Asepsis Principles of Health Science
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Created by:
ishouldntbeinIB on November 10, 2011
Subjects:
HSTE, HST, POHS, Odom, Health Science, Health, Science
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32 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Normal Flora are beneficial to your body (T/F) | True |
| Microorganisms that cause disease and infection are callled nonpathogens (T/F) | False |
| Rod Shaped Bacteria are called Spirilla (T/F) | False |
| Flagella are thick walled capsules that form around bacteria when conditions for growth are poor. (T/F) | False |
| Flagellae are.... | Tails |
| Viruses cannot reproduce unless they are in another living cell. (T/F) | True |
| Protozoa cause diseases such as ringworm and athlete's foot (T/F) | False |
| AIDS is caused by the HBV virus (T/F) | False |
| Standard precautions do not have to be used with contact with tears or saliva (T/F) | False |
| Microogranisms prefer cold and moist environment to grow and reproduce (T/F) | True |
| An exogenis disease originates outside the body (T/F) | True |
| Immune response allows the body to produce antigens (T/F) | False |
| Handwashing is an example of a disenfecting process (T/F) | FALSE |
| When washing hands use hot water to kill pathogens (T/F) | FALSE |
| fingertips should be pointed downward when washing hands (T/F) | True |
| Every patient should be considered a potential source of infection | True |
| glove can be washed between patients if the gloves have been contaminated (T/F) | False |
| After use, needles should be recapped (T/F) | True |
| Gloves must be worn during any procedure that you might splash blood or body fluids (T/F) | True |
| Any cut injury or needle stick must be reported immediately (T/F) | True |
| Standard Precautions must be followed at all times by all health care workers (T/F) | True |
| To remove contaiminated glove, use one finger under it (T/F) | FALSE |
| Standard precautions are used on all patients (T/F) | True |
| What type of bacteria are in clusters? | staphylococci |
| Thread like projections that are similar to tails and allow organisms to move | Flagella |
| Parasitic microogranisms carried by flees or ticks | Rickettsiae. |
| Whcih of the following diseases is not caused by a virus. Common cold, measles, tuberculosis? | Tuberculosis. |
| in the chain of infection, a pathogen leaving the body is considered a portal of __ | Exit |
| In the chain of infection, an instrument contaminated with blood acts as a __ | Reservoir |
| A Process that destroys pathogens but is not always effective against spores and viruses | Chemical Disinfection |
| Antibiotics are medications for pathogens. except fungi, viruses, heptatitis, or rickettsiae, | Hepatitis |
| Contact precautions require the use of a gown, gloves, and a mask. (T/F) | False |
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