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Healthcare Module 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Microorganisms that are part of the normal flora, beneficial to maintaining body processes are | Nonpathogens |
| Health care workers can break the chain of infection by all of the following except | Going to work when sick |
| If you are unsure if an item is contaminated or clean, always assume that is contaminated and don't use the item | True |
| If you touch a contaminated object without gloves, you should immediately wash your hands. | True |
| Needles should always be immediately disposed of in a puncture proof sharps container without recapping them after use | True |
| Microorganisms prefer a -- and --- and --- environment. | Warm, moist, dark |
| --- Organisms require oxygen to live | Aerobic |
| If using a chemical indicator is an autoclave, it should change color indicating the items were properly sterilized | True |
| After sterilizing instruments in an autoclave, label the package with the date and store in a sterile environment. | True |
| --- organisms live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen | Anaerobic |
| One-celled microorganisms that multiples rapidly | Bacteria |
| Antibiotics are used to kill -- | Bacteria |
| All body fluids should be considered infectious | True |
| Bacterial Infections often present with fever, redness, and pus at wound sites | True |
| One-celled animal-like organism found in decayed materials and contaminated water | Protozoa |
| Simple plantlike organisms live on Dead matter and cause ringworm, thrush, and athlete's foot | Fungi |
| Smallest microorganisms that are very difficult to kill and only reproduce inside a host | Virus |
| The three viral diseases of major concern to health care workers are -- | Hep B, Hep C, HIV |
| A --- infection is an infection a patient contracts during their hospital stay | Nosocomial (hospital acquired) |
| Pathogen such as a bacteria or virus that can cause a disease | Infectious (causative) agent |
| Area where an infectious agent can live | Reservoir |
| Way for infectious agent to escape from the reservoir | Portal of Exit |
| Way for the infectious agent to reach another reservoir/host | Mode of Transmission |
| Way for the infectious agent to enter a new host/reservoir | Portal of Entry |
| Individual when can contract the disease | Susceptible Host |
| The best way to end the chain of infection is to -- | Wash your hands |
| Free of ALL organisms, including spores and viruses, | Sterile |
| Organisms and pathogens are present on an object or area that contains pathogens | Contaminated |
| --- prevent or inhibit the growth of pathogenic organism on skin | aantiseptics |
| ---- destroys or kills pathogenic organisms on objects such as bedrails | disinfectants |
| The use of microorganisms or biologic agents as weapons to infect humans, animals, or plants | Bioterrorism |
| Hospitals must provide --- vaccines free of charge for employees with body fluid contacts | Hepatitis B |
| The --- developed standard precautions are rules to prevent the spread of disease | CDC |
| The major aspect of standard precautions includes | Hand washing |
| Autoclave items are considered sterile for -- days following autoclaving | 30 |
| The type of insolation used on an immunocompromised patient to protect that patient from others | Reverse/Protective |
| A disease that originated inside the body | Endogenous |
| Standard precautions are used on every patient | True |
| A piece of equipment that uses steam under pressure or gas to sterilize equipment and supplies | Autoclave |
| The Needle stick Safety Act was passed due to an estimated 600,000-800,000 accidental needlesticks occuring every year | True |
| A bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics is known as a super bug | True |
| Precautions for patients infected with pathogens transmitted by particle droplets expelled while coughing, sneezing | Droplet Precautions |
| I need to know the requirements that OSHA placed on employers t protect healthcare workers from bloodborne pathogens |
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