Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents Flashcards
It is recommended that multidose vials are disposed of:
28 days after opening
When does an antibiotic time out occur?
Within 24 to 48 hours of culture results being available
Which methods of disinfection and sterilization kills all organisms, including all bacterial spores?
Steam sterilization and ethylene oxide
What is one drawback from using hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) to clean patient rooms?
It lengthens room turnover because it takes a prolonged period of time to complete room treatment
What is the best patient position to avoid ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)?
The patient’s head of the bed should be elevated to an angle of 30 to 45 degrees
Bacterial meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis requires what type of isolation precautions?
Droplet precautions
CVS should be replaced:
If malfunctioning
What is not an effective strategy to curb antimicrobial resistance?
Administering antibiotics with overlapping activity
Which CVC vein is associated with a lower incidence of CLABSIs?
Subclavian
What percentage of CJD cases are sporadic (not familial)?
85 percent
What is true about the Tdap vaccine?
All adults aged 19 and older should receive at least one dose of Tdap
What are the only infections in which breast milk must be withheld from a newborn?
Breast abscess, herpes lesion on breast, and HIV/West Nile virus/human T-cell lymphotropic virus. Active TB infection requires pumping of breastmilk as mom and baby cannot have contact.
