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Microorganisms that cause infectious diseases are classified as ?
pathogenic
The best method of preventing the spread of droplet infections is ? mask, staying home from work, gloves
mask
The establishment of infectious diseases involves 6 steps beginning with encounter and ending with outcome are?
encounter, entry, spread, multiplication, damage and outcome
The term that BEST describes the absolute removal of all life forms is?
sterilization
What are the two modes of direct transmission of a pathogen?
droplet and/or direct contact
Using these hints, Name the chain of infection in order beginning with the Host?
Mode of transmission, Host,Iinfectious microorganism, Reservoir.
Host, infectious microorganism, mode of transmission, reservoir
Who inserts a nasogastric tube?
nurse, physician or family member?
nurse or physician
A Swanz catheter is what type of catheter?
venous, Foley, intermittent?
venous
Urinals are for patients who are not ambulatory? T or F
True
A cleansing enema is used to promote ?
mastication, deglutition, defecation ?
Defecation
A patient should not drink fluids after a UGI study? T/F
False
How is it determined if a procedure is aseptic or non-aseptic?
whether the procedure breaks the skin of the patient or not
A person is bitten by a bat and develops histoplasmosis. This type of transmission is known as: fomite, vector, nosocomial or iatrogenic?
vector
A patient care technician is accidentally punctured with a contaminated needle. This type of transmission is known as:
vector, fomite, virion or idiopathic
fomite
Hand washing employs which of the following methods of infection control?
chemical, physical or sterile (may be more than one answer)
chemical and physical
Mononucleosis is considered a virus or a bacteria?
virus
