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What does CDC stand for?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Which of the following is an NA responsibility related to infection control?
Following standard precautions in caring for all residents.
Which of the following statements is true of disinfection?
a. Disinfection kills some pathogens but does not destroy all of them.
b. Disinfection is carried out with an autoclave.
c. Disinfection can be accomplished with regular soap and cold water.
d. Disinfecting an item means that all pathogens on the item are destroyed.
a. Disinfection kills some pathogens but does not destroy all of them.
Tuberculosis is
An airborne disease
What is C. difficile?
Constant diarrhea and highly contagious
The single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of disease is to ______________
Wash your hands
A person with TB disease:
Can spread it to others.
What is the best way to control MRSA?
Proper handwashing
What is one way that bloodborne pathogens can be transmitted?
By infected blood entering the bloodstream
What is gonorrhea and how is it spread?
A sexually transmitted disease, by having sexual contact
The following are necessary links in the chain of infection. When an NA wears gloves, which link is broken, thus preventing the spread of disease?
A. Reservoir C. Portal of entry
B. Susceptible D. Causative Agent
Mode of Transmission (a way for the disease to spread
The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires that
Employers have an exposure control plan
Tuberculosis may be transferred:
By coughing
How is MRSA most often spread?
By direct physical contact
Which of the following is true of wearing gloves?
Gloves should be changed before contact with mucous membranes
Under standard precautions, the term "body fluids" includes
Sweat Juice
Water Urine
Urine
If you need to clean up a spill, you should
Apply gloves before starting to clean the spill
Which of the following statements is true of hepatitis B (HBV)?
The vaccine for HB helps prevent the disease
What is the best way to control the spread of C. difficile?
Through proper handwashing and handling of contaminated wastes
A person with TB disease---
But if a person has Latent TB
Can spread it to others
They carry it but they are not contagious with Latent TB
Which of the following is the proper order to don PPE?
Apply gown, mask, goggles and gloves
When will you come into contact with microorganisms?
Every time you touch something
Which of the following is the proper order to dof PPE?
Put on gloves, goggles, gown and mask .
What does Hepatitis cause in a person that has it?
What does Jaundice mean?
Liver disease and the person will become jaundiced.
Yellow eyes and skin
Infection Control is _____________________.
List the chain of infection
A set of methods used to prevent the spread of disease.
Reservoir, Mode of transmission, susceptible host, causative agent, portal of entry and portal of exit