Infection Prevention and Contol

Question 1

Each year, approximately __________ patients develop a healthcare-associated infection.

Answer 1

700,000

Question 2

Jewerly should NOT be worn in the Central Service department work areas because they

Answer 2

harbor baterica

Question 3

During handwashing, hands should be lathred and scrubbed for at least

Answer 3

20 seconds

Question 4

To protect themselves from splashes and spills, Central Service Technicians assigned to the decontamination area should wear

Answer 4

fluid-resistant gowns

Question 5

The main theory of standard precautions is

Answer 5

to treat all human blood and bodily fluids as infectious

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

Answer 6

Keep biohazard areas locked

Question 7

The only way to interrupt the transmission of a causative agent is to

Answer 7

eliminate it

Question 8

Departmental dress codes applies to

Answer 8

everyone entering the Central Service department

Question 9

Inanimate objects that can transmit bateria are called

Answer 9

fomites

Question 10

Floors in the Central Service department should be

Answer 10

wet mopped daily

Question 11

The absence of microorganisms that cuase disease is called

Answer 11

asepsis

Question 12

Know what is dirty, know what is clean, know what is sterile. Keep these three conditions separate and remedy contamination immediatly are known as

Answer 12

the principles of asepsis

Question 13

What color should biohazard labels/signs be?

Answer 13

red/orange

Question 14

The decontamination area of the Central Serivce department shoud have

Answer 14

negative air flow

Question 15

Which of these traffic control/ dress code requirements applies to the clean assemblyarea of Central Serivice?

Answer 15

semi restricted