Chapter 3: Safety Practices

Question 0

Antiseptic

Answer 0

substance that deters the growth of microorganisms

Question 1

Anthrax

Answer 1

an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals (such as cattle and sheep) caused by a spore-forming bacterium and characterized by external ulcerating nodules or lesions in the lungs

Question 2

Infectious Process

Answer 2

Pathogenic Agent
Reservoir 
Method of Escape 
Mode of Transmission 
Method of Entry 
Susceptible Host

Question 3

Which patients leave first?

Answer 3

Ambulatory patients

Question 4

RACE

Answer 4

Rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish

Question 5

PASS

Answer 5

Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep

Question 6

What is Synonymous?

Answer 6

Sterile technique and surgical technique

Question 7

PPE

Answer 7

Personal protective Equipment ( gowns, gloves, mask, goggles)

Question 8

Good Body Mechanics

Answer 8

Straight back, legs apart, close to object, does not lift from the hip

Question 9

Autoclave

Answer 9

unit that uses steam under pressure to sterilize materials

Question 10

Contaminated

Answer 10

soiled, made unclean, or infected with pathogens

Question 11

Disinfectant

Answer 11

substance that kills microorganisms except viruses and spores

Question 12

MSDS

Answer 12

Material safety data sheet

Question 13

Levels of Medical Asepsis

Answer 13

1. Antiseptic
2. Disinfectant
3. Sterile

Question 14

Ergonomics

Answer 14

design of equipment for the workplace that maximizes productivity by reducing fatigue and discomfort

Question 15

Local Infection

Answer 15

an infection limited to a small area of the body

Question 16

OBRA

Answer 16

law that requires training for nursing assistants including competency testing of skill performance

Question 17

OSHA

Answer 17

federal agency that establishes and enforces standards of safety for the workplace

Question 18

Pathogen

Answer 18

disease-causing microorganism

Question 19

Asepsis

Answer 19

from infection; the methods used to prevent the spread of microorganisms

Question 20

Vector

Answer 20

organism that carries or transports a pathogen

Question 21

Transmission- Based Precautions

Answer 21

CDC guidelines for infection control applied to patients with known or suspected infection

Question 22

Systematic Infection

Answer 22

an infection located throughout the body

Question 23

Standard Precautions

Answer 23

CDC guidelines for infection control that are applied to all body fluids of all patients all the time

Question 24

Sterile

Answer 24

free from living microorganisms

Question 25

What is the most basic precaution?

Answer 25

Handwashing