Timby: Fundamental Nursing Skills and Concepts

Pre-Lecture Quiz, Chapter 10, Asepsis

True/False

1. Nonpathogens assume one of the two relationships with their human host: mutually beneficial or neither harming nor helping the host.

2. Aerobic bacteria exist without oxygen.

3. Pathogens have high potential for causing infectious communicable diseases.

4. Viruses can pass through very small barriers.

5. The last link in the chain of infection is the exit route.

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. ______infections are infectious disorders among people with compromised

health.

2. Hand ______means the removal and destruction of transient microorganisms

without soap and water.

3. ______disinfection is more thorough than concurrent disinfection and consists of

measures used to clean the client environment after discharge.

4. ______asepsis refers to measures that render supplies and equipment totally free

of microorganisms.

5. ______is an aseptic practice that involves scrubbing the hands with soap, water,

and friction.