Complete Test Bank for Timby’s Fundamental
Nursing Skills and Concepts by Donnelly-
Moreno, 13th Edition: Chapters 1-38
microorganisms that require oxygen to live - answers-aerobic bacteria
microorganisms that exist without oxygen - answers-anaerobic bacteria
chemicals that limit the number of infectious microorganisms by destroying them or
suppressing their growth - answers-antimicrobial agents
chemicals such as alcohol that inhibit the growth of, but do not kill, microorganisms - answers-
antiseptics
practices that decrease or eliminate infectious agents, their reservoirs, and vehicles for
transmission - answers-asepsis
measures that reduce or eliminate microorganisms - answers-aseptic techniques
methods that prevent microorganisms from causing an infectious disorder - answers-biologic
defense mechanisms
drugs prescribed to eliminate a wide range of bacteria - answers-broad-spectrum antibiotics
asymptomatic clients or animals who harbor pathogens but do not show evidence of an
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, infectious disease - answers-carriers
sequence that enables the spread of disease-producing microorganisms - answers-chain of
infection
infectious diseases that are transmitted from one source to another - answers-communicable
diseases
infections that are not present or incubating prior to care provided by health care - answers-
community-acquired infections
measures that keep the client environment clean on a daily basis - answers-concurrent
disinfection
diseases that can spread rapidly among individuals in close proximity to each other - answers-
contagious diseases
chemicals that destroy active microorganisms but not spores - answers-disinfectants
means by which microorganisms escape from their original reservoir - answers-exit route
nonliving reservoirs of pathogens - answers-fomites
removal and destruction of transient microorganisms from the hands - answers-hand antisepsis
methods for removing surface contaminants on the skin - answers-hand hygiene
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Nursing Skills and Concepts by Donnelly-
Moreno, 13th Edition: Chapters 1-38
microorganisms that require oxygen to live - answers-aerobic bacteria
microorganisms that exist without oxygen - answers-anaerobic bacteria
chemicals that limit the number of infectious microorganisms by destroying them or
suppressing their growth - answers-antimicrobial agents
chemicals such as alcohol that inhibit the growth of, but do not kill, microorganisms - answers-
antiseptics
practices that decrease or eliminate infectious agents, their reservoirs, and vehicles for
transmission - answers-asepsis
measures that reduce or eliminate microorganisms - answers-aseptic techniques
methods that prevent microorganisms from causing an infectious disorder - answers-biologic
defense mechanisms
drugs prescribed to eliminate a wide range of bacteria - answers-broad-spectrum antibiotics
asymptomatic clients or animals who harbor pathogens but do not show evidence of an
1
, infectious disease - answers-carriers
sequence that enables the spread of disease-producing microorganisms - answers-chain of
infection
infectious diseases that are transmitted from one source to another - answers-communicable
diseases
infections that are not present or incubating prior to care provided by health care - answers-
community-acquired infections
measures that keep the client environment clean on a daily basis - answers-concurrent
disinfection
diseases that can spread rapidly among individuals in close proximity to each other - answers-
contagious diseases
chemicals that destroy active microorganisms but not spores - answers-disinfectants
means by which microorganisms escape from their original reservoir - answers-exit route
nonliving reservoirs of pathogens - answers-fomites
removal and destruction of transient microorganisms from the hands - answers-hand antisepsis
methods for removing surface contaminants on the skin - answers-hand hygiene
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