NURS 142 MODULE 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
local infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is limited to the parts of the body which the micro organism
remain
virulence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pathogens power to overcome the hosts defences
pathogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ability to produce disease
colonization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the process in which strains of microorganisms become resident
flora, in this state they may proliferate but do not cause harm to the tissue.
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an infection that is developed during hospitalization or
manifest after discharge.
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a type of HAI, methicillin resistant staphyoccosus aureus.
VRE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vanomycin resistant enterococci
c Diff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅clostridium difficile
bacteremia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition when the culture of the persons blood reveals
microorganisms
hai - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health associated infections
communicability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅if the infectious agents can be transmitted to an individual
either indirect or direct
pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
local infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is limited to the parts of the body which the micro organism
remain
virulence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pathogens power to overcome the hosts defences
pathogenicity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ability to produce disease
colonization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the process in which strains of microorganisms become resident
flora, in this state they may proliferate but do not cause harm to the tissue.
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an infection that is developed during hospitalization or
manifest after discharge.
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a type of HAI, methicillin resistant staphyoccosus aureus.
VRE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Vanomycin resistant enterococci
c Diff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅clostridium difficile
bacteremia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition when the culture of the persons blood reveals
microorganisms
hai - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health associated infections
communicability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅if the infectious agents can be transmitted to an individual
either indirect or direct