Week 1

Question 1

<p>What is the difference between TRADITIONAL and NEW Asepsis?</p>

Answer 1

<p>Traditional is DO NO HARM by individual and New implies that safety is a system property. New is the better approach</p>

Question 1

<p>What does cleaning mean?</p>

Answer 1

<p>Physical removal of organic matter to reduce microbial growth prior to killing the micropbes</p>

Question 2

<p>What products are used in cleaning?</p>

Answer 2

<p>Soap, water, and friction</p>

Question 3

<p>What does sterializing mean?</p>

Answer 3

<p>Removal or destruction of all microorganisms. Absolute cleaniest form.</p>

Question 4

<p>What does disinfection mean?</p>

Answer 4

<p>Reduction in the # and type of mircroorganisms on surfaces.</p>

Question 5

<p>What does antispesis mean?</p>

Answer 5

<p>Inhibition of growth of mircroorganisms on living tissue</p>

Question 6

<p>What is the purpose of med/surg asepsis ?</p>

Answer 6

<p>prevent contamination of an open wound</p>

Question 7

<p>What does a sterile technique hope to do?</p>

Answer 7

<p>isolate the operative area from the unsterile environment and maintain a sterile field</p>

Question 8

<p>What is another word for healthcare associated infection ?</p>

Answer 8

<p>Nosocomial</p>

Question 9

<p>What does iatrogenic mean?</p>

Answer 9

<p>dev. Condition as a result of an unintended med treatment</p>

Question 10

<p>What does endogenous mean?</p>

Answer 10

<p>Anything that originates internally</p>

Question 11

<p>What does exogenous mean?</p>

Answer 11

<p>Anything that originates outside</p>

Question 12

<p>What typre of bacterias can cause infection?</p>

Answer 12

<p>Anaerobic, aerobic, gram neg, and gram pos bacteria</p>

Question 13

<p>If you are practicing universal safety procautions, you are protected from what?</p>

Answer 13

<p>blood borne pathogens and bodily fluids</p>

Question 14

<p>What are 3 examples of illness that universal pracautions protect you from?</p>

Answer 14

<p>HIV, hep B, and other bloodborne pathogens</p>

Question 15

<p>Standard precautions protects you from?</p>

Answer 15

<p>blood, bodily fluids, secretions, excretions (no sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membranes</p>

Question 16

<p>What are some practices of standard precautions?</p>

Answer 16

<p>hand hygiene, use of gloves, gown, mask, eye protection or face shield, patient-care equipment, environmental cleaning, linen, patient resuscitations, and safe injection practices</p>

Question 17

<p>What are the parts of the chain of infection?</p>

Answer 17

<p>infectious agent, susceptible host, mode of entry, transmission, mode of exit, reservoir</p>

Question 18

<p>Contact precautions are indicated for PT who:</p>

Answer 18

<p>contaminate the environment with their blood or bodily fluids ( profuse bleeding & diarrhea, draining wounds that cant be contained w/ a dressing)</p>

Question 19

<p>What kind of PPE would you wear for contact precautions?</p>

Answer 19

<p>glove and gown</p>

Question 20

<p>Airborne precautions reduce the transmission of particle < \_\_?</p>

Answer 20

<p>5 microns in size</p>

Question 21

<p>Airborne precautions are indicated for what kind of PT?</p>

Answer 21

<p>M. tuberculosis, varicella virus (chickenpox), rubeola virus (measles), disseminated herpes zoster (shingles)</p>

Question 22

<p>What would you wear to protect yourself when entering airborne cautioned room?</p>

Answer 22

<p>N95 maks</p>

Question 23

<p>What are droplet precautions used for?</p>

Answer 23

<p>reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens in whole or in part by droplets > 5 microns in size.</p>

Question 24

<p>Droplet precautions are indicated for which illnesses?</p>

Answer 24

<p>Neisseria meningitis, influenze, Petussis (whooping cough), mumps, rubella virus</p>

Question 25

<p>What PPE will you use with Droplet Precaution rooms?</p>

Answer 25

<p>use mask N95 or reg mask, throughout the day. </p>

Question 26

<p>How often should you wash your hands?</p>

Answer 26

<p>15 seconds</p>

Question 27

<p>What are the new focuses of Hand Hygiene?</p>

Answer 27

<p>care is customized according to PT's needs and values? Educate, protect, and promote</p>

Question 28

<p>What are some preventable occurrences in Healthcare?</p>

Answer 28

<p>CRBSI (catheter-related blood stream infections), CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infection), and Mediastinitis ( extrernal wound w/ infections & inflammation)</p>