A nursing assistant does not need to wash her hands before obtaining clean linen from a cart.

These precautions reduce the risk of spreading tuberculosis.

Placing a resident in a negative pressure room is required with this type of precaution.

Fever is a symptom of what type of Infection?

Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria of what MDRO?

Spore-forming bacteria found in the intestinal tract -

Is resistant to vancomycin -

Contact, droplet, airborne are...

Pathogenic microorganism that causes disease -

Uninfected person that could become ill -

Where the pathogen lives and multiplies-

The state resulting from pathogens invading the body and multiplying-

In which of the following settings is surgical asepsis used?

Specialized clothing or equipment, worn by an employee for protection against infectious materials (as defined by OSHA).

True or False: PPE is not necessary when cleaning up bodily fluids.

Yeast is an example of

True or False: Washing your hands is one very important way you can prevent the spread of pathogens.

What comes next in the chain of infection? Agent, reservoir, portal of exit,_________.

What do we mean when we say 'good personal hygiene'?

MRSA can be spread through indirect contact by touching objects contaminated by a person with MRSA.

both hand sanitizers and washing with soap and water are considered equally effective when dealing with C. difficile

What is the purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?

A combination of body defenses made up of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off pathogens and disease

__________________________ is your body’s ability to resist the germs that cause a particular disease.

When unwanted germs invade, your body responds by turning up the heat. What is the medical term for this?

What is an example of a causative agent?

A disease is one that is spread from one person to another (direct or indirect contact) through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being bitten by an insect.

Chain of infection includes

An individual who can easily contract the disease, for example, the elderly or children

Transmitted from a nonliving object such as a doorknob

How can germs be spread from one person to another?

In a chain of infection what is this?

In a chain of infection what is this?

A place where micro organism lives and reproduces

True or False: Antibiotics are effective against viral infections.