BSMCON - NUR 2101 - Infection Control Ultimate
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hand hygiene the number one way to prevent the spread of
infection
Before and After EVERYTHING When should you wash your hands?
Infection the invasion of a susceptible host by
microorganisms (pathogens), resulting in disease
colonization occurs when a microorganism invades the host but
does not cause infection
infectious disease transmitted directly from one person to another;
considered a contagious or communicable disease
symptomatic When pathogens cause clinical signs and
symptoms
asymptomatic When pathogens do not cause clinical signs and
symptoms
, Chain of infection (Circle) Portal of entry > host susceptibility >
infectious agent > reservoir > portal of exit >
transmission > portal of entry > etc
contact/direct modes of transmission
indirect
airborne
droplet
fecal-oral
contact/direct transmission person-to-person transmission
indirect transmission object-to-person transmission
airborne transmission transmission via coughing, sneezing
droplet transmission transmission via coughing, sneezing, talking
fecal-oral transmission transmission via failure to wash hands after using
the bathroom
portal of entry Organisms enter the body through the same routes
that they use for exiting, for example: broken skin,
mucous membranes, etc..
host susceptibility depends on the individual's degree of resistance to
pathogens. Compromised defense mechanisms
leave the host more susceptible to infections.
portal of exit means for leaving the host. Ex: respiratory tract,
gastrointestinal tract, skin/mucous membranes,
blood/body fluids, reproductive tract.
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Terms in this set (103)
hand hygiene the number one way to prevent the spread of
infection
Before and After EVERYTHING When should you wash your hands?
Infection the invasion of a susceptible host by
microorganisms (pathogens), resulting in disease
colonization occurs when a microorganism invades the host but
does not cause infection
infectious disease transmitted directly from one person to another;
considered a contagious or communicable disease
symptomatic When pathogens cause clinical signs and
symptoms
asymptomatic When pathogens do not cause clinical signs and
symptoms
, Chain of infection (Circle) Portal of entry > host susceptibility >
infectious agent > reservoir > portal of exit >
transmission > portal of entry > etc
contact/direct modes of transmission
indirect
airborne
droplet
fecal-oral
contact/direct transmission person-to-person transmission
indirect transmission object-to-person transmission
airborne transmission transmission via coughing, sneezing
droplet transmission transmission via coughing, sneezing, talking
fecal-oral transmission transmission via failure to wash hands after using
the bathroom
portal of entry Organisms enter the body through the same routes
that they use for exiting, for example: broken skin,
mucous membranes, etc..
host susceptibility depends on the individual's degree of resistance to
pathogens. Compromised defense mechanisms
leave the host more susceptible to infections.
portal of exit means for leaving the host. Ex: respiratory tract,
gastrointestinal tract, skin/mucous membranes,
blood/body fluids, reproductive tract.
