NSG 100 INFECTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NSG 100 INFECTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS infectious agent (Rapid accurate Identification of Organism) Pathogen -Bacteria -Viruses -Fungi Reservoir (Employee Health, Environmental, Disinfect/Sterile) natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganisms -People -Environment -Water -Food -Milk -Inanimate Objects Portal of Exit (Control of Ex/Se cretions, Hand Hygiene, Trash/Waste Disposal) a way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing -Excretions -Secretions -Skin -Droplets Means of Transmission Direct Contact Indirect Contact, Airborne route -Ingestion -Fomites Portal of Entry (Wound/catheter care, Aseptic Technique) a way for the infectious agent to enter a new reservoir or host -Mucous Membrane -GI track -Respiratory Track -Broken Skin -Blood & Tissue -Genitourinary Track Susceptible Host (Recognition of High Risk PTs, treatment of underlying disease) a person likely to get an infection or disease **Must OVERCOME resistance mounted by host's defense -Immunosuppression -Diabetes -SX -Burns -Elderly Ways to Stop Transmission -Hand Hygiene -Sterilization -Standard Precautions -Airflow Control -Food Handling -Isolation Bacteria the most significant and most commonly observed infection-causing agents in HOSPITAL Setting Virus smallest of all microorganisms Fungi plant-like organisms (molds and yeasts) that can cause infection Present in AIR, SOIL, H2O Cocci spherical bacteria Bacilli Rod shaped bacteria Spirochetes