Infection control precautions

Question 1

________ ________ An approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious; this approach is based on the concept that a medical history and examination cannot reliably identify all patients infected (or potentially infected) with a bloodborne pathogen, so the care of all patients should include these precautions

Answer 1

Universal Precautions

Question 2

What is the correct ratio for bleach solutions for porous and non-porous surfaces?

Answer 2

1: 100 solution for non-porous surfaces
1: 10 solution for porous surfaces

Question 3

_______ _________ is a program of sanitation and microbial control in the medical office, intended to reduce the opportunity for harmful microbes to flourish and threaten patients and medical personnel. Includes the provisions of universal precautions and body substance isolation precautions

Answer 3

Standard precautions

Question 4

What are the basic standard precautions?

Answer 4

Hand washing
Wearing disposable gloves
Use of sharps containers
Properly dispose of contaminated objects between patients
Dispose of anything saturated with blood in a special red biohazard bag

Question 5

The process of inactivating or eliminating pathogenic microorganisms is known as

Answer 5

Disinfection

Question 6

A chemical that kills germs is known as a

Answer 6

Germicide

Question 7

A process that utilizes heat or chemicals to destroy all living or dormant microorganisms is

Answer 7

Sterilization

Question 8

a metal chamber equipped to use steam or gas under high pressure and temperature to destroy microorganisms is an

Answer 8

Autoclave

Question 9

A range of procedures used in medical environments to prevent the spread of infectious microbes is known as

Answer 9

Aseptic Technique

Question 10

What are the principal methods of sterilization

Answer 10

Moist heat, dry heat, ethylene oxide gas