit? - Answers-Body openings: mouth, nose, rectal, vag,
urethral, ostomies, cut, scrape, wound, break in mucous membrane
How are pathogens carried through portals of exit? - Answers--blood
Primary Prevention is associated as what stage: - Answers-pre pathogenesis
Primary Prevention is aimed at who, and is used for what? - Answers-- aimed at:
groups, individuals, and populations susceptible to disease but have no discernible
pathology
- used to prevent occurrence of disease/injury
What are some Primary Prevention techniques for environmental protection? - Answers-
- workplace hazard
- air quality control
-basic sanitization
Where does Tertiary Prevention usually take place? - Answers-specialized clinics,
hospitals, rehabilitation
When does infection develop? - Answers-If the 6 chain link of infection remains intact
Presence of pathogen means infection will begin... True or False? - Answers-False,
potentital for infection depends on
- sufficient number of organisms
-virulence (ability to produce disease)
-ability to enter/survive host
-susceptibility of host
What is an Infecious agent? - Answers-a pathogen..
example: bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoa
What are Resident/Transient flora? How are they killed - Answers--permanent residents
of skin
-survive/multiply without causing harm
-killed by performing hand hygiene containing antimicrobial ingredients.
Whats a Reservoir? - Answers--source for pathogen growth
-pathogen can survive, may/may not multiply
- food, oxygen, water, temp, pH, minimal light
Whats a Portal of Exit from reservoir - Answers--passage by which pathogen leaves
reservoir
Whats example of Portal of Exit? - Answers-Body openings: mouth, nose, rectal, vag,
urethral, ostomies, cut, scrape, wound, break in mucous membrane
How are pathogens carried through portals of exit? - Answers--blood
