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The Infectious Cycle (6) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Infectious
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agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of
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entry and susceptible host.
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What is the most significant infection-causing agent in the health
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care system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bacteria
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Classification of bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Size - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Spherical (cocci), Rod shaped (bacilli), Corkscrew (spirochetes)
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- Gram+ or Gram-
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- Aerobic or anaerobic
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Possible Reservoirs for Microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Other humans |\
Animals
Soil
Food, water, milk |\ |\
Inanimate objects |\
Common portals of exit - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Respiratory
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Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary tracts |\
, Breaks in skin |\ |\
Blood and tissue |\ |\
Stages of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Incubation period
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Prodromal stage |\
Full stage of illness
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Convalescent period |\
During what stage of infection is a person most infectious? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prodromal stage |\ |\ |\
Cardinal signs of acute infection - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔redness, heat, swelling, pain, loss of function|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Five Moments for Hand Hygiene - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Moment 1 - Before touching a patient |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Moment 2 - Before a clean or aseptic procedure
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Moment 3 - After a body fluid exposure risk
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Moment 4 - After touching a patient
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Moment 5 - After touching patient surroundings
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Four most common hospital-acquired infections (HIAs) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔- Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
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(CAUTI)
- Surgical site infection (SSI)
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- Central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
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