OSHA

Question 1

How many hospitalized patients are getting at least one healthcare associated infection

Answer 1

1 out of 31 patients

Question 2

when can patients get hospital acquired infections

Answer 2

routine care
surgery
medical devices (ventilators, catheters)
overuse of antibiotics

Question 3

what are the main ways for patients to obtain a hospital acquired infection?

Answer 3

blood
Urinary tract
lungs
skin and surgical sites

Question 4

How is hospital acquired infections spread

Answer 4

source (people/environment)
Susceptible person (Unvaccinated, immunosuppressed, catheter, surgery)
Means of transmission (direct contact, droplet, inhalation, sharps)

Question 5

What are the two tiers of prevention of HAI

Answer 5

Standard precautions and Transmission-based precautions

Question 6

What does HAI stand for

Answer 6

Hospital Acquired Infection

Question 7

What are standard precautions for HAI

Answer 7

used for ALL patient care
protect healthcare workers from infection and prevent the spread of infection for patient to patient

Question 8

What are universal precautions

Answer 8

approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other blood borne pathogens

Standard precautions have replaced this

Question 9

What do standard precautions apply to

Answer 9

blood
body fluids (regardless of where or not they contain visible blood, not sweat or tears)
non-intact skin
mucous membranes

Question 10

What is the most important factor in the prevention of transmission of infection and antibiotic resistance?

Answer 10

hand hygiene

Question 11

What is hand hygiene important for?

Answer 11

important factor in prevention of transmission of infection and antibiotic resistance

Question 12

When is hand-washing better than hand-sanitizing

Answer 12

when the hands are visibly soiled
exposure to C.diff
before eating or preparing food
after using the restroom

Question 13

What are types of PPE

Answer 13

gloves
gowns
masks and respirators
goggles
face shields

Question 14

what is the sequence of Donning

Answer 14

1. gown
2. mask/respirator
   3.goggles/face shield
3. gloves

Question 15

what is the sequence for Doffing

Answer 15

1. gloves
2. goggles/face shield
3. gown
4. mask/respirator

Question 16

What are safe injection practices?

Answer 16

always use a fresh syringe
always use a fresh needle
and medications packages as single-use vials should never be used for more than one patient

Question 17

What are the sharps injury infection risks

Answer 17

HBV, HCV and HIV

Question 18

When do sharp related injuries most commonly occur

Answer 18

passing/transferring equipment
recapping contaminated needles
colliding with coworkers
decontaminating/processing equipment

Question 19

what strategies exist to eliminate sharp injuries

Answer 19

-eliminate or reduce the use of needles and other sharps
-use devices with safety features to isolate sharps
-use safe practices to minimize risk for hazards
-prepare to use the device the moment the sharps are first exposed
-take precautions while using sharps
take precautions during cleanup
take precautions during disposal

Question 20

what are sharps safety practices

Answer 20

be prepared
be aware
dispose with care

Question 21

How do you handle sharps appropriately

Answer 21

use needles with safety devices
never recap, break or bend needles
never leave needles unattended
never reuse disposable sharps
dispost of all needles in a sharps container

Question 22

when should sharps containers be changed

Answer 22

when it is half to 3/4 full

Question 23

What are droplet precautions?

Answer 23

used for patients that have infection that can be spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions

Question 24

What are airborne precautiosn

Answer 24

used for patients that have an infection that can bbe spread over long distances when suspended int he air