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Infection Control Review

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Define Personal Protective Equipment

Back (Answer)

items used to protect employees from infectious material

#2
Front (Question)

Define Antiseptic

Back (Answer)

chemical that kills microorganisms on the skin

#3
Front (Question)

Define Disinfectant

Back (Answer)

chemical used to reduce or lower the number of microorganisms on objects

#4
Front (Question)

Define bioburden

Back (Answer)

any bodily fluid, secretion, or excretion

#5
Front (Question)

Define touch surface

Back (Answer)

surfaces directly touched and contaminated during procedures

#6
Front (Question)

Define transfer surface

Back (Answer)

surfaces not directly touched but often contacted by contaminated instruments

#7
Front (Question)

Define Nosocomial

Back (Answer)

disease originating in a hospital

#8
Front (Question)

Define Colonization

Back (Answer)

disease inhibited in your body that cannot make you sick

#9
Front (Question)

Define Infection

Back (Answer)

disease inhibited in your body that can make you sick

#10
Front (Question)

MRSA

Back (Answer)

Methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus

#11
Front (Question)

VRE

Back (Answer)

Vancomycin resistant enterococcus

#12
Front (Question)

Statistics of HCW who carry MRSA

Back (Answer)

1 in 20

#13
Front (Question)

Concerns of MRSA

Back (Answer)

easily spread & difficult to contain

#14
Front (Question)

Concerns of VRE

Back (Answer)

hard to Tx & passes on drug resistant genes

#15
Front (Question)

Identify something unique about VRE

Back (Answer)

inflammation, opportunistic pathogen

#16
Front (Question)

Top risk factors when dealing with MRSA

Back (Answer)

invasive procedures & invasive devices

#17
Front (Question)

Top risk factors when dealing with VRE

Back (Answer)

compromised immune system & severe illness

#18
Front (Question)

Best way to prevent spread of superbugs?

Back (Answer)

Wash hands

#19
Front (Question)

GNB is unique due to

Back (Answer)

outer membrane structure which protects bacteria from several antibiotics

#20
Front (Question)

Most common GNB found in ICUs

Back (Answer)

Acinetobacter

#21
Front (Question)

when to wash hands

Back (Answer)

before and after dealing with pt

#22
Front (Question)

2 times when to change gloves

Back (Answer)

in between pts and between body parts

#23
Front (Question)

4 rules about handling sharps

Back (Answer)

• dispose in biohazard puncture proof container • do not recap needles • do not carry open needles • point open needle up or down

#24
Front (Question)

4 ways to transmit disease

Back (Answer)

• airborne • droplets • contact • reverse isolation