Surgical Technology - Chapter 7 - Fill in the Blank, AST Surgical
Technology for the Surgical Technologist Ch. 7
Question 1.
An infection acquired within the health care setting is called a(n) _____ infection.
ANSWER
nosocomial
Question 2.
_____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or within the body.
ANSWER
Resident flora
Question 3.
A(n)_____ is an agent that destroys fungi.
ANSWER
fungicide
Question 4.
Reducing to a minimum the presence of pathogenic material is called _____.
ANSWER
decontamination
Question 5.
A(n) _____ is commonly used on living tissue to inhibit the growth and reproduction of microbes in order to prevent infection.
ANSWER
antiseptic
Question 6.
The _____ is a specified area around the patient that is considered to be free of microorganisms.
ANSWER
sterile field
Question 7.
A bactericide is a substance that _____ bacteria.
ANSWER
destroys
, Question 8.
_____ is an infection usually accompanied by fever that results from the presence of pathogenic microorganisms.
ANSWER
Sepsis
Question 9.
A substance that destroys bacteria in the spore stage is called a(n) _____.
ANSWER
sporicide
Question 10.
The presence of pathogenic materials is considered _____.
ANSWER
contamination
Question 11.
_____ includes methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field and protect the patient against infection -causing microbes
preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.
ANSWER
sterile technique Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8nir1s
Question 12.
A(n) _____ is a substance that restrains the further development or reproduction of bacteria.
ANSWER
bacteriostat
Question 13.
A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease.
ANSWER
infection
Question 14.
A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes —but usually not spores—and is used on inanimate objects.
ANSWER
disinfectant
Question 15.
Absence of pathogenic microorganisms
ANSWER
Asepsis
Technology for the Surgical Technologist Ch. 7
Question 1.
An infection acquired within the health care setting is called a(n) _____ infection.
ANSWER
nosocomial
Question 2.
_____ are microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or within the body.
ANSWER
Resident flora
Question 3.
A(n)_____ is an agent that destroys fungi.
ANSWER
fungicide
Question 4.
Reducing to a minimum the presence of pathogenic material is called _____.
ANSWER
decontamination
Question 5.
A(n) _____ is commonly used on living tissue to inhibit the growth and reproduction of microbes in order to prevent infection.
ANSWER
antiseptic
Question 6.
The _____ is a specified area around the patient that is considered to be free of microorganisms.
ANSWER
sterile field
Question 7.
A bactericide is a substance that _____ bacteria.
ANSWER
destroys
, Question 8.
_____ is an infection usually accompanied by fever that results from the presence of pathogenic microorganisms.
ANSWER
Sepsis
Question 9.
A substance that destroys bacteria in the spore stage is called a(n) _____.
ANSWER
sporicide
Question 10.
The presence of pathogenic materials is considered _____.
ANSWER
contamination
Question 11.
_____ includes methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field and protect the patient against infection -causing microbes
preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.
ANSWER
sterile technique Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8nir1s
Question 12.
A(n) _____ is a substance that restrains the further development or reproduction of bacteria.
ANSWER
bacteriostat
Question 13.
A(n) _____ is the invasion of the human body or tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce and multiply, causing disease.
ANSWER
infection
Question 14.
A(n) _____ is a chemical agent that kills most microbes —but usually not spores—and is used on inanimate objects.
ANSWER
disinfectant
Question 15.
Absence of pathogenic microorganisms
ANSWER
Asepsis
