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68 WHISKEY LPC EXAM|| LATELY UPDATED
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What is a microorganism? - ANSWER: Living cells found almost everywhere in
the environment
What is a pathogen? - ANSWER: Microorganism that causes disease
____________ forming bacteria are the most difficult to control and destroy -
ANSWER: Spore
What microorganism needs a host to make a protein and energy? - ANSWER:
Viruses
What are standard Precautions? - ANSWER: A combination of universal
precautions designed to reduce risk of transmission of pathogens that involves BSI
(Body Substance Isolation).
All patients are considered infected.
What are the three types of transmission based precautions, what do they entail,
and what diseases do they protect against? - ANSWER: Airborne - tiny
microorganisms from evaporated in droplets suspended in the air diseases include
TB, measles, chickenpox
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Droplet - microorganisms are propelled through the air diseases include meningitis,
pneumonia, streptococcal pharyngitis, and rubella
Contact - direct contact with a susceptible host and an infected person. diseases
include respiratory, skin , and wound infections. Herpes simplex virus
What is reverse isolation and who would be eligible to receive it? - ANSWER:
Neutropenic (reverse isolation) precautions are to keep microorganisms from the
outside environment away from a patient with a weakened immune system.
Eligible patients include burns or bone marrow transplants. HIV, patients
undergoing chemotherapy or incredibly ill patients.
'What is surgical asepsis? - ANSWER: A sterile technique where no organisms are
carried to the patient and microorganisms are destroyed from surfaces before they
can enter the body
What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - ANSWER: Direct
Contact
What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease? - ANSWER:
Hand Washing
How long should an individual wash their hands for? - ANSWER: The duration
will be a minimum of 10 to 15 seconds, or 2 minutes or longer depending on the
potential for contamination
List the stages of infection. - ANSWER: 1. Pathogenic Mircoorganism
2. Reservoir
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3. Portal of Exit
4.Vehicle of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
PRPVPS
What is virulence? - ANSWER: The pathogens strength to cause disease
What are the NORMAL COURSE of infection? - ANSWER: Incubation Period
Prodromal Stage
Full Stage of Illness
Convalescent Stage
I, PFC Infection
What is a Nosocomial Infection? - ANSWER: Infections that patients acquire
while in the health care facility
Getting sick in the hospital is not so comical
What authority allows you to dispense direction? - ANSWER: Off line medical
direction
What should you do if the dose ordered for a patient by a provider is incorrect? -
ANSWER: You should recheck the dosage with the provider about the suitability
of any medication.
68 WHISKEY LPC EXAM|| LATELY UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRET ANSWERS WIT
A GUARANTEED A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE 2024-2025 WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS|| ASSURED PASS!!!
What is a microorganism? - ANSWER: Living cells found almost everywhere in
the environment
What is a pathogen? - ANSWER: Microorganism that causes disease
____________ forming bacteria are the most difficult to control and destroy -
ANSWER: Spore
What microorganism needs a host to make a protein and energy? - ANSWER:
Viruses
What are standard Precautions? - ANSWER: A combination of universal
precautions designed to reduce risk of transmission of pathogens that involves BSI
(Body Substance Isolation).
All patients are considered infected.
What are the three types of transmission based precautions, what do they entail,
and what diseases do they protect against? - ANSWER: Airborne - tiny
microorganisms from evaporated in droplets suspended in the air diseases include
TB, measles, chickenpox
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Droplet - microorganisms are propelled through the air diseases include meningitis,
pneumonia, streptococcal pharyngitis, and rubella
Contact - direct contact with a susceptible host and an infected person. diseases
include respiratory, skin , and wound infections. Herpes simplex virus
What is reverse isolation and who would be eligible to receive it? - ANSWER:
Neutropenic (reverse isolation) precautions are to keep microorganisms from the
outside environment away from a patient with a weakened immune system.
Eligible patients include burns or bone marrow transplants. HIV, patients
undergoing chemotherapy or incredibly ill patients.
'What is surgical asepsis? - ANSWER: A sterile technique where no organisms are
carried to the patient and microorganisms are destroyed from surfaces before they
can enter the body
What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - ANSWER: Direct
Contact
What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease? - ANSWER:
Hand Washing
How long should an individual wash their hands for? - ANSWER: The duration
will be a minimum of 10 to 15 seconds, or 2 minutes or longer depending on the
potential for contamination
List the stages of infection. - ANSWER: 1. Pathogenic Mircoorganism
2. Reservoir
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3. Portal of Exit
4.Vehicle of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
PRPVPS
What is virulence? - ANSWER: The pathogens strength to cause disease
What are the NORMAL COURSE of infection? - ANSWER: Incubation Period
Prodromal Stage
Full Stage of Illness
Convalescent Stage
I, PFC Infection
What is a Nosocomial Infection? - ANSWER: Infections that patients acquire
while in the health care facility
Getting sick in the hospital is not so comical
What authority allows you to dispense direction? - ANSWER: Off line medical
direction
What should you do if the dose ordered for a patient by a provider is incorrect? -
ANSWER: You should recheck the dosage with the provider about the suitability
of any medication.
