Test 2

Question 1

Define Asepsis

Answer 1

Being free of disease-producing microbes

Question 2

Define medical asepsis

Answer 2

The practices used to:

• Remove or destroy pathogens
• Prevent pathogens from spreading from one person or place to another person or place

Question 3

Standard precautions

Answer 3

Part of CDCs isolation pre-cautions, reduce risk of pathogens.

• Hand hygiene
• PPE
• Gloves
• Gowns

Question 4

Transmission Based Precautions

Answer 4

Also called isolation precautions. Gloves, Gowns, care equipment, PPE, single rooms, limited visitors.

Question 5

Medical Technique

Question 6

Pathogen

Answer 6

Microbes that are harmful and can cause infections

Question 7

Nonpathogen

Answer 7

Microbes that do not usually cause an infection

Question 8

Sterile

Answer 8

The absence of all microbes

Question 9

Who’s in charge of infection spread?

Answer 9

Everyone, all the employees

Question 10

Nosocomial infections

Answer 10

Also called healthcare-associated infections. An infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where healthcare is given.

Question 11

Where are microbes found?

Answer 11

Everywhere–in the mouth, nose, respiratory tract, stomach, intestines, skin, air, soil, food, animals, clothing, furniture.

Question 12

Easiest way to prevent infection?

Answer 12

Washing hands.

Question 13

Proper hand hygiene.

Answer 13

• Keep hands and forearms lower than your elbows
• Wash away from your uniform and stand away from the sink (contaminated)
• Wash at least 20 sec
• Use clean, dry paper towels to dry hands

Question 14

When to wear gloves?

Answer 14

When contact with the following is likely:

• Blood
• Potentially infections material (body fluids, secretions, and excretions are examples)
• Mucous membranes
• Non-intact skin
• Skin that may be contaminated (feces or urine)

Question 15

When to remove them?

Answer 15

After contact with the person or the person’s care setting/equipment used in their care setting.

1 pair of gloves for each person.

When moving from a contaminated to clean body site.

Question 16

Most important PPE for contact precautions?

Answer 16

Gloves, gowns, masks, goggles, face shields

Question 17

When/where to put on PPE?

Answer 17

When contact with blood or body fluids is likely.

Question 18

What does contamination mean?

Answer 18

The process of becoming unclean, when pathogens are present.

Question 19

Nursing Care plan

Answer 19

A written guide about the person’s nursing care.

Question 20

Meaning of nursing process

Answer 20

The method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care. It has 5 steps:

Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

Question 21

How to differentiate objective vs subjective data?

Answer 21

Objective is seen, heard, felt, or smelled. Subjective are things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses.

Question 22

What are signs vs symptoms?

Question 23

When to report to COCs/Change of conditions?

Question 24

What is ADL?

Answer 24

Activities of daily living.

Question 25

What is Perineal care?

Answer 25

Cleaning of private and anal area. To prevent infection and increase comfort.

Question 26

Where is medicated shampoo left after using it?

Answer 26

Return it back to the nurse, do not leave by the bedside table.

Question 27

Nursing measures after shampooing in bed?

Question 28

How to shave person on anticoagulants?

Answer 28

Use an electric razor and not safety razors. Patients on anticoagulants are at risk of easily bleeding if cut, as the pills prevent/slow down blood cutting.

Question 29

What can CNAs do for nail and toenail care?

Answer 29

In California, CNAs do not cut toenails or nails. This is left for the nurse or podiatrist, to avoid infection.

Question 30

When removing clothes, where do you go? Strong or weak? (Skills)

Answer 30

Remove clothes from the stronger, unaffected side.

Question 31

Incontinences different types

Question 32

Nursing measures in assistance with urination

Question 33

Drainage bags in position with residents

Answer 33

Always kept lower than the person’s bladder, to avoid urine flowing back to the bladder. Hung from bed frame, chair, wheelchair, or from the thigh if the patient is standing.

Question 34

Where to keep urinals?

Answer 34

Hooked to the bed rail, within the patient’s reach.

Question 35

Catheter drainage bags - what do you do?