| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| These may be transmitted by five modes | Pathogenic agents |
| Comes into contact with skin, should be single use only | tourniquet |
| Objects that can harbor infectious agents and transmit infection | fomites |
| healthcare associated infections | nosocomial |
| Caution to prevent possibility of BBP, this preventative approach is called | universal precautions |
| These must be placed on fridge, freezer, infectious waste, and so on | warning labels |
| The cornerstone of infection protection for patients and healthcare workers | aseptic techniques |
| Nosocomial infections result when this is complete | chain of infection |
| Microorganism that cause infectious disease | pathogen |
| The patient who has or is carrying the pathogen | reservoir |
| trail the pathogen takes to pass directly from the source to the new host | mode of transmission |
| involves close or intimate contact with infected person | direct contact |
| the best means of preventing infections by direct contact | handwashing |
| may carry infectious agents such as tuberculosis and Legionnaire's disease | microscopic airborne droplets |
| Pathogen leaving the body is called | portal of exit |
| Entrance pathway of pathogen | portal of entry |
| Final link in the chain of infection | susceptible host |
| these programs aim at breaking the infection chain | infection control |
| Used in addition to standard precautions with someone has airborne, droplet, or contact transmission | transmission based precautions |
| precaution to Decrease the risk of infection such as herpes | contact precautions |
| precaution to Decrease the risk of infection such as pertussis | droplet precautions |
| precaution to decrease the risk of infection such as varicella | airborne precautions |
| Another name for protective environment | reverse isolation |