QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Surgical asepsis.
Answer: No organisms are carried to then carried to the patient.
Microorganisms are destroyed from surfaces before they can enter
the body.
◉ 10 to 15 to 2 min or longer.
Answer: Hand washing time
◉ Incubation period.
Answer: First phase when pathogen enters body and first signs and
symptoms
◉ Prodromal stage.
Answer: Onset of initial symptoms such as fatigue or low grade fever
to more severe symptoms
◉ Full stage of illness.
Answer: Symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection
such as lesions covering the body or high fever
, ◉ Convalescent stage.
Answer: When acute symptoms of the infection subside and the
person recovers
◉ Oral.
Answer: The most common way to give medications
◉ Subcutaneous SC.
Answer: under the layer of skin
◉ Intramuscular IM.
Answer: injected into muscle
◉ Intradermal ID.
Answer: Injected into the dermal layer of skin
◉ Ophthalmic drugs.
Answer: In the eye
◉ Allergic reaction.
Answer: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS