Question | Answer |
Infection control is _____ | preventing the spread of infection |
_____ is not an aspect of infection control precautions in connection with preforming finger stick blood glucose monitoring | Needle reuse |
Who is responsible for setting infection control policies and procedures? | Nurses |
PCTs are responsible for making sure that pts do not acquire infections during procedures ______ | that they preform |
Used needles should be placed in a ____ | sharps container |
when contact with bodily fluids is possible, the PCT should wear_____ | a gown, gloves, mask |
Many institutions treat bed linens as _____ | contaminated |
Workers who come in contact with TB pts should wear ______ | a highly particulate air filtration mask |
Methicillian-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is _____ | very easily transmitted |
The isolation category which protects against contact with infected feces is termed_____ | enteric |
Contact with AIDS pts requires ______ | gowns,gloves, and masks |
Keeping the door closed and wearing a mask is necessary for what category of isolation? | Respiratory |
____________ are likely sites for entry of infectious germs | Wounds, tracheotomies, gastrostomy tubes |
After preforming veinpuncture PPE _____ | Should not be worn outside the pts room |
_______ is not a part of veinpuncture technique | Cross-contamination of supplies |
Inactive bacteria with hard shells are called_____ | spores |
_____ is not a way a disease may be transmitted | Genetics |
Any microbe that causes a disease is ____ | a pathogen |
An infection acquired in the hospital the hospital is_____ | nosocomal |
____ require some sort of host to survive | Parasites |
The absence of disease-causing microorganisms is called_____ | asepsis |
Protozoa, bacteria, fungi, and viruses are all types of ____ | microorganisms |
Articles must look dirty in order to have microbes living in them. True or False? | False |
______ are not a line of defense against infection | Open wounds |
_______ are not likely to acquire infection | Athletes |
______ is not a likely site for the growth of a microorganism | Dry, intact skin |
Invasive techniques such as, IVs, Foley catheters, and ventilators, ___________ | break the normal bodily barriers to infection |
Who is known as the pioneer of medical asepsis? | Florence Nightingale |
Diseases are rarely carried to inpatients by_____ | other hospital inpatients |
Keeping germ free conditions is know as _____ | asepsis |
______ is not a grooming aspect of infection control | Fashionable uniforms |
_____ is not an aspect of medical hand washing technique | using the pt's soap |
_____ is not considered contaminated | The inside of sterile gloves |
It is _____ to remove all microorganisms on hands by washing them. | impossible |
Removing germs by physical or chemical means is _____ | disinfecting |
Destroying all pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms including spores is known as _____ | sterilization |
Plastic pans, thermometer probe covers, hypodermic needles and Foley catheters are all ______ | disposable |
_____ is not a method of infection transmission | Universal |
Do not shake linen in a pts room because of ________ | air borne pathogens |
If you are not sure whether an item is contaminated or not, ______ | replace it with a sterile one |
Before opening a sterile package be certain that the _____ is intact | seal |
Sterile liquids are used in ____ | cleaning surgical wounds |
Pick up a sterile glove by the _____ | cuff |
Check with ____ before preforming of a dressing change | an RN |
_______ is not an aspect of changing a sterile dressing | Removing gown and mask |
It is the _____ responsibility to assess pt's wound. | nurse's |
_____ would indicate the immediate report to the RN | Bleeding |
Wet to dry dressings are used to/for _____ | remove old, dead tissue |
IV bags may be moist from ____ | environmental reasons and/or condensation |
Medical asepsis is _____ responsibility | everyone's |