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MED159
MED159 CH 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Employers must inspect workplace conditions and confirm that they conform to ___ standards. ●CLIA ●OSHA ●CMS ●TJC | OSHA |
| What regulations must healthcare workers follow relating to workplace safety? ☐ Fire Safety ☐Ergonomics ☐ Stress Level ☐ Chemical exposure | Fire safety Ergonomics Chemical exposure |
| Which of the following are examples of susceptibility factors related to a pathogen? ☐ Nutritional status ☐ Host's living conditions ☐ Point of entry ☐ Strength of the pathogen | Point of entry Strength of the pathogen |
| Microorganism capable of causing disease | pathogen |
| Infection caused by the introduction of a pathogen from outside the body | exogenous infection |
| Infection in which an abnormality or a malfunction in routine body processes causes normally beneficial or harmless microorganisms to become pathogenic | endogenous infection |
| Living organism, such as an insect, that carries microorganisms from an infected person to another person | vector |
| Which of the following is a set of OSHA standards that states how infected or possibly infected waste must be handled? ● Universal Standards & Precautions ● Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings ● Rules of Practice ● Bloodborne Pathogens Standard | Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
| Which of the following specimens are applicable to Universal Precautions? ☐ Herpes ☐ Placenta ☐ Newborn babies ☐ Spit | Placenta Spit |
| A set of regulations designed to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of workers in the United States is/are considered | OSHA standards |
| Which of the following is defined as a pathogen moving from one host to another? ● Exogenous infection ●Susceptible host ●Means of transmission ● Means of entrance | Means of transmission |
| Which of the following are susceptible factors related to a host? ☐ Hygiene habits ☐ Strength of the infection ☐ Point of entry ☐ Environment ☐ Age | Hygiene habits Age |
| Which of the following are examples of waste under the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? ☐ Urine ☐ Clean and disinfected linens ☐ Used surgical gauze ☐ Unused, capped needles | Urine Used surgical gauze |
| OSHA and the CDC require medical professionals to follow specific universal blood and body fluid precautions, known as ●Standard Precautions ● Universal Precautions ● Breaking the Cycle ● Universal Standards | Universal Standards |
| OSHA enforces the guidelines developed by the CDC for ● Standard Precautions ● physical safety ● OSHA hazard communication ● medical safety office plans | Standard Precautions |
| Given the reservoir host is the 1st element in the cycle of infection, list the remaining elements in order. ● Susceptible host ● Means of exit ● Means of entrance ● Means of transmission | Means of exit Means of transmission Means of entrance Susceptible host |
| Which of the following are examples of susceptibility factors related to a pathogen? ☐ Point of entry ☐ Nutritional status ☐ Strength of the pathogen ☐ Host's living conditions | Point of entry Strength of the pathogen |
| When does the infection cycle begin? ● When the pathogen invades the reservoir host ● When the carrier invades the reservoir host ● When the pathogen enters the susceptible host ● When the reservoir host invades the pathogen | When the pathogen |
| Which of the following are examples of means of exit? ☐ Ticks ☐ Trees ☐ Open wound ☐ Semen ☐ Dirty tables | Open wounds Semen |
| Transmission by blood is an example of ___ transmission. ● indirect ● direct ● active ● passive | direct |
| Which of the following are means of entrance for an infection? ☐ Mouth ☐ Rectum ☐ Ears ☐ Toes | Mouth Rectum Ears |
| In highly populated areas, infection can spread quickly because ● people stay away from each other ● people like to share things with each other ● people are closer together ● the air is thicker | people are closer together |
| Measures taken to reduce the number of microorganisms but not necessarily eliminate them are known as ● surgical asepsis ● medical asepsis ● Standard Precautions ● good hygiene practices | medical asepsis |
| The most important aseptic procedure for medical professionals is ● handwashing ● housekeeping ● disinfection of everything ● use of personal protective equipment | handwashing |
| Infection prevention regulations in medical offices are enforced by OSHA and must be overseen by ● a qualified person in the office ● state officials ● local public safety departments ● a licensed, certified professional | a qualified person in the office |
| Which of the following are true regarding a written exposure control plan? ☐ At risk employees must have access to the plan. ☐ It must be reviewed every 2 yrs. ☐ Copy must be available to all employees ☐ Must contain records of employee vaccinations | At risk employees must have access to the plan. Copy must be available to all employees. |
| Why is it important to report exposure incidents immediately? ☐ So the worker can be sent home right away. ☐ To help prevent the incident from happening again. ☐ To stop the spread to others. ☐ So that treatment can begin right away. | To help prevent the incident from happening again. To stop the spread to others. So that treatment can begin right away. |
| The HBV vaccine is recommended for all healthcare workers unless: ☐ They are immune to the virus per a blood test. ☐ They received it in the past. ☐ They are pregnant. ☐ Medical reasons for which the vaccine is contraindicated. | They are immune to the virus per a blood test. They received it in the past. Medical reasons for which the vaccine is contraindicated. |
| What are the guidelines that are meant as a supplement to standard precautions when caring for patients with suspected or confirmed infection? ● Universal carriers ● OSHA precautions ● Needlestick Precautions ● Transmission-based precautions | Transmission-based precautions |
| Which type of transmission is the most common means of spreading infectious diseases? ● Touching ● Foodborne ● Droplet ● Airborne | Touching |
| Transmission of microorganisms by contact with secretions from what body areas are known as droplet contact? ☐ Lungs ☐ Ears ☐ Digestive tract ☐ Nose | Lungs Digestive tract Nose |
| What precautions must you take when a microorganism is able to float in the air for a substantial distance? ● Contact Precautions ● Universal Precautions ● Droplet Precautions ● Airborne Precautions | Airborne Precautions |
| Healthcare workers that may come into contact with an infectious agent must be trained on: ☐ Proper PPE selection & use ☐ Financial impact of contracting infections ☐ Patient care & Tx of disease ☐ Job-specific infection prevention | Proper PPE selection and use. Job-specific infection prevention. |
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