WorksheetsChapter 15 Infection Control Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are droplet precautions?
Methods of infection control that must be used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei.
Methods of infection control that must be used for patients known or suspected to be infected with epidemiological microorganisms that can be transmitted by either direct or indirect contact.
Method of infection control that must be used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.
Recommendations that must be followed to prevent transmission of pathogenic organisms by way of blood and body fluids.
What are or is a helminth?
Group of simple, plantlike animals that live on dead organic matter (for example, yeast and molds).
Microscopic, one-celled animals often found in decayed materials and contaminated water.
Parasitic microorganisms that live on other living organisms.
A parasitic worm (for example, a tapeworm or leech).
What is the definition of bacteria?
One-celled microorganisms, some of which are beneficial and some of which cause disease.
A pathogen that causes hemorrhagic fever disease.
smallest microorganism that lives and reproduces inside another living cell
Disease-producing organisms.
Define Hepatitis B
A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus which attacks the immune system destroying the body’s ability to fight infections.
transmitted by blood serum and body secretions
Small, living plant or animal not visible to the naked eye; a microbe
transmitted by blood/blood containing body fluids
Which of the following are part of the chain of infection?
portal of entry
reservoir
infection agent
autoclave
epidemic
Aerobic
Occurs when body defenses are weak.
Requiring oxygen to live and grow.
Disease that is transmitted from one individual to another.
Not requiring oxygen to live and grow; able to thrive in the absence of oxygen.
Chain of Infection means
Being free from infection.
Factors that lead to the transmission or spread of disease.
Free of all organisms, including spores and viruses.
Free from organisms causing disease.
What is PPE?
Aseptic control that inhibits, retards growth of, or kills pathogenic organisms; not effective against spores and viruses.
Aseptic-control method that destroys pathogens but does not usually kill spores and viruses.
Microorganisms that are not capable of causing disease.
Protective barriers such as a mask, gown, gloves, and protective eyewear that help protect a person from contact with infectious material.
Which of the following are parts of the Chain of Infection?
Portal of Exit
Pandemic
Susceptible Host
Epidemic
Mode of Transmission
What is a fomite?
Infection or disease originating outside of or external to the body.
Any substance or object that adheres to and transmits infectious material.
Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
Infection or disease originating within the body.
What is bioterrorism?
An infectious disease that affects a large number of people within a population, community, or region at the same time.
The cleaning process employed in an ultrasonic unit; bubbles explode to drive cleaning solution onto article being cleaned.
The use of biological agents, such as pathogens, for terrorist purposes.
An infectious disease that affects many people over a wide geographic area; a worldwide epidemic.
Ultrasonic units are
Pieces of equipment that clean using sound waves.
Process that results in total destruction of all microorganisms; also, surgical procedure that prevents conception of a child.
Piece of equipment used to sterilize articles by way of steam under pressure and/or dry heat.
used to disinfect instruments that do not enter the body, chemicals are used.
A technique used to provide care to patients requiring protection from organisms in the environment.
(a)
What is a sterile field?
PPE must cover all of the skin, head, neck, body, and feet.
Methods or techniques of caring for patients who have communicable diseases.
Rules developed by the CDC to prevent spread of infection
An area that is set up for certain procedures and is free from all organisms.
Major aspect of standard precautions and considered the "Gold Standard" for infection control?
(a)
