Chain of Infection

Hand washing, routine cleaning, and using PPE are examples of what type of practice?

Medical asepsis

A location where microorganisms live, survive, thrive, and reproduce is called

Reservoir

Home health nurses teach patients how to properly refrigerate food. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Reservoir

A person lacking effective resistance to a particular organism is the

Susceptible Host

What part of the chain of infection was broken by the development of the smallpox vaccine?

Susceptible host

You eat a healthy diet, exercise and get plenty of sleep to be as healthy as possible. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Susceptible host

What type of microorganism causes the common cold?

Virus

Handwashing should be performed before and after:

direct patient contact

The purpose of infection control is to:

disrupt the chain of infection

What is the single most important means of preventing transmission of infectious pathogens?

handwashing

Microorganisms with the ability to cause infection

infectious agent

The way in which microorganisms move or are carried from one place to another is the

mode of transmission

All of the following are types of PPE except

paper towels

An opening allowing the microorganism to enter the host is called the

portal of entry

The path by which a pathogen leaves its host is called

portal of exit

A health care worker who fails to wash his hands after coming into contact with body fluids that may contain blood has failed to comply with guidelines called

standard precautions

What is used to cure someone with a bacterial infection such as a UTI (urinary tract infection)?

Antibiotics

How many links are in the chain of infection?

6

According to the CDC, what percent of infections are spread through hands?

80%

Which patients should be considered infectious?

All patients should be considered infectious

Which agency developed standard precautions?

CDC

Yeasts and molds are examples of what plantlike microorganism?

Fungi

What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?

Handwashing

Your patient is put on an antibiotic to treat their Strep Throat. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Infectious Agent

The nurse "red bags" infectious material for disposal. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Infectious agent

Which of the following list the links in the chain of infection in order?

Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.

What is a pathogen?

Microorganisms that are capable of causing disease in a human host

A nurse washes her hands after she leaves a patient's room. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Mode of transmission

If you acquire an infection while in the hospital it is called a

Nosocomial infection or HAI infection

Nurses avoid contracting Hepatitis C by making sure their skin is not punctured by a needle. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Portal of entry

You protect the heels and elbows of an elderly patient to prevent the breakdown of skin. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Portal of entry

You put on gloves before bandaging a wound of a patient. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Portal of entry

A nurse bandages a wound infected with MRSA. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Portal of exit

You place a mask over a patient's nose and mouth in the ER because they have tuberculosis. What link in the chain of infection is being broken?

Portal of exit

How does a pathogen spread from one person to another person?

Through a mode of transmission