HCB Test 2 Questions and Correct Answers
2024/2025
What's does infection control involve? - Correct Answer taking steps to prevent the spread of infectious agents Antibacterial - Correct Answer directed or effective against bacteria (KILLS) antiseptic - Correct Answer preventing or arresting the growth of microorganisms Asepsis - Correct Answer the condition of being aseptic (absence of pathogens growing) aseptic technique - Correct Answer preventing infection (reduces the risk of infection) Bacteria - Correct Answer single cell microorganism that multiplies rapidly blood-borne pathogen - Correct Answer A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood (HIV or hepatitis) contagious disease - Correct Answer infectious disease that is spread through contact with one who has it, with bodily discharge or an object touched by that person contaminated - Correct Answer to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association (presence of blood or other material that is infectious or potentially infectious) direct contact - Correct Answer union of body surfaces disinfectant - Correct Answer free from infection (kills agent but not spores) disinfection - Correct Answer process that eliminates agent but not spores fungi - Correct Answer kingdom of parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic that lacks chlorophyll (molds, rust, mildew) 1 / 2
Health care-associated infections (HAIs) - Correct Answer Nosocomial infection that occurs in a hospital, happens within 72 hours of being admitted, mostly due to lack of care infection - Correct Answer infective agent contaminated with an infective agent isolation - Correct Answer separation for a period of time to prevent or limit transmission of infectious agent microorganism - Correct Answer organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size pathogen - Correct Answer disease or virus that produces infection Standard Precautions - Correct Answer group of infection prevention that applies to all patients Infection Control Concepts - Correct Answer standard precautions are concepts in which all body fluids are assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens chain of infection - Correct Answer sequence of events that must occur to develop an infection Infectious Agent (pathogen) - Correct Answer disease causing microorganism What are the common types of infectious agents? - Correct Answer bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths bacteria - Correct Answer multiply rapidly, can transmit to each other viruses - Correct Answer DNA or RNA encased in protein, cannot reproduce outside of a living host cell protozoa - Correct Answer unicellular microorganisms that infect the blood, brain, etc helminths - Correct Answer parasitic worms
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