Chapter 5 Infection Prevention & Disease Control

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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?


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