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HCA100 - Preventing Infection (Chpt. 20) 2025
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-Serious safety & health hazard
-"Infection control" to prevent spread of infection in
health care settings (policies & procedures)
What is an Infection &
^protects all from infection // use proper hand
How do we Prevent?
hygiene w/ it
(SUPPORT WORKER MUST FOLLOW EMPLOYER
POLICIES)
-Older persons, people with health challenges &
Who is at Risk for
disabilities
Infection?
-Infections spread easily from person to person
-Known as microbe/germ/bug; small living plant or
animal seen only w/ microscope
****What is a
-Are everywhere; some harmful & can cause infection
Microorganism?
(pathogens)
-Nonpathogens = harmless microbe
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-Bacteria:
one-cell microbe
-Viruses:
What are the Four Types
invade living cells to grow & multiply
of Microbes?
-Fungi: live on organic matter (plants/animals)
-Parasites: organisms deriving nourishment &
protection from other living organisms (hosts)
-Needs reservoir (host) to live & grow
What are the -Need water & nourishment from reservoir; most need
Requirements for oxygen
Microbes? -Warm & dark needed; grow best at body temp.
-Destroyed by heat & light
-Microbes that live & grow naturally in certain area of
body
-Nonpathogens when in or on natural reservoir; when
transmitted from natural site to another site or host,
What is Normal Flora? becomes pathogen
-Some killed when person is ill or taking meds; can
increase risk for developing infection
(***skin, eyes, ears, respir. tract, digestive system,
vagina, mucous membranes)
-"Superbugs"; microbes that resist effects of
antibiotics (drugs that kill microbe causing infection)
What are Multidrug-
-Caused by:
Resistant Organisms
overprescribed/unneeded meds & not taking
(MROs)?
antibiotics for full length of time
(Pose a serious threat to health care facilities)
-Methicillin-resist. Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
What are the Three -Vancomycin-resist. Enterococcus (VRE)
Common Types of MROs -Clostridium difficile (c. difficile)
that are Resistant to Many
Antibiotics? (Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ((ESBL)) also
becoming associated w/ UTI & wound infections)
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HCA100 - Preventing Infection (Chpt. 20) 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY
TESTING REAL EXAM QUESTIONS|VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
Save
Terms in this set (32)
-Serious safety & health hazard
-"Infection control" to prevent spread of infection in
health care settings (policies & procedures)
What is an Infection &
^protects all from infection // use proper hand
How do we Prevent?
hygiene w/ it
(SUPPORT WORKER MUST FOLLOW EMPLOYER
POLICIES)
-Older persons, people with health challenges &
Who is at Risk for
disabilities
Infection?
-Infections spread easily from person to person
-Known as microbe/germ/bug; small living plant or
animal seen only w/ microscope
****What is a
-Are everywhere; some harmful & can cause infection
Microorganism?
(pathogens)
-Nonpathogens = harmless microbe
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, 5/13/25, 9:09 AM HCA100 - Preventing Infection (Chpt. 20) 2025 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |R…
-Bacteria:
one-cell microbe
-Viruses:
What are the Four Types
invade living cells to grow & multiply
of Microbes?
-Fungi: live on organic matter (plants/animals)
-Parasites: organisms deriving nourishment &
protection from other living organisms (hosts)
-Needs reservoir (host) to live & grow
What are the -Need water & nourishment from reservoir; most need
Requirements for oxygen
Microbes? -Warm & dark needed; grow best at body temp.
-Destroyed by heat & light
-Microbes that live & grow naturally in certain area of
body
-Nonpathogens when in or on natural reservoir; when
transmitted from natural site to another site or host,
What is Normal Flora? becomes pathogen
-Some killed when person is ill or taking meds; can
increase risk for developing infection
(***skin, eyes, ears, respir. tract, digestive system,
vagina, mucous membranes)
-"Superbugs"; microbes that resist effects of
antibiotics (drugs that kill microbe causing infection)
What are Multidrug-
-Caused by:
Resistant Organisms
overprescribed/unneeded meds & not taking
(MROs)?
antibiotics for full length of time
(Pose a serious threat to health care facilities)
-Methicillin-resist. Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
What are the Three -Vancomycin-resist. Enterococcus (VRE)
Common Types of MROs -Clostridium difficile (c. difficile)
that are Resistant to Many
Antibiotics? (Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ((ESBL)) also
becoming associated w/ UTI & wound infections)
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