INFECTION CONTROL Flashcards
When caring for a patient with MRSA, the nurse
aide should wear
GOWN AND GLOVES.
Blood-borne infections include
HEPATITIS.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used to
REDUCE EXPOSURE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
Used disposable supplies and equipment should
be discarded
IN A DESIGNATED RECEPTACLE.
The most important way to prevent the spread of
infection is
HAND WASHING.
When washing your hands, apply the soap
AFTER WETTING YOUR HANDS.
What conditions promotes the growth of bacteria?
DARK, WARM, MOIST
During dinner, a client who is HIV-positive accidentally breaks a glass and cuts himself. What is the proper procedure?
BLOCK OFF THE AREA UNTIL IT CAN BE CLEANED
After Mr. Johnson’s bath, the nurse aide realizes she
needs another towel to completely dry Mr. Johnson.
The nurse aide should
ASK A CO-WORKER TO BRING A TOWEL FROM THE CLEAN LINEN CART.
While Mr. Jones is visiting his wife, you notice that he
is sneezing and blowing his nose. What is the best step?
TEACH HIM PROPER HAND WASHING
It is important that a client’s dressings remain
CLEAN AND DRY.
Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS.
When wearing gloves, it is important to remember
GLOVES ARE WORN WHEN USING DISINFECTANTS.
At the start of a bed bath, Mrs. Smith takes a washcloth to clean her perineal area and puts it back into the basin of water. The nurse aide should
CLEAN THE BASIN AND REPLACE THE WATER.
While emptying the trash in a client’s room, you get
stuck by a needle that should have been placed in the
sharps container. What is the first thing to do?
WASH THE SITE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES
