NUR 3196 Module 13 Exam 3 Questions and Answer

what are the six links in the chain of infection? Answer -infectious agent -reservoir -portal of exit -mode of transmission -portal of entry -host from hands, stethoscope, BP cuff, bedside commode, droplet, food, bld, mosquito, etc Answer Modes of transmission The six links of infection ___involves the spread of pathogens through direct contact, indirect contact, respiratory droplets, airborne particles, fecal-oral route, and vector-borne transmission. Answer mode of transmission an infectious disease passed from one person too another Answer Communicable disease the ability of an organism to produce a disease normal values for WBC 5,000-10,000 mm3 Answer Virulence health care associated infection: 1.___- IV insertion, urinary catheter placement, etc 2.___ - C. diff, etc. 3.____- MRSA, VRE, etc 4.___ - Purell, Handwashing, not cleaning dirty surfaces, etc. Answer Procedures Abx Multidrug Breaks in infection -WBC count _ESR -Iron level -cultures of urine and bloo