IPAC Midterm Exam - Accurate Solutions For
Every Question
Why IPAC? Correct Answer - to prevent the transmission of
infectious agents among patients and health care personal in the
health care setting
What are routine practices? Correct Answer - combination of
the term universal precautions and standard precautions
Direct Correct Answer - direct contact with blood oral fluids or
other substances
Indirect Correct Answer - contact with and intermediate
contaminated object, ex/ instruments
Droplet Correct Answer - contact of eye nasal or oral droplets
containing microorganisms from an infected person at a short
distance, ex/ coughing
Airborne Correct Answer - inhalation of airborne
microorganisms suspended in the air
Vehicle Correct Answer - contact with a vehicle such as food or
water that causes the transfer of a pathogen
Things that must be present to cause disease Correct Answer -
pathogen
reservoir
portal of exit
portal of entry
susceptible host
, What is the foundation for infection to occur? Correct Answer -
source
reservoir
susceptible host
transmission
Host Correct Answer - organism that is a target of an agent
Antibodies Correct Answer - a vaccination or recovery from an
infection
How do we break the chain of infection? Correct Answer -
stopping infection at the source
eliminating means of transmission
reducing susceptibility of potential hosts
Tools available to break chain of infection Correct Answer -
immunization
routine practices
isolation procedures
PPE
hand hygiene
cleaning and disinfecting
Environment where a pathogen naturally lives and reproduces ex/
human, animal, and non living Correct Answer - reservoirs
vector-borne disease Correct Answer - an infectious disease
acquired from organisms that transmit a pathogen from one host to
another ex Mosquito
what are portals of entry Correct Answer - skin
mucous membranes
placenta
Every Question
Why IPAC? Correct Answer - to prevent the transmission of
infectious agents among patients and health care personal in the
health care setting
What are routine practices? Correct Answer - combination of
the term universal precautions and standard precautions
Direct Correct Answer - direct contact with blood oral fluids or
other substances
Indirect Correct Answer - contact with and intermediate
contaminated object, ex/ instruments
Droplet Correct Answer - contact of eye nasal or oral droplets
containing microorganisms from an infected person at a short
distance, ex/ coughing
Airborne Correct Answer - inhalation of airborne
microorganisms suspended in the air
Vehicle Correct Answer - contact with a vehicle such as food or
water that causes the transfer of a pathogen
Things that must be present to cause disease Correct Answer -
pathogen
reservoir
portal of exit
portal of entry
susceptible host
, What is the foundation for infection to occur? Correct Answer -
source
reservoir
susceptible host
transmission
Host Correct Answer - organism that is a target of an agent
Antibodies Correct Answer - a vaccination or recovery from an
infection
How do we break the chain of infection? Correct Answer -
stopping infection at the source
eliminating means of transmission
reducing susceptibility of potential hosts
Tools available to break chain of infection Correct Answer -
immunization
routine practices
isolation procedures
PPE
hand hygiene
cleaning and disinfecting
Environment where a pathogen naturally lives and reproduces ex/
human, animal, and non living Correct Answer - reservoirs
vector-borne disease Correct Answer - an infectious disease
acquired from organisms that transmit a pathogen from one host to
another ex Mosquito
what are portals of entry Correct Answer - skin
mucous membranes
placenta
