unit 6

Question 1

the patients center of gravity is located at

Answer 1

center of the pelvis

Question 2

T/F: your patient is very weak and unable to move over from a gurney to an exam table, the best way to move them is to pull them over with the sheet only

Answer 2

false

Question 3

when is appropriate to use immobilizes

Answer 3

when the ordering physician prescribes them

Question 4

when a patients limb is casted due to a fracture, where should you support the limb

Answer 4

at the two joints on either end of the cast/bone

Question 5

T/F: communicating with your patient is the best way to avoid immobilizers

Answer 5

true

Question 6

when assisting a patient with a gown & IV , to allow enough material to work with the _____ side should be removed first

Answer 6

unaffected

Question 7

what applies to a patient with standard precautions?

Answer 7

• use of PPE
• hand hygiene
• safe injection practices
• respiratory hygiene / cough etiquette

Question 8

T/F: if a technologist re-uses gloves between patients , we would be most concerned about transmitting contact type infections

Answer 8

true

Question 9

T/F: standard precautions should be used for all patients at all times

Answer 9

true

Question 10

comes from evaporated residue left from droplet

Answer 10

airborne

Question 11

an example of this is food, water & blood

Answer 11

vehicle

Question 12

infected animals or insects that deposit by stinging or biting human host

Answer 12

vector

Question 13

contaminated objects such as syringe, needle or clothing

Answer 13

fomite

Question 14

used for patients that are highly susceptible to becoming infected because of a particular treatment or condition

Answer 14

expanded precautions

Question 15

eliminates all microorganisms

Answer 15

sterile technique

Question 16

contact, droplet, and airborne precautions

Answer 16

transmission based precautions

Question 17

focuses on the absence of pathogenic organisms but does not require items to be completely free of microorganisms

Answer 17

medical asepsis

Question 18

applies to all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status

Answer 18

standard precautions

Question 19

VRE, C- diff, & MRSA requires this isolation precaution

Answer 19

contact isolation

Question 20

pneumonia, influenza, & meningitis require this isolation precaution

Answer 20

droplet isolation

Question 21

most relevant when a patient carries an infectious agent that can be carried by sputum droplets in the air

Answer 21

droplet isolation

Question 22

TB & measles require this isolation precaution

Answer 22

airborne isolation

Question 23

what elements need to be present for infection to be transmitted

Answer 23

• infection agent and a reservoir
• environment for pathogenic microbes
• portal of exit from reservoir
• means of transmission
• portal of entry into new host

Question 24

process of infection

Answer 24

• incubation stage
• prodromal stage
• full disease stage
• convalescent stage

Question 25

what stage do more specific symptoms of the particular disease become highly infectious

Answer 25

prodromal stage

Question 26

what three different methods can equipment be sterilized under

Answer 26

steam under pressure (autoclaves) chemical sterilization ethylene oxide

Question 27

isolation precautions that are used to protect the patient from becoming infected

Answer 27

reverse isolation or protective isolation

Question 28

leading cause of injury to health care personnel

Answer 28

constant abuse of the spine from moving & lifting

Question 29

people who are most prone to skin breakdown

Answer 29

malnourished, elderly, & chronically ill

Question 30

when moving a patient from the bed to a wheelchair always place

Answer 30

nonskid slippers on feet