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Intro to Infection Prevention

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The term "healthcare personnel" applies to all paid and unpaid persons who ____________.

A. Have professional training in a healthcare related field and provide patient care in a healthcare setting

B. Have technical training in a healthcare-related field and provide patient care in a healthcare setting

C. Provide services that support the delivery of healthcare

D. All of the above
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The term "healthcare personnel" applies to all paid and unpaid persons who ____________.

A. Have professional training in a healthcare related field and provide patient care in a healthcare setting

B. Have technical training in a healthcare-related field and provide patient care in a healthcare setting

C. Provide services that support the delivery of healthcare

D. All of the above
D. All of the above
The term nosocomial infection refers to an infection acquired during the delivery of healthcare in ___________.

A. Hospitals

B. Long-term care facilities

C. Ambulatory settings, e.g., oral healthcare settings

D. Home care settings
A. Hospitals
The "chain of infection," i.e., the transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings requires a ________________.

A. Source or reservoir of infectious
agents

B. Susceptible host with a portal of entry receptive of the agent

C. Mode of transmission for the agent

D. All of the above
D. All of the above
All of the following statements are correct with respect to the source or reservoir of infectious agents responsible for HAIs EXCEPT which one?

A. Pathogens associated with HAIs are derived primarily from human sources, but contaminated objects and environmental sources are also implicated.

B. Human sources include patients and HCP, but not house hold members and visitors.

C. A source individual may have acute infection, or may be transiently or chronically colonized by pathogenic organisms.

D. The source individual may be asymptomatic or may be in the incubation phase of infection.
B. Human sources include patients and HCP, but not house hold members and visitors.
Which of the following statements is correct with respect to infection in a susceptible host with a portal of entry receptive of the agent?

A. The numbers, pathogenicity, virulence, and antigenicity of organisms are important determinants of infection.

B. The establishment of infection and its severity relate to the state of host defense mechanisms.

C. Some susceptible hosts become colonized but remain asymptomatic, others progress from colonization to symptomatic disease, either immediately or following a period of asymptomatic latency.

D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.