Exam 2: Infection Control

What are the materials/equipment required for PPE?

Gloves, Gown, Mask, Goggles

Which is the correct order of the chain of infection?

Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host

You are a hospital worker getting ready to enter a patient’s room and clean a wound. The patient is NOT known to have any contagious diseases. Which pieces of PPE should you consider to wear to protect yourself from contact with blood or body fluids?

Gloves and gown

Which of the following best described a reservoir in the chain of infection?

the place were the pathogen lives and multiplies

A person receives a vaccine to prevent a disease. Which part of the chain is interrupted

susceptible host

Define susceptible host.

an organism that is highly likely for a disease

Temperature is an example of _______ feedback system in the body.

negative

Uterine contractions in the body is an example of ______ feedback system in the body.

positive

Explain how the feedback system of temperature regulation works to COOL DOWN the body, be descriptive in order to fully explain the process.

When the body gets too hot, the body cools itself off by sweating and increasing blood flow.

Susie Sunshine has developed weakness, inability to complete her ADL’s without assistance and there is no known cause, this is referred to as:

idiopathic

You have a patient, they have Pneumonia, this is known as a _____ disease.

communicable

You have a patient who has tachycardia, this is ____ and indicated as ______.

sign, objective

The spread of the Avian Flu throughout the world would lead to a(n):

pandemic

Which of the following are ALL vital signs?

pulse, blood pressure, respiration, oxygen saturation, body temperature

A 56-year-old female comes in to the clinic with a CC of sneezing, non-productive cough, and head congestion for 3 days. She received a ____ of allergic rhinitis.

diagnosis

The single most effective practice to reduce the transmission of diseases is:

hand washing

Marry Sunshine was a patient on 3B and had to receive a urinary catheter. She ultimately developed a UTI while in the hospital. This is described as a ______ infection.

nosocomial

J-Bird was vacationing in the tropical region when they were bitten by an insect. They received a type of infection that was:

vector borne

Long term heal effects associated with a disease are known as:

morbidity

you are caring for a patient that has a nasty wound with drainage that is foul-smelling and green in color. You are at greatest risk of transmission by:

direct contact

The number of individuals who died from COVID-19 is referred to as:

mortality

You have an order from the physician to perform a procedure STAT. What does this mean?

immediately

What are the four types of infectious agents?

Bacterium, Fungus, Virus, Parasite

The way the infectious agent enters the body:

Portal of Entry

The way the infectious agent leaves the body?

Portal of Exit