PALAWAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE INC.

Barangay Milagrosa, Puerto Princesa City

Department of Nursing

NAME: __________________________________________________ SCORE:

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COURSE/YEAR: ___________________________________________DATE:
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Part I. FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the correct response on the space provided. Give the
complete name (2 points).
________________________1. These are types of flora that inhabit the skin and mucous
membrane temporarily.
________________________2. These are group of organisms that inhabit the body of a
normal healthy individual.
________________________3. The most common cause of duodenal ulcer.
________________________4. The predominant flora of the skin.
________________________5. This refers to clinical condition where an individual develops
a systemic reaction to a bacterial infection that starts from a localized infection in one part of
the body.
________________________6. The type of infection that is acquired in the course of
undergoing diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures.
________________________7. This is the process by which all pathogens are destroyed
including the spores.
________________________8. The most basic and universally accepted measure used to
prevent the spread of infection.
________________________9. These are specific measures geared towards handling of
patients with an infection from an unknown pathogen to decrease the risk of transmission.
________________________10. This is used to destroy contaminating bacteria in vaccine
preparations.

Part II. MODIFIED TRU OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if the
statement is FALSE, underline the word/phrase that made it wrong and write the correct
answer on the space provided (2 points).

______________________1.Boiling involves the use of water at boiling temperature of 99

degree Celcius.
______________________2. Open flame makes use of Bunsen burner where the materials
are held over the flame until they become red.
______________________3. Autoclaving is the most common physical method of
sterilization.
______________________4. Commensalism is a form of symbiosis where both organisms
benefit from the relationship.
______________________5. Pathogenicity is defined as the invasion of the body by
pathogenic microorganisms.
______________________6. Parasitism is a form of symbiosis in which one organism
benefits from another microorganisms without causing harm to it.
______________________7. Endotoxins are substances which are secreted by bacteria.
______________________8. In the chain of infection, the portal of entry is where the
organisms go out from the reservoir.
______________________9. The reservoir is the final link on the chain of infection.
______________________10. The period of convalescence is the period when the
manifestations of the patient begin to diminish.

Part III. Enumeration. All or Nothing.

1. Give the different phases of the infectious disease. (5 points)

2. Give the different factors in the chain of infection. (6 points)
3. Give the different factors that affect the effectivity of physical methods of
sterilization. (6 points)