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Review of Asepsis.


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  • 1. 
    What is a microorganism
    • A. 

      Living animals or plants visible only with a microscope/aka diseases

    • B. 

      Living animals visible only with a microscope/aka diseases

    • C. 

      Living animals or plants visible only with a microscope/aka germs

    • D. 

      Living plants only visible with a microscope/ aka germs

    • E. 

      Living animals or plants only visible with a microscope/aka germs and diseases

  • 2. 
    Why is asepsis so important?
  • 3. 
    Microorganisms are divided into two main groups: ______ or _____ (harmless, beneficial microorganisms) and ___ (microorganisms that cause illness).
  • 4. 
    Communicable diseases are diseases that can be transmitted to other people are also called contagious diseases and community-acquired infections.
    • A. 

      TRUE

    • B. 

      FALSE

  • 5. 
    Microorganisms that include yeast and molds and are local in skin and under nails.
    • A. 

      Viruses

    • B. 

      Fungi

    • C. 

      Protozoans

    • D. 

      Prions

  • 6. 
    The smallest microorganisms known to cause infectious diseases. Can be self-limiting or fatal. Needs a host. Can stay dormant in the form of a spore. They are filterable.
    • A. 

      Bacteria

    • B. 

      Fungi

    • C. 

      Rickettsiae

    • D. 

      Viruses

  • 7. 
    Type of microorganism that resembles bacteria. Cannot survive without a host. Examples: lyme disease.
    • A. 

      Viruses

    • B. 

      Helminths

    • C. 

      Rickettsiae

    • D. 

      Fungi

  • 8. 
    The largest single-celled microorganism. Round-cocci, rod shaped-bacilli, spiral-spirochetes. Aerobic or anaerobic
    • A. 

      Protozoans

    • B. 

      Rickettsiae

    • C. 

      Fungi

    • D. 

      Bacteria

  • 9. 
    Protozoans lack a cell wall.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 10. 
    Helminths are infectious worms.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 11. 
    Protozoans are single celled animals.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 12. 
    A prion is a protein containing nucleic acid.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 13. 
    The chain of infection is a sequence that enables the spread of disease-producing microorganisms. List the six links in the chain in order.  (review this section in your textbook pgs. 136-138)
  • 14. 
    Infections acquired while a person is receiving care in a health care agency
    • A. 

      Nosocomial

    • B. 

      Communicable

    • C. 

      Contagious

    • D. 

      Asepsis

  • 15. 
    Explain when to use alcohol base hand rub and when to wash your hands with soap and water.
  • 16. 
    Explain the difference between medical aesepsis and surgical aesepsis.
  • 17. 
    What does PPE mean?
    • A. 

      Personal Property Equipment

    • B. 

      Personal protective equipment

    • C. 

      Protective personal equipment

  • 18. 
    List the types of physical sterilization and characteristics of each.
  • 19. 
    Explain how to create a sterile field.
  • 20. 
    What are the principles of surgical aesepsis?
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