Chapter 19 & 20 Flashcards
Local infection.
A body part
A client who is receiving oxygen wants to smoke a cigarette.
Smoking is not allowed where oxygen is in use.
A residents radio has a frayed cord. What should the support worker do?
Remove the radio from the room and notify the supervisor.
A support worker is injured while transferring a client to a wheelchair. Which of the following statement is correct?
The support worker needs to complete an incident report.
A warning label on a hazardous substance container is damaged and no longer legible. What should the support worker do?
show the container to your supervisor
clients who have difficulty reading labels on medicines are at risk for accidents. Which one below is a risk factor?
Vision Challenges
how can a support worker help to prevent workplace violence?
by reviewing the occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation.
sam a support worker has to use a hazardous material. What are says duties under whims?
All of the above.
What does WHIMIS stand for?
Workplace hazardous materials information system.
When using a fire extinguisher what is the first step?
Remove the safety pin
which of the following is a susceptible host in the chain of infection?
a client at risk for infection
a microbe that does not usually cause an infection is known as which of the following?
a nonpathogen
a sw is putting n the first sterile glove, and some fingers get caught in the glove. What should the next step be?
Put on the other glove.
a wet gown is considered to be one of the following?
Contaminated.
How does hand hygiene help to break the chain of infection?
it reduces the number of pathogens o the hands.
