You Make Me Sick! Can I Be Safe?

This term refers to microorganisms that live on our skin and in the nasopharynx and gastrointestinal tracts and don’t cause an infection unless the host becomes susceptible.

• Pathogen

• Normal flora

• Reservoir

• Virulence

This term is used to describe a process used to eliminate every potential microorganism in and around a sterile field while also maintaining objects as free from microorganisms as possible (Select All That Apply)

• Aseptic technique

• Sterile technique

• Medical asepsis

• Surgical asepsis

Find the term for the person whose body the organism has entered.

• Portal of exit

• Portal of entry

• Susceptible host

• Transmission

Which lab results clue the nurse an infection is present?

• Negative COVID-19

• High lymphocytes

• Decreased red blood cells

• Positive hCG

Identify the highest priorities when caring for patients/clients/residents for preventing the spread of infection. (Select All That Apply)

• Avoid vaccinations

• Handwashing

• Use cough/sneeze etiquette

• Maintain a patient's skin integrity

What are the signs and symptoms indicating a localized infection has now become a systemic infection?

This type of isolation is used when known or suspected contagious diseases can be transmitted through large droplets suspended in the air.

• Contact

• Airborne

• Droplet

• Protective

what is the term for an infection that is contracted in a health care facility or under medical care?

• Health care-associated infection

• Health care assimilated infection

• Health care-reversed infection

• Health care transported

  infection

Explain the acronyms PASS and RACE

Which action should be taken when attempting to decrease falls in the hospital setting?

• Lower the height of the bed and the bottom two side rails before leaving the room

• Ask patients on first encounter to use the bathroom and every 4 hours thereafter.

• Instruct patients to use the call light only if they think they need getting out of bed

• Encourage patients to not take any prescribed medicine that could cause drowsiness or light headedness.