Infection Control

Question 1

Precautions types

Answer 1

Standard, contact, droplet, airborne

Question 2

Mask requirements by infection control type

Answer 2

Standard: none
Contact: none
Droplet: surgical mask for those entering room; surgical mask on patient during transport
Airborne: N95 for entering room; surgical mask for patient during transport

Question 3

Gowns/gloves by isolation type

Answer 3

Standard: gown for any activity likely to generate splash/spray; gloves for any body fluid or mucous membrane contact
Contact: gown/glove on room entry

Question 4

Room type by isolation level

Answer 4

Standard/contact/droplet: single patient room preferred

Airborne: negative-pressure, single-patient room with exhaust to exterior or through HEPA; door closed

Question 5

Gloves under standard precautions

Answer 5

Standard precautions stipulate that gloves should be worn to touch any of the following: blood, all body fluids, secretions, and excretions, except sweat, regardless of whether they are visibly bloody, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes

Question 6

Airborne precautions organisms

Answer 6

Measles
TB
Varicella (zoster if disseminated)
Smallpox
SARS
MERS

Question 7

Droplet precautions organisms

Answer 7

Adenovirus 
Diphtheria 
Influenza 
Meningococcus 
Mumps
Parvovirus 
Pertussis
Pneumonic plague
Rubella
Invasive GAS disease 
Viral hemorrhagic fevers

Question 8

Criteria for release of droplet precautions in TB

Answer 8

Receiving therapy
Not known or suspected MDR
Clinically improving
3 q8h smears with no AFB

Question 9

Vertical vs Horizontal IC measures

Answer 9

Vertical: targets single problem pathogen
Horizontal: targets behavior that may be risk for multiple pathogens