Foundations and Adult Health Nursing
Chapter 7 Key Terms|| Latest Update
Antiseptic -CORRECT ANSWER A substance that tends to inhibit the growth of and
reproduction of microorganisms; may be used on humans.
Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER Free of pathogenic microorganisms.
Carrier -CORRECT ANSWER Person or animal that harbors and spreads an organism,
causing disease in others but does not itself become ill.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -CORRECT ANSWER Federal agency
that provides facilities and services for investigation, identification, prevention, and
control of disease; headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia.
Contamination -CORRECT ANSWER Condition of being soiled, stained, touched, or
otherwise exposed to harmful agents by the entry of infectious or toxic material into a
previously clean or sterile environment; making an object potentially unsafe for use as
intended.
Disinfection -CORRECT ANSWER Process by which pathogens, but not necessarily
their spores, are destroyed.
Endogenous -CORRECT ANSWER Growing within the body; originating from within
the body, or produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused by the structural
or functional failure of an organ or system.
Exogenous -CORRECT ANSWER Outside the body; originating outside the body or
produced from external causes, such as a disease caused by a bacterial or viral agent
foreign to the body.
Fomite -CORRECT ANSWER Nonliving material, such as bed linens, stethoscope,
needles, and many other objects that may host and transfer pathogenic
microorganisms.
Health care-associated infection -CORRECT ANSWER Infection that develops at least
48 hours after hospitalization or contact with another type of health care facility.
Host -CORRECT ANSWER A person or group who, because of risk factors, may be
susceptible to disease or illness; an organism in which another, usually parasitic,
organism is nourished and harbored.
, Infection Prevention and Control -CORRECT ANSWER Implementation of policies and
procedures in hospitals and other health care facilities to minimize the spread of health
care associated or community-acquired infections to patients and other staff members.
Medical Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER A group of techniques that inhibit the growth
and spread of pathogenic microorganisms. Clean technique.
Microorangism -CORRECT ANSWER Tiny, Unusual microscopic, entities capable for
carrying on living processes.
Reservoir -CORRECT ANSWER Any natural habitat of a microorganism that promote
growth and reproduction.
Spore -CORRECT ANSWER The reproductive cell of some microorganism such as
fungi or protozoa. These cells are highly resistant to heat and chemicals. Under proper
environmental conditions they may revert to an actively multiplying form of bacterium.
Standard Precautions -CORRECT ANSWER A set of guidelines set forth by the CDC
to reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens and pathogens for most
body substances. These precautions promote hand-washing and use of gloves, masks,
eye protection, and gowns when appropriate for patient contact. These precautions are
designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized
and unrecognized sources of infection
Sterilization -CORRECT ANSWER A process by which all microorganisms, including
their spores, are destroyed.
Surgical Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER A group of techniques that destroys all
microorganisms and their spores. ( Sterile Technique)
Vector -CORRECT ANSWER A living carrier for transmission of microorganisms
Vehicle -CORRECT ANSWER The means by which organisms are carried about.
Virulent -CORRECT ANSWER Having the power to produce disease; of or pertaining
to a very pathogenic or rapidly progressive condition.
True or false? following isolation precautions is the most important method of reducing
the spread of micro organisms -CORRECT ANSWER False
True or false? Immunocompromise patients admitted to healthcare facilities have an
increased risk of being exposed to strains of staphylococcus aureus that are multi drug
resistant MRSA and therefore more difficult to treat -CORRECT ANSWER True
True of False? One exception to this self limiting nature of viral infection is acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. (AIDS) -CORRECT ANSWER True
Chapter 7 Key Terms|| Latest Update
Antiseptic -CORRECT ANSWER A substance that tends to inhibit the growth of and
reproduction of microorganisms; may be used on humans.
Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER Free of pathogenic microorganisms.
Carrier -CORRECT ANSWER Person or animal that harbors and spreads an organism,
causing disease in others but does not itself become ill.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -CORRECT ANSWER Federal agency
that provides facilities and services for investigation, identification, prevention, and
control of disease; headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia.
Contamination -CORRECT ANSWER Condition of being soiled, stained, touched, or
otherwise exposed to harmful agents by the entry of infectious or toxic material into a
previously clean or sterile environment; making an object potentially unsafe for use as
intended.
Disinfection -CORRECT ANSWER Process by which pathogens, but not necessarily
their spores, are destroyed.
Endogenous -CORRECT ANSWER Growing within the body; originating from within
the body, or produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused by the structural
or functional failure of an organ or system.
Exogenous -CORRECT ANSWER Outside the body; originating outside the body or
produced from external causes, such as a disease caused by a bacterial or viral agent
foreign to the body.
Fomite -CORRECT ANSWER Nonliving material, such as bed linens, stethoscope,
needles, and many other objects that may host and transfer pathogenic
microorganisms.
Health care-associated infection -CORRECT ANSWER Infection that develops at least
48 hours after hospitalization or contact with another type of health care facility.
Host -CORRECT ANSWER A person or group who, because of risk factors, may be
susceptible to disease or illness; an organism in which another, usually parasitic,
organism is nourished and harbored.
, Infection Prevention and Control -CORRECT ANSWER Implementation of policies and
procedures in hospitals and other health care facilities to minimize the spread of health
care associated or community-acquired infections to patients and other staff members.
Medical Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER A group of techniques that inhibit the growth
and spread of pathogenic microorganisms. Clean technique.
Microorangism -CORRECT ANSWER Tiny, Unusual microscopic, entities capable for
carrying on living processes.
Reservoir -CORRECT ANSWER Any natural habitat of a microorganism that promote
growth and reproduction.
Spore -CORRECT ANSWER The reproductive cell of some microorganism such as
fungi or protozoa. These cells are highly resistant to heat and chemicals. Under proper
environmental conditions they may revert to an actively multiplying form of bacterium.
Standard Precautions -CORRECT ANSWER A set of guidelines set forth by the CDC
to reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens and pathogens for most
body substances. These precautions promote hand-washing and use of gloves, masks,
eye protection, and gowns when appropriate for patient contact. These precautions are
designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized
and unrecognized sources of infection
Sterilization -CORRECT ANSWER A process by which all microorganisms, including
their spores, are destroyed.
Surgical Asepsis -CORRECT ANSWER A group of techniques that destroys all
microorganisms and their spores. ( Sterile Technique)
Vector -CORRECT ANSWER A living carrier for transmission of microorganisms
Vehicle -CORRECT ANSWER The means by which organisms are carried about.
Virulent -CORRECT ANSWER Having the power to produce disease; of or pertaining
to a very pathogenic or rapidly progressive condition.
True or false? following isolation precautions is the most important method of reducing
the spread of micro organisms -CORRECT ANSWER False
True or false? Immunocompromise patients admitted to healthcare facilities have an
increased risk of being exposed to strains of staphylococcus aureus that are multi drug
resistant MRSA and therefore more difficult to treat -CORRECT ANSWER True
True of False? One exception to this self limiting nature of viral infection is acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. (AIDS) -CORRECT ANSWER True
