Glendale Community College NUR 152 Module 21 Asepsis and Infection Control Questions With Complete Solutions

Glendale Community College NUR 152 Module 21 Asepsis
and Infection Control Questions With Complete Solutions

Acute Infections Correct Answers Short term
Fast Onset
Less than 6 monthd

Adaptive Immunity Correct Answers Also called
acquired/specific immunity
Activates when exposed to antigen
Involves Humoral and Cellular Immunity
Immunologic Memory

Airborne Precautions Correct Answers Small droplets or
particles can remain suspended in the air for prolonged periods

Airborne Transmission Correct Answers Microorganisms
dispersed by air then inhaled or deposited
TB
Measles
Valley fever
Chicken Pox

Antigen Correct Answers Any substance that provokes an
adaptive immune response

Asepsis Correct Answers Freedom from and prevention of
disease-causing contamination
"Clean"

, Bacteria Correct Answers Single cell organisms named by
shape

Blood-borne organisms Correct Answers Hep B and C
HIV
Exposure with contaminated blood or body fluids

Cellular Immunity Correct Answers Defense that the body does
not recognize
WBCs- Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes directly attack antigens
Helper T-cells stimulate antibody production by B cells

Chain of Infection Correct Answers Infectious Agent
Source
Portal of Exit
Mode of Transmission
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host
Back to Infectious agent

Chronic Infections Correct Answers Repeat infections
Lasting over 6 months

Contact Precautions Correct Answers Known or suspected
contagious disease present
Contact with patient or devices contaminated
MDROs
Scabies/Herpes
Draining wounds with harmful organisms present