infection control

Which of the following factors DOES NOT influence infection prevention and control?

• Age

• Gender

• Nutritional Status

• Educational Background

• Stress

Which of the following patients would be most susceptible for infection?

• 78 yo diabetic who is admitted for glucose control

• 22 yo admitted for fractured femur after MVA

• 3 yo having tonsillectomy (tonsils removed)

• 56 yo female having gallbladder surgery

The correct order for doffing (removing) PPE is:

• Gloves, gowns, goggles, mask

• Gowns, gloves, masks, goggles

• Gloves, goggles, gowns, masks

• Goggles, gloves, gowns, masks

• Masks, gloves, gowns, goggles

You would implement the following precautions for a patient admitted with C. difficile

• Airborne Precautions

• Droplet Precautions

• Standard Precautions

• Contact Precautions

The prodromal stage of infection is:

• When patient manifests signs/symptoms of infection

• Interval between entrance of pathogen and appearance of symptoms

• Interval from onset of non specific symptoms to more specific symptoms

• Interval when acute symptoms disappear

Disease causing Microorganism (Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Parasites)

• Pathogen

• Revivor Host

• Portal of exit

• Mode of Transmission

Where the pathogen lives-warm, dark places

• PPE examples

• Pathogen

• Portal of entry

• Reservoir Host

How germs get out (mouth-vomit, saliva, etc.)

• Portal of exit

• Mode of transmission

• Portal of entry

• Handwashing

Portal of entry

• how pathogens get in

• the next sick person

• how pathogens get out

• where pathogen lives

The next sick person. Anyone can be the next sick person, but some re more susceptible than others.

• Reservoir host

• mode of transmission

• portal of entry

• Susceptible host