Name 27 5 Infection Prevention and Control 1. Define infection prevention and discuss types of infections...
One only needs to break one link in the chain of infection to prevent the spread of disease. Which link do you think would be the easiest to break to prevent the most recent influenza virus (H1N1) and why? CHAIN OF INFECTION Infectious Disease For an infection to develop, Reservoir Susceptible Host each link of the chain must be connected. Breaking any link of the chain Portal of Entry Portal of Exit can stop the transmission of infection! Mode of...
One only needs to break one link in the chain of infection to prevent the spread of disease. Which link do you think would be the easiest to break to prevent the most recent influenza virus (H1N1) and why? Your answer must include the name of a link on the chain and a reasonable explanation for why that would work. Include how the flu is transmitted. Be sure to cite and reference your sources. Note: Some people refer to intestinal...
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) refers to infections contracted in all healthcare settings. Risk factors in the development of HAIS include environment, therapeutic regimen, length of time in the healthcare setting, and patient resistance. Nursing practice focuses on providing a safe and therapeutic environment to protect patients from acquiring infections. Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow. A nurse is caring for a teenage boy who is a victim of a house blaze in an extended care facility. The patient...
Chapter 4 • Communicable & Noncommunicable Diseases: Prevention & Control of Diseases & Health Conditions • All answers are found in the textbook, do not use any other source 1. What is the only communicable disease that has been eradicated from the human population? 2. According to the chapter, what is the annual economic cost to the U.S. federal, state, and local governments on the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs? 3. Be able to define: communicable and...
dewit deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 3rd Edition Chapter 06: Infection Prevention and Control Open-Book Quiz NAME: 1. What are the factors that influence infectious disease? 2. How are pathogens transmitted from one person to another? 3. Explain the importance of identifying bacteria using the Gram stain. 4. Name the four primary lines of defense the body has against infection. 5. Explain the difference between mechanical barriers and chemical barriers. 6. Describe the systemic reactions to inflammation 7. What are the three...
1. Describe the six links in the chain of infection 2. What are the stages of infection? 3. Explain acquired immunity, naturally acquired immunity, artificially acquired immunity, passively acquired immunity 4. What are the bodies first and second line of defense 5. What is another name for the common cold? 6. What would be the most useful strategy for avoiding getting another cold? 7. What is the portal of entry for influenza? 8. What is the most common approach to...
COMPLETION: Fill in the blank with the correct word. ________ is the process by which all living cells, spores, and viruses are destroyed on an object. . ________ is the process of heating foods to a moderately high temperature long enough to kill most heat-resistant, non-spore-forming pathogens known. The presence of ________ in the bacterial cell wall is one of the mechanisms of antibiotic selective toxicity. SHORT ANSWER Explain how a bacteriostatic antibiotic is useful even if it does not...
Directions: Short answer questions. 10 points each. 1. List major types of infetious agents. (IILC.I) 2. Describe the infection cycle including: a. the infectious agent b. reservoir c susceptible host d. means of transmission e. portals of entry f portals of exit. (III.C2) 3. Define the following as practiced within an ambulatory care setting: a medical asepsis, b surgical asepsis. (IIC.3) 4. Identify methods of controlling the growth microorganisms. (IILC.4) 5. Define the principles of standard precautions. (IIL.C.5) 6. Define...
this started to get confusing because some of the answers started to feel like they were similar to more than one option. i need help! Chapter 3: Infection Control, Safety, First Aid, and Personal Wellness Pictogram 31. _PPE Reservoir Reverse isolation SDS Standard precautions 12 Precautions to be used in caring for all patients Protective items worn by an individual "M. Protects a patient who is highly susceptible to infection N. Provides a widely used HAI tracking System 0 Source...
QUESTION 1 Human microbiota resides in the a. intestines. b. kidneys. c. liver. d. cerebral spinal fluid. 5 points QUESTION 2 The entry, establishment, and multiplication of a pathogen is a. inflammation. b. a disease. c. infection. d. exposure. 5 points QUESTION 3 Indirect methods of disease transmission include a. sneezing. b. eating contaminated food. c. coughing. d. shaking hands. 5 points QUESTION 4 For an infection to be established, the host must a. create a portal...