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CH 9 INFECTION CONTROL Flashcards

0
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Any animal capable of transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury?

A

VECTOR

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1
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Factors affect habitability?

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working spaces
berthing spaces
air ventilation

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2
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A snake that adversely affects military personnel is considered a?

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PEST

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3
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Naval Supply Pub 486

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Food Service Management

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4
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Requirements for food service training are addressed in what instruction?

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SECNAVINST 4061.1

rice chat, chat about making rice

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5
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Food Service Sanitation Inspection?

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NAVMED form 6240/1

Inspect Jan rice

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6
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Minimum immz standards are set by?

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Department of Health and Human Services (HSS)

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7
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BUMEDINST 6230.15

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Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis

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8
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Disease that may be transmitted from a carrier to a susceptible host?

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Communicable disease

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9
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Invades a host, multiplies and releases toxin?

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Infectious agent

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10
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NAVMED 5038

Lace mafia

A

Control of communicable diseases manual

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11
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Instructions for reporting communicable diseases?

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BUMEDINST 6220.12

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12
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Untreated sewage may not be discharged within how many nautical miles of shore?

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3

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13
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Infection Control Officers (ICO) are appointed how?

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In writing by COs or OICs

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14
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The state of being free of pathogenic organisms?

A

Asepsis

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15
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Number of microorganisms contaminating an object (bioloload or microbial load)

A

Bioburden

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16
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Test that checks for air leaks in prevaacuum sterilizer?

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Bowie-Dick Type Test

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17
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Inhibits most viruses/bacteria, does not kill all spores?

A

Chemical disinfection

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18
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Dental items are classified how?

A

Critical, semi-critical, non-critical

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19
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Critical items must be?

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Sterile

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20
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Semi-critical items requires what level of disinfection?

A

High-level

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21
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Non-critical items require what level of disinfection?

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Intermediate level

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22
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Destroy or prevent growth of disease carrying microorganisms?

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Disinfected

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23
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Secondary to Pt’s original condition, unrelated to primary diagnosis?

A

Nosocomial infection

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24
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Steam heat under pressure to kill all micro-organisms

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Saturated Steam Sterilization

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25
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Free from all living micro-organisms?

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Sterile, Sterility

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26
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Destroys all micro-organisms

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Sterilization

27
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Steam displaces via gravity?

A

Gravity Displacement Type Sterilizer

28
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Relies on one or more pressure and vacuum evolutions at the beginning or end of the cycle?

A

Prevacuum Type Sterilizer

29
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Supplies/materials to treat a single patient?

30
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Placing barrier to limit exposure pathways?

A

Engineered Controls

31
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Reduces likelihood of exposure?

A

Work Practice Controls

32
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T/F All bacteria will take on the form of spores?

33
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Micro organisms much smaller than bacteria?

34
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Subgroups of viruses?

A

Bacterial
Animal (includes humans)
Plant

35
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Mosts viruses are susceptible to immersion in boiling water for how long?

36
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Single celled animals that do not have a rigid cell wall, most pass through a life-cycle that has definite stages.

37
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Plants that lack chlorophyll and are smaller than protozoa?

38
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The skin harbors two types of flora

A

Resident (normal) and transient

39
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Two main hand washing agents used in the Navy?

A

Water-based

Waterless (virtually disinfect skin in 20 seconds)

40
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Washing increases protective nature of gloves up to what percent?

41
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Three times more puncture resistant than rubber gloves?

42
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Airborne precautions include a private, negative pressure room with how many exchanges per hour?

43
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Droplet precautions should include what size partition?

44
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MRSA and VRE (e-coli) require what type of precaution?

45
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Prevent xfer of pathogenic organisms from person to person or place to place.

A

Medical asepsis

46
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Most frequent reservoir of infectious agents?

47
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Measures taken to control the spread of pathogenic organisms?

A

Concurrent Disinfection

48
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Measures taken to DESTROY pathogenic organisms?

A

Terminal disinfection

49
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DTR should flush hoses for how long?

A

1 minute beginning each day

30 seconds between patients

50
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Potable water supplies may contain up to how many bacterial colony forming units per millimeter (cfu/ml)

A

100 (1 million for dental units)

51
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Three 10 second rinses will reduce Pt’s microbial count by up to ___ percent?

A

97

Many dentists use 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate

52
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Use what concept when dispensing supplies for each treatment setup?

53
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What should HMs use to dispense supplies from bulk storage containers?

A

Clean forceps

54
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Unprotected areas to clean with the spray-wipe-spray technique?

A

“high touch”

55
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DO NOT use 2% glutaraldehyde as a surface disinfectant due to?

56
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Clean mops how often?

A

Once every 24 hrs

57
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Flush the High-Volume Evacuator (HVE) system with at least how much water?

A

1 quart (at least once per week)

58
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Flush eyes or puncture site with cool water for how long?

A

15 MINUTES

59
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Liquid or solid waste containing sufficient pathogens to cause infection?

A

Infectious waste

60
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Treat disposable sharps as?

A

Regulated waste

61
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Do not store infectious waste without refrigeration for more than how many days?

62
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Temp/time for infectious waste sterilization?

A

250F
90min
15 psi

63
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Clean infectious waste spill with?

A

Absorbent material and disinfect with 1:10 solution of household bleach

64
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Least desirable method of cleaning in the operating room?

65
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How many strokes are used in a surgical hand scrub?

A

20 strokes per section

66
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Surgical hand scrub should be how high above the elbow?

NAVEDTRA 14295B HOSPITAL CORPSMAN (17 decks)

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