Infection/ Immunocompromised Patients

Question 1

What is the most common type of hospital acquired infection?

Answer 1

Urinary tract infection (associated with catheterization)

Question 2

What are 4 modes of prevention with spread of HAI?

Answer 2

HEAP
Hand hygiene (sing happy b-day, wash palms, dorsum of hand and in between fingers and under nails)
Environmental hygeine
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Antibiotic use

Question 3

What is the single most important factor in preventing cross infection of patients in the hospital

Answer 3

Hand washing!

Question 4

What type of transmission is being described: occurs when microorganisms are transferred from one infected person to another without a contaminated intermediate object/ person

Answer 4

Direct contact

Question 5

What type of transmission is being described: involves the transfer of an infectious agent through a contaminated intermediate object/ person.

Answer 5

Indirect contact transmission

Question 6

What type of transmission is being described: infection at pathogens transmit infection when the travel directly from the respiratory tract of the infectious individual to a susceptible mucosal surface of the recipient. Generally occurs over _ distances.

Answer 6

Droplet transmission

Generally occurs over short distances

Question 7

What type of transmission is described: transmission occurs by dissemination of either droplet nuclei or small particles in the respirable size range contain infectious agents that remain infective over time and distance (can be carried by air currents)

Answer 7

Airborne transmission

Question 8

Mumps, Rubella, Influenza are all transmitted via?

Answer 8

Droplet transmission

Question 9

Myobacterium tuberculosis, rubeola virus (measles), and chicken and small pox can all be transmitted via?

Answer 9

Airborne transmission

Question 10

MRSA, Hepatitis A, respiratory syncytial virus, impetigo, conjunctivitis, and scabies are all transmitted?

Answer 10

Via contact transmission

Question 11

Psuedomonas aeruginosa, surgical endoscope infections, C. Difficile can all be transmitted via?

Answer 11

Indirect contact

Question 12

Proper order for donning and doffing personal protective equipment

Answer 12

Donning: hand hygeine, gown (fastened at back of neck and waist with a bow), respiratory protection (mask), eyewear if required, gloves

Doffing: gloves, eyewear, gown, respiratory protection/ mask, hand hygiene

Question 13

If a respirator mask has 2 elastic bands which to you remove first?

Answer 13

First remove bottom then upper elastic strap