Infection Prevention And Control (IPAC) -
Questions With Verified Solutions
What is the chain of infection? Correct Answer - the process in
which infections get passed from person to person
What does breaking the chain of infection reduce? Correct Answer
- the spread of infections, disease, bacteria and viruses
What is an Infectious Agent? Correct Answer - any
microorganism capable of producing an infection
How do you break an infectious agent? Correct Answer -
surveillance and indetification
What is a Reservoir? Correct Answer - Habitat of an infectious
agent (Human body, animals, bedpans, urine, linen)
How do you break the reservoir link? Correct Answer - safe
practices, hygeine
What is the Portal of Exit? Correct Answer - Way for infectious
agent to escape from reservoir (mucus, saliva, feces, urine, sexual
secretions, nose, mouth, rectum, blood)
what is Mode of transmission? Correct Answer - How it is
spread from one person to another
(direct-touching infection/infected, indirect-object)
How to break the mode of transmission Correct Answer - PPE,
hygiene
, what is the Portal of Entry? Correct Answer - How infectious
agent enters another victim
how to break the portal of entry Correct Answer - asepsis
(absence of disease/bacteria)
what is a Susceptible host? Correct Answer - the organism that
accepts the pathogen
What are routine practices? Correct Answer - methods used
regularly to protect ourselves and others when there is potential to
come in contact with infectious substances
Routine Practices - Assessing patients Correct Answer - Assess
if they have an infection or if they are prone. Then you can move
them accordingly to meet their needs. You can wear PPE, have
physical separation or make a special accommodation.
Routine Practices - Personal Protective Equipment Correct
Answer - Used to place a barrier between the patient and
yourself. Helps stop the spread of viruses and infections.
Routine Practices - Hand Hygiene Correct Answer - Make sure
you are cleaning your hands before interacting with patients as well
as during and after so you ensure you have no germs to spread to
the patients.
Routine Practices - Point of Care Risk Assesment Correct Answer -
Identifies body fluid exposure risk. Then assess what they can do to
reduce contamination.
Routine Practices - Respirtatory ettiquete Correct Answer -
Stay away from the hospital/work when you are sick. Proper
etiquette when sneezing and coughing.
Questions With Verified Solutions
What is the chain of infection? Correct Answer - the process in
which infections get passed from person to person
What does breaking the chain of infection reduce? Correct Answer
- the spread of infections, disease, bacteria and viruses
What is an Infectious Agent? Correct Answer - any
microorganism capable of producing an infection
How do you break an infectious agent? Correct Answer -
surveillance and indetification
What is a Reservoir? Correct Answer - Habitat of an infectious
agent (Human body, animals, bedpans, urine, linen)
How do you break the reservoir link? Correct Answer - safe
practices, hygeine
What is the Portal of Exit? Correct Answer - Way for infectious
agent to escape from reservoir (mucus, saliva, feces, urine, sexual
secretions, nose, mouth, rectum, blood)
what is Mode of transmission? Correct Answer - How it is
spread from one person to another
(direct-touching infection/infected, indirect-object)
How to break the mode of transmission Correct Answer - PPE,
hygiene
, what is the Portal of Entry? Correct Answer - How infectious
agent enters another victim
how to break the portal of entry Correct Answer - asepsis
(absence of disease/bacteria)
what is a Susceptible host? Correct Answer - the organism that
accepts the pathogen
What are routine practices? Correct Answer - methods used
regularly to protect ourselves and others when there is potential to
come in contact with infectious substances
Routine Practices - Assessing patients Correct Answer - Assess
if they have an infection or if they are prone. Then you can move
them accordingly to meet their needs. You can wear PPE, have
physical separation or make a special accommodation.
Routine Practices - Personal Protective Equipment Correct
Answer - Used to place a barrier between the patient and
yourself. Helps stop the spread of viruses and infections.
Routine Practices - Hand Hygiene Correct Answer - Make sure
you are cleaning your hands before interacting with patients as well
as during and after so you ensure you have no germs to spread to
the patients.
Routine Practices - Point of Care Risk Assesment Correct Answer -
Identifies body fluid exposure risk. Then assess what they can do to
reduce contamination.
Routine Practices - Respirtatory ettiquete Correct Answer -
Stay away from the hospital/work when you are sick. Proper
etiquette when sneezing and coughing.
