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WorksheetsInfection Control & Standard Precautions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
An individual has a large number of pathogens invading the body and does not have resistance.
Infectious Agent
Susceptible host
Portal of entry
Route of transmission
A pathogen must be present.
Infectious agent
Route of transmission
Portal of exit
Susceptible host
The pathogen must have a way of entering the new host
Route of transmission
Portal of exit
Susceptible host
Portal of entry
The pathogen must be able to escape from the host where it has been growing
Route of transmission
Portal of exit
Susceptible host
Portal of entry
The pathogen must have a place to live and grow
Susceptible host
Portal of entry
Infectious agent
Reservoir host
The pathogen must have a way of being shared with a new host
Route of transmission
Portal of exit
Susceptible host
Portal of entry
A set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases.
Chain of infection
Asepsis
Standard precautions
Sanitation
When should standard precautions be used?
With all patients
With all contaminated equipment and materials
With all patients AND all contaminated equipment and materials
Only when you think someone is sick
Give an example of a standard precaution
(a)
Give a different example of a standard precaution
(a)
