Take Precautions!
The type of precautions used when caring for all persons.
What are standard precautions?
This is the process you should follow when your glove tears.
What is remove your gloves, practice hand hygiene, and apply new gloves?
This small living plant or animal can only be seen with a microscope.
What is a microorganism?
These measures are used to prevent cross-contamination.
What is hand hygiene and disinfection?
OSHA instituted this regulation to protect workers from exposure to pathogens that are present in blood.
What is the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?
Persons who have or may have certain types of infections or illnesses require this type of precautions.
What are transmission-based precautions?
True or false: If gloves have not been contaminated, they can be washed between patients.
What is false?
Harmful microbes that cause infections are called this.
What is a pathogen?
This action should be performed before touching a person to prevent the transfer of microbes from the health care setting to the person.
What is hand hygiene?
In the chain of infection, an instrument contaminated with blood acts as a....
What is a reservoir?
Contact precautions require the healthcare worker to don these PPE items.
What are a gown and gloves?
True or false: To handle laundry safely, you should wear gloves when handling a sheet soiled with urine.
What is true?
The invasion and growth of pathogens in the body can cause this disease state.
What is an infection?
This is the direction you should dry after washing your hands with soap and water.
What is from the fingertips toward the forearms?
You have blood on your hand. You need to do this.
What is wash your hands with soap and water?
Standard precautions were developed by this government agency.
What is the CDC?
Gloves are one item worn by staff as part of this equipment needed for protection against hazards.
What is personal protective equipment?
This is the state of being free of disease-producing microbes (microorganisms).
What is asepsis?
In most health care situations, unless hands are visibly soiled, this is the recommended method for hand hygiene.
What is use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions that may be harmful to others are considered to be this.
What is biohazardous waste?
Protective, also known as reverse isolation, is a method for caring for patients with this impairment.
What is immunocompromised?
According to the CDC, this is the first item of PPE to be doffed.
What are gloves?
If an item is free of all microbes it is. . .
What is sterile?
While providing patient care, you move from a soiled body site to a clean body site. Your hands are not visibly soiled. You should do this.
What is hand hygiene using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
According to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, your employer should offer you this preventative measure.
What is a Hepatitis B vaccine?