Ch 3 Flashcards
Organization that helped to prevent the spread of healthcare associated infections, previously known as non-socomial infections
Centers for disease, control, and prevention
The chain of infections contains the following links that must take place for an infection to occur
Infectious agent
Motive transmission
Reservoir
Portal entry
Susceptible host
Portal of exit
Important procedure to prevent transmission of disease in the medical facilities
Perform hand hygiene
What is the procedure? We should all use when we cough or sneeze created by the CDC
Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve(flu salute) and wash your hands frequently
Affections that occur most frequently among people in hospitals, dialysis centers and nursing homes or others that have immune systems
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus And other staphylococcus infections
Which motive transmission is the most frequent source of healthcare associated infections previously known as nonsocomial infections
Contact transmission, direct or indirect
Patient who is just admitted to the hospital and placed under an airborne isolation prevention which of the following disease agents may the patient have and what PPE should you don before entering the patient’s room
Tuberculosis (TB)
Required PPE -HEPA or N 95 respirator
Recommendation regarding fingernails as healthcare workers
Artificial nails are not to be worn because they are more likely to harbor gram-negative and other pathogens and natural nails must be worn no longer than 1/4 inch beyond fingertips
Leukocytopenia- clean all sites with iodine
What type of isolation is the patient placed and why?
Leukocyteopenia means that the patient has a weekend immune system healthcare workers could easily transmit diseases to this patient because of a compromised immune system so the patient was placed and protective environment
What can be spread by contact transmission?
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Transmitted by droplets(up to 3 feet) and require mask and eye shield to be worn
Influenza
An animal or insect comes in contact with a contaminated object and axis and agent and spreading the disease
Vectorborne transmission
When entering a patient’s isolation room, what the phlebotomist take into the patient’s room and what can he/she bring out?
Take only equipment needed for the particular draw and remove only the tubes and yourself from the room
During a venipuncture, when should hands be decontaminated?
Before applying, and after removing the gloves
What is an example of a vector born transmission?
West Nile virus
