HCB 102 TEST 2 with verified detailed answers
antiseptic - ✔✔preventing or stopping microorganisms growth
asepsis - ✔✔condition of being aseptic
bacteria - ✔✔single celled microorganisms that multiply rapidly
blood borne pathogen - ✔✔A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood
Healthcare-associated infection - ✔✔nosocomial infection (acquired from the healthcare
environment)
viruses - ✔✔DNA/RNA encased in protein, cannot reproduce outside of living host
Protozoa - ✔✔unicellular microorganisms that can effect blood, brain, ect
fungi - ✔✔Tiny, primitive organisms that contain no chlorophyll
helminthes - ✔✔Parasitic worms or flukes
3-5mL - ✔✔when conducting hand hygiene, apply ______ of soap
N95 - ✔✔when taking airborne precautions a _________ is worn
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medical asepsis - ✔✔clean technique; involves procedures and practices that reduce the
number and transfer of pathogens
surgical asepsis - ✔✔sterile technique; involves procedures used to eliminate all
microorganisms, including pathogens and spores, from an object or area
nociceptive - ✔✔pain linked to tissue damage, but the sensory nervous system is intact
neuropathic - ✔✔pain dealing with the nervous system, often felt in forms of burning,
shooting, or fire
central sensitization - ✔✔there is a lower threshhold to non-painful stimuli and the
response to pain may be more severe than expected - there is an alteration of central nervous
system processing of sensation, leading to an amplification of pain signals
psychogenic - ✔✔pain that involves many factors that influence the patients report of pain -
psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depression, ect
idiopathic - ✔✔pain without an identifiable etiology
onset, provocation, quality, radiation, severity, time - ✔✔OPQRST
Numerical Rating Scale - ✔✔a Likert-style pain scale used in children 8 years and older that
uses numbers 0-10 to denote intensity of pain
analgesics - ✔✔drugs that relieve pain
febrile - ✔✔with fever