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Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term best describes the openings by which pathogens can gain access to the body? | Portals of entry |
| T/F: A carrier of disease who does not have any symptoms of the disease is known as a reservoir of infection. | True |
| ______ are nonliving objects that may harbor and transmit diseases. | Fomites |
| A patient develops the flu after handling an object that was used by someone else with the illness. What type of transmission has occured? | Indirect contact |
| T/F: A vector must develop the disease before it is able to spread it to humans. | False |
| T/F: Resident flora prevents skin from being contaminated with other microbes by antagonizing them. | True |
| What are the minimm standards of infection prevention that should be applied to all patients? | Standard precautions |
| T/F: Healthcare providers should use alcohol-based hand rubs after using the restroom. | False |
| What type of special precautions should be implemented when there is a risk of pathogen transmission by body to body contact? | Contact |
| T/F: The bloodborne pathogen standard requires employers to provide personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, and gowns. | True |
| A patient develops an illness after shaking hands with an infected individual. How did the illness spread? | Direct Contact |
| T/F: When a group of patient experiences the same symptoms and have consumed the same substance, the common vehicle route of transmission should be suspected. | True |
| An insect that ingests blood from an infected source and transmits it to a human is _______ vector. | Biological |
| When the pathogen is located on the outside of a vectors body, the type of transmission is ________. | Mechanical |
| _______ flora exist on the skin and usually do not cause disease unless they enter a sterile body cavity in an immunocompromised patient. | Resident |
| T/F: Health care providers can become colonized with pathogens during direct contact with patients. | True |
| Which of the following activities is part of standard precautions. | Hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, safe injection practices |
| T/F: Alcohol based hand rubs should be used before putting on sterile gloves. | True |
| T/F: An effective behavior to prevent the spread of illness is to cover your mouth with your hand when coughing. | False |
| Used needles and syringes should be placed in a ______ container. | Sharps |
| For a patient on contact precautions, any equipment used should be dedicated to that patient during the hospitalization. | True |
| Which of the following interventions is not a part of airborne precautions. | Private room |
| T/F: The door to the patients room may be kept open if the patient is on droplet precautions. | True |
| Which of the following is a component of the bloodborne pathogen standard? | An exposure control plan, the use of standard precautions, personal protective equipment. |
| T/F: If an employee is exposed to blood when providing patient care, the employer must provide confidential follow up and treatment at a reasonable cost. | False |
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