Infecection Control And Prevention

Question 1

Define the term nursing process

Answer 1

The nursing process is a systematic method used by nurses to plan and provide care for patients.

Question 2

Describe how the nursing process relates to nursing

Answer 2

The nursing process is integral to nursing as it guides nurses in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.

Question 3

What are the six steps of the nursing process?

Answer 3

The six steps of the nursing process are: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Documentation.

Question 4

What is care planning?

Answer 4

Care planning facilitates a nurse to identify a patient’s problems and select interventions that will help solve or minimize patient problems.

Question 5

What are care plans?

Answer 5

Care plans are the written records of the care planning process.

Question 6

What is the difference between action planning and care plans?

Answer 6

Action planning is the action, while care plans are a record of that action.

Question 7

What is emphasized in individualized care?

Answer 7

Individualized care emphasizes the patient’s unique needs.

Question 8

What are the principles of standard/universal precautions?

Answer 8

Hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, disposal of sharps, environmental cleaning

Standard precautions are internationally adopted interventions for all healthcare workers.

Question 9

What is the purpose of Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions?

Answer 9

To break the chain of infection.

Question 10

What are standard infection-control precautions?

Answer 10

Evidence-based guidance to help staff prevent healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).

Question 11

What are the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene according to WHO?

Answer 11

1. Before touching a patient
2. Before clean/aseptic procedure
3. After body fluid exposure risk
4. After touching a patient
5. After touching patient surroundings.

Question 12

What should be done before handling an invasive device for patient care?

Answer 12

Perform hand hygiene.

Question 13

What is the preferred method for hand hygiene at the point-of-care?

Answer 13

Handrubbing with an alcohol-based formulation.

Question 14

When should hands be washed with soap and water?

Answer 14

When visibly soiled.

Question 15

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

Answer 15

Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against dangerous or infectious materials.

Question 16

What are key practices to prevent sharps injuries?

Answer 16

Avoid unnecessary sharps usage, handle sharps carefully, dispose of sharps immediately in a sharps box, keep sharps box nearby, never resheath needles.

Question 17

What is the definition of disinfection?

Answer 17

A process that kills most forms of microorganisms on inanimate surfaces.

Question 18

What is terminal cleaning?

Answer 18

Thorough environmental cleaning performed at the end of each day when the area is being used.

Question 19

What are the two types of waste bags used in healthcare waste management?

Answer 19

BLACK/Clear bin sacks for general household waste, YELLOW bin sacks for clinical waste.

Question 20

What are the consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) for patients?

Answer 20

Sepsis, prolonged hospital stays, increased morbidity and mortality.

Question 21

What can contamination of surfaces with pathogenic organisms lead to?

Answer 21

Patients developing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Question 22

What should nurses do to support effective decontamination of patient environments?

Answer 22

Follow decontamination guidance and understand their role and responsibilities.

Question 23

How should equipment be decontaminated?

Answer 23

Using a ‘clean-to-dirty’ approach.

Question 24

What is the role of nurses regarding cleaning and disinfection?

Answer 24

Nurses are responsible for cleaning and disinfecting equipment such as blood pressure cuffs and electronic monitoring equipment.

Question 25

True or False: Poor decontamination practices can result in outbreaks of healthcare-associated infection.

Answer 25

True.

Question 26

Fill in the blank: Hand hygiene must be performed exactly where you are delivering health care to patients, at the _______.

Answer 26

point-of-care.