Legal/Ethical Issues
Knowledge of right and wrong that guides your actions
What are ethics
The #1 way to prevent spread of infection
What is hand washing
What is HAI?
What is Healthcare associated infection
Wiping front to back
What is perineal care for a female
Medical asepsis is what
is used in all healthcare facilities. Medical asepsis reduces the amount of pathogens to reduce the spead of infection
A law protecting privacy and security of health information
What is HIPAA
The first line of defense against infections, which precaution?
What are standard precautions
which link in the chain of infection refers to any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave
What is portal of exit
HIV is considered which precaution
Standard precaution, Contact precaution
OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration
A patient signing a document stating they allow a procedure to be done
What is written consent
Using PPE of standard precautions, gown, and gloves
What is contact precautions
first step nurse aid should take when cleaning a spill
what is don gloves then clean per the facility protocol
Disposable equiptment is recommended for all patient not in isolation. True or false
False
what is a systemic infection?
pathogen enter the bloodstream and moves throughout the body?
A CNA giving pain medication
What is malpractice
Using PPE of standard precautions and surgical mask
What is droplet precautions
which is not considered body fluid
What is the sweat
Tuberculosis is what precaution
Airborne
CDC
Centers for disease control and prevention
A CNA not turning a bed bound patient every 2 hours and the patient develops a pressure injury
What is negligence
Using PPE of standard precautions and respirator
What is airborne precautions
What is the 5th vital sign?
What is pain
CRE is what precaution
Contact
localized infection, what is it
infection that is local to the site of infection. it has not spead through the body.