Busy. Please wait.

Don't have an account? Sign up

taken

Age:

12 or younger
13 or older

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password

Enter the email address associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Upgrade to remove ads

Chain of Infection

Category: Question

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

Created by: pittsleanne

Popular Nursing sets

Fluid and Electrolytes

Need to know lab values for Nclex

Hints from Exam Cram NCLEX

Commonly used Abbreviations

Anatomy Questions for HESI entrance exam

Cardiovascular Pharmacology

1 A Cardiac Assessment

NCLEX Cram Simplifying Pharmacology

Fluid & Electrolyte & Acid-Base Balance

know for nclex

(-) roots and meanings end of word

1 A Cardiac Rhythym Strip Analysis

Question	Answer
without symptoms	asymptomatic
the person who is most likely to get the disease such as young children, elderly people and those with a compromised immune system.	susceptible host
how the pathogen travels. It is how the organisms gets into a healthy human body	mode of transmission
of the nature of or concerning a symptom	symptomatic
hospital acquired infections	Nosocomial infections
the pathogen is acquired from the healthcare enviroment	exogenous infection
how the pathogen gets out of its host so that it can travel to another host.	portal of exit
where the pathogen lives before it infects the body. Some examples of reservoirs include food, water, animals, insects, soil and humans.A place where microbes grow and reproduce.	reservior
the pathogen arises from the patients normal flora and some form of treatment. ex. chemotheray or antibiotics	endogenous infection
To spread any infection, first a pathogen must be present. A pathogen is a a microorganism that can cause disease. The causative agent in most diseases is a pathogen.	Infectious Agent
`	portal of entry
the opening where the organisms enter the body.

without symptoms	Answer: asymptomatic	1	0	false
susceptible host	Question: the person who is most likely to get the disease such as young children, elderly people and those with a compromised immune system.	2	1	false
healthy	how the pathogen travels. It is how the organisms gets into a _____ human body	3	0	true
symptomatic	Question: of the nature of or concerning a symptom	4	1	false
acquired	hospital _____ infections	5	0	true
healthcare	the pathogen is acquired from the _____ enviroment	6	0	true
portal of exit	Question: how the pathogen gets out of its host so that it can travel to another host.	7	1	false
reservior	Question: where the pathogen lives before it infects the body. Some examples of reservoirs include food, water, animals, insects, soil and humans.A place where microbes grow and reproduce.	8	1	false
normal	the pathogen arises from the patients _____ flora and some form of treatment. ex. chemotheray or antibiotics	9	0	true
Infectious Agent	Question: To spread any infection, first a pathogen must be present. A pathogen is a a microorganism that can cause disease. The causative agent in most diseases is a pathogen.	10	1	false
portal of entry	Question: `	11	1	false