Infection Control (Pt Care Ch. 2)

Question 1

Medical asepsis

Answer 1

Confine organisms and prevent spread to others

Question 2

Surgical asepsis

Answer 2

Reduce number of organisms and prevent spread to patient

Question 3

Cycle of contamination

Answer 3

1) Infectious agent
2) Reservoir
3) Exit
4) Method of transmission
5) Entry/Infection
6) Susceptible host
and…back around again

Question 4

How long should you wash your hands?

Answer 4

40-60 seconds, longer if in contact with bodily fluids, infectious wound, or contaminated patient.

Question 5

Isolation precautions

Answer 5

• Cart with PPE and other necessary equipment outside room
  - Directions for use
  - Containers for disposal
• Color coded card with directions for proper PPE and cleaning

Question 6

Contact precautions

Answer 6

• Infectious organisms transferred directly from one infected person to another, or indirectly through equipment, surfaces, or objects.
• MRSA, VRE, C.diff, lice, scabies
• PPE, gloves, gown
• Clean hands when leaving and entering
• Private room
• Use patient-dedicated or disposable equipment
• Clean and disinfect shared equipment

Question 7

What kills C. diff?

Answer 7

BLEACH

Question 8

Droplet precautions

Answer 8

• Transmitted through directly or indirectly by respiratory droplets
• Strep throat, meningitis, pneumonia, influenza, common cold, pertussis (whooping cough), smallpox, mumps
• ## PPE, mask when within 3ft of pt, gown and gloves when possible contact with body fluids

Question 9

Airborne precautions

Answer 9

• Transmitted by tiny infectious particles in respirable size range
• TB, measles, varicella (chicken pox)
• PPE, N-95 mask and fit testing, gown, gloves
• Private room with negative airflow
• ## Keep door closed

Question 10

Protective Isolation

Answer 10

• “Reverse isolation”, “Neutropenic precautions”
• Used for pts with compromised immune systems
• Wear PPE to protect pt, gloves, glown, mask, wash hands
• Pt dedicated or disposable equipment