Standard Precautions

Question 1

What are standard precautions?

Answer 1

They are a set of infection control practices used to reduce the risk of transmission of diseases that can be acquired by
- contact with blood
-body fluids
-secretions
-mucous membrane
- non intact skin
From recognized sources of infection and recognized

Question 2

What practices are utilized in standard precautions?

Answer 2

• Consistent hand hygiene
• PPE
• Mouth, Nose, and eye protection
• Respiratory Hygiene/ Cough etiquette
• Patient placement
• Patient-care equipment and instruments/Devices
• Care of the environment
• Textiles and Laundry
• Safe injection practices
• Infection control practices for special lumbar puncture procedures
• Worker safety

Question 3

What is the primary practice for prevention of healthcare-associated transmission of infectious agents?

Answer 3

Standard precautions

Question 4

What are some of the additional precautions when handling infectious patients?

Answer 4

• gloves
• gowns
• masks

Question 5

When should N95 respirators be worn?

Answer 5

-They should be worn to avoid potential exposure to infectious agents transmitted by the airborne route

Question 6

How to promote hand hygiene

Answer 6

1. Avoid unnecessary touching of surfaces in close proximity to the patient
2. When hands are soiled wash with non anti microbial soap and water
3. The preferred method of hand decontamination is with an alcohol-based hand rub

Question 7

List the ways to perform hand hygiene

Answer 7

• Before having direct contact with patients
• After contact with blood, body fluids or excretions, mucous membranes, non intact skin, or wound dressings
• after contact with a patients intact skin
• if hands will be moving from a contaminated-body site to a clean body site during patient care
• contact with inanimate objects
• after removing gloves