Chapter 5 Infection Prevention & Disease Control
True
Following Standard Precautions means treating all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, & mucous membranes as if they were infected
True
Giving mouth care is one task that requires a nursing assistant to wear gloves
Infections acquired in healthcare settings during the delivery of medical care
Healthcare-associated infection
Contact Precautions
Helps prevent the spread of Clostridium Difficile, C. Diff, amd conjuntivitis
Airborne Precautions
Helps prevent the spread of illnesses transmitted through the air
Droplet Precautions
Helps protect against the transmission of influenza
It weakens the immune system so that the body cannot fight infection
How does the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, affect the body?
20 seconds
How long should a nursing assistant use friction when lathering & washing her hands?
One time
How many times can a gown be worn before it needs to be discarded?
One time
How many times can disposable equipment be used before it needs to be discarded?
Airborne Precautions
May require the use of a special mask, such as a N95 or HEPA mask
A living thing that is only visible under a microscope
Microorganism or microbe
Droplet Precautions
Microorganisms can be spread by coughing, sneezing, talking, laughing, or suctioning
Wearing gloves if there is a possibility of coming into contact with blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, or broken skin
Standard Precautions include the following measures
On every single person under a nursing assistant's care
Standard Precautions should be practiced
Contact Precautions
Transmission can occur when touching a contaminated area o the resident's body
In addition to Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions are used
False
Under Standard Precautions, body fluids do not include saliva
Airborne Precautions
Used to guard against tuberculosis
Droplet Precautions
Used when microorganisms are spread by droplets in the air that travel only short distance, normally not more than six feet
Contact Precautions
Used when there is a risk of spreading an infection by direct contact with a person or object
False
Waste that contains blood can be disposed of in the regular trash can
Hepatitis B
Employers must offer a free vaccine to protect nursing assistants from
True
A mask & protective goggles may need to be worn when emptying a bedpan
Sterilization
A measure that destroys all microorganisms, including pathogens
False
A nursing assistant can usually tell if someone is infectious just by looking at them
False
A nursing assistant should carefully recap syringes before putting them in a biohazard container
Every time the nursing assistant touches something
A nursing assistant will come into contact with microorganisms
Disinfection
A process that kills pathogens, but does not destroy all pathogens
In addition to washing with soap & water
Alcohol-based hand rubs are used
Infected blood entering the bloodstream
Bloodborne diseases can be transmitted by
Droplet Precautions
Covering the nose and mouth with a tissue when a person is sneezes or coughs & washings hands immediately after sneezing are parts of these precautions
Equipment that is used by only one resident
Dedicated equipment refers to
Carried away from the nursing assistant's uniform
Dirty linen should be
Dirty area inside
How should a dirty linen be rolled or folded?
Sharps should be placed in biohazard containers
How should sharps, such as needles, be discarded?
Goggles
If blood or body fluids may be splashed or sprayed into the eye area, proper protection for the eyes is
Dirty
In health care, objects that have been contaminated pathogens
Clean
In health care, objects that have not been contaminated with pathogens
Contact with infected blood or certain body fluids
In health care, the most common way to be infected by a bloodborne disease is by
In a warm, moist place
In what type of environment do microorganisms grow best?
A harmful organism
Infection
Methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent & control the spread of disease
Infection prevention
An infection that is limited to a specific location in the body
Localized infection
True
Nursing assistants should wash their hands before donning, putting on, gloves
Disposable
Only to be used once & then discarded
Occurs when pathogens invade the body & multiply
Pathogen
An infection that is in the bloodstream & has spread throughout the body
Systemic infection
Healthcare employers must have a written exposure control plan designed to eliminate or reduce employee exposure to infectious material
The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is a federal requirement which states that
Handwashing with soap & water & using alcohol-based hand rubs
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC, defines hand hygiene as
Hazards on the job
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration, OSHA, is a federal government agency that that protects workers from
Reservoir, place where the pathogen lives & grows
The following are necessary links in the chain of infection, by getting a vaccination shot for hepatitis B, which link will a person affect to prevent him from getting this disease?
Mode of transmission, a way for the disease to spread
The following are necessary links in the chain of infection, which links broken by wearing gloves, this preventing the spread of disease?
First take gloves off, then take goggles off, next take gown off, & finally take mask off
What is the correct order for doffing personal protective equipment?
First put gown on, then put mask on, next put goggles on & finally put gloves on
What is the correct order for donning personal protective equipment?
Gloves
What type of personal protective equipment is used most often by caregivers?
Mask & goggles
What type of personal protective equipment may be needed when caring for a resident with a respiratory illness?
She needs to feel that her feelings are understood by care team members
When a resident is in isolation
The hands of healthcare workers
Which of the following is the primary route of disease transmission within healthcare settings?
They are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
Which of the following is true of Transmission-Based Precautions?
HBV can be transmitted through blood or needles that are contaminated with the virus
Which of the following is true of hepatitis B, (HBV) ?
Nursing assistants should remove PPE after exiting a resident's room
Which of the following is true of wearing personal protective equipment, PPE, while caring for residents in isolation?
They harbor bacteria & increase risk of contamination
Why should nursing assistants not wear artificial nails to work?