Medical Asepsis and Infection Prevention
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What is the primary strategy for prevention of infection transmission mentioned in the text?

  • Antibiotic therapy
  • Vaccination
  • Standard precautions (correct)
  • Herbal remedies

    • Which of the following is an element of the chain of infection according to the text?

  • Age of the patient
  • Color of the hospital walls
  • Reservoir for pathogen growth (correct)
  • Type of surgical equipment used

    • What does hand hygiene help prevent according to the text?

  • Pain after surgery
  • Transmission of infection (correct)
  • Medical bills
  • Loss of appetite

    • What should be used in hand hygiene according to the text?

    <p>Alcohol-based products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are health care-associated infections (HAIs) according to the text?

    <p>Infections from the delivery of health care that were not present at the time of admission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the decision to perform hand hygiene according to the text?

    <p>The intensity or degree of contact with patients or contaminated objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements of the chain of infection according to the text?

    <p>An infectious agent or pathogen, a reservoir for pathogen growth, a portal of exit from the reservoir, a mode of transmission, a portal of entry to the host, and a susceptible host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be assessed for each task you plan according to the text?

    <p>The need for personal protective equipment (PPE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential to the prevention and spread of infection according to the text?

    <p>Hand hygiene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are standard precautions?

    <p>Primary strategies for prevention of infection transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

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