Medical asepsis

Question 1

What is the first line of defense for infection control?

Answer 1

Hand washing

Question 2

Which of the following are considered elements of standard precautions? 
A: PPE
B: Injection safety
C: Both A & B
D: None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Aseptic technique

Answer 3

Practices and procedures that help reduce infection.

Question 4

Medical asepsis (clean techniques)

Answer 4

Procedures for reducing the # of organisms present and preventing the transfer of those organisms.
EX: hand hygiene, barrier techniques, routine environmental cleaning.

Question 5

Surgical asepsis ( sterile techniques)

Answer 5

Procedures to eliminate all microorganisms (pathogens, spores) from an object or area.

Question 6

Maintaining sterile field

Answer 6

Sterile objects touch only sterile objects ;
Sterile objects only placed on sterile field ;
Sterile object out of sight or below nurses waist are CONTAMINATED;
The edge of sterile field is contaminated ( 1 inch border).

Question 7

Chain of infection

Answer 7

Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host

Question 8

If sterile state is questionable is it still sterile?

Answer 8

No.

Question 9

If sterile field becomes wet is it contaminated?

Answer 9

Yes.

Question 10

Airborne precautions are (MTV)

Answer 10

• MMR
• TB
• Varicella

Question 11

Droplet precautions are (PIMP)

Answer 11

• Pertussis
• Influenza
• Meningitis (also contact)
• Pneumonia

Question 12

PPE for contact precautions

Answer 12

Gown and gloves

Question 13

PPE for droplet precautions

Answer 13

Gown, mask, goggles, gloves

Question 14

PPE for airborne precautions

Answer 14

Gown, mask, gloves

Question 15

In which order do you put ON PPE for contact precautions

Answer 15

Gown then gloves

Question 16

In which order do you take OFF PPE for contact precautions

Answer 16

gown with gloves and fold into ball

Question 17

In which order do you put ON PPE for droplet precautions

Answer 17

Gown, mask, goggles, gloves

Question 18

In which order do you take OFF PPE for droplet precautions

Answer 18

gown with gloves and fold into ball, goggles, mask

Question 19

In which order do you put ON PPE for airborne precautions

Answer 19

Gown, mask, gloves

Question 20

In which order do you take OFF PPE for airborne precautions

Answer 20

gown with gloves and fold into ball, mask