NSE111 Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) -
Questions With Complete Solutions
Why should we examine infection control and prevention measures?
Correct Answer - • working in a healthcare setting, as a nurse we
will be exposed to microorganisms, as well as potentially exposing
clients to microorganisms that may cause illness
• help to create an environment where everyone are protected from
illness
What are the two essential purpose for infection control? Correct
Answer - 1. Protect the client (who might be vulnerable to
illnesses as their immune system may be compromised, making
them susceptible to illness)
2. Protect the healthcare workers
What is infection? Correct Answer - A disease state that results
from the entry of a microorganism capable of causing a disease
(pathogen) into the tissue of a host
Microorganisms include Correct Answer - bacteria, viruses,
fungi, protozoa
What must occur if the microorganism is capable of causing a
disease state? Correct Answer - Microorganism must be able to
live and grow in the tissue of a host to show clinical signs and
symptoms (manifestation)
Infections can be: Correct Answer - local and systemic
Local infection Correct Answer - limited to a small area of the
body
, systemic infection Correct Answer - spread throughout the
body
Infection prevention and control strategies can... Correct Answer -
• protect patients from acquiring infections
• protect healthcare providers from acquiring infections
• prevent the spread of infection
What is the chain of infection? Correct Answer - A cycle in
which a microorganism causes an infection
There are 6 different links
What are the 6 different links of the chain of infections? Correct
Answer - • infectious agent
• reservoir
• portal of exit
• mode of transmission
• portal of entry
• host
Infection control is based on: Correct Answer - Understanding
how to break the chain of infection so that infections do not develop
infectious agent Correct Answer - Are microorganisms (single
cells) EX. bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
They live and grow on objects as well as inside and on people
(especially the skin)
True or False: infectious agent can survive and multiply without
causing harm Correct Answer - TRUE
Questions With Complete Solutions
Why should we examine infection control and prevention measures?
Correct Answer - • working in a healthcare setting, as a nurse we
will be exposed to microorganisms, as well as potentially exposing
clients to microorganisms that may cause illness
• help to create an environment where everyone are protected from
illness
What are the two essential purpose for infection control? Correct
Answer - 1. Protect the client (who might be vulnerable to
illnesses as their immune system may be compromised, making
them susceptible to illness)
2. Protect the healthcare workers
What is infection? Correct Answer - A disease state that results
from the entry of a microorganism capable of causing a disease
(pathogen) into the tissue of a host
Microorganisms include Correct Answer - bacteria, viruses,
fungi, protozoa
What must occur if the microorganism is capable of causing a
disease state? Correct Answer - Microorganism must be able to
live and grow in the tissue of a host to show clinical signs and
symptoms (manifestation)
Infections can be: Correct Answer - local and systemic
Local infection Correct Answer - limited to a small area of the
body
, systemic infection Correct Answer - spread throughout the
body
Infection prevention and control strategies can... Correct Answer -
• protect patients from acquiring infections
• protect healthcare providers from acquiring infections
• prevent the spread of infection
What is the chain of infection? Correct Answer - A cycle in
which a microorganism causes an infection
There are 6 different links
What are the 6 different links of the chain of infections? Correct
Answer - • infectious agent
• reservoir
• portal of exit
• mode of transmission
• portal of entry
• host
Infection control is based on: Correct Answer - Understanding
how to break the chain of infection so that infections do not develop
infectious agent Correct Answer - Are microorganisms (single
cells) EX. bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
They live and grow on objects as well as inside and on people
(especially the skin)
True or False: infectious agent can survive and multiply without
causing harm Correct Answer - TRUE
