INFECTION CONTROL

BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS

100

1. URINE, FECES, SALIVA, VOMIT, TEARS, NASAL SECRETIONS AND SWEAT CANNOT TRANSMIT BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS UNLESS THEY:

Contain blood

200

1. NAME THE THREE BLOOD BORNE ILLNESSES

HIV

HEPATITIS B

HEPATITIS C

300

BIOHAZARDOUUS WASTE IS SEPERATED AND PLACED IN A GARBAGE CAN LINED WITH A RED BAG WHERE SHOULD THIS BE DONE?

AT THE POINT OF USE

400

NAME THE LEADING CAUSE OF ALL INJURIES AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

IMPROPER HANDLING OF SHARPS

500

THESE REGULATIONS REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO PROTECT ITS WORKERS THROUGH TRAINING, AVAILABILITY OF PPE, CREATING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND PROVIDING A PLAN FOR ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS

BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD

RESISTANT ORGANISMS

100

1. WHAT IS THE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN THE WORLD?

SERIOUS DISEASES CAUSED BY DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS

200

1. SIX MAIN CAUSES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE LINKED TO

   
   

OVER-PRESCRIPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS

NOT FINISHING THE ENTIRE ANTIBIOTIC COURSE

OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK AND FISH FARMING

POOR INFECTION CONTROL IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

POOR HYGIENE AND SANTATION

ABSENCE OF NEW ANTIBIOTICS BEING DISCOVERED

300

1. WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM HARMFUL BACTERIA?

WASH HANDS OFTEN-SOAP AND WATER/SANITIZE

HEALTHY LIFE STYLE HABITS

PROPER DIET

PROPER FOOD HANDLING

EXERCISE

GOOD SLEEPING PATTERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANESS

400

1. WHEN A PERSON HAS A MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM AND THE GERMS ARE PRESENT IN OR ON THE BODY BUT THE PERSON IS NOT ILL. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

COLONIZATION

500

1. NAME THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED IN LTC TO MONITOR ANTIBIOTIC USAGE.

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP/ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP.

Infection Transmission

100

1. NAME AT LEAST 4 PORTALS OF ENTRY FOR AN INFECTION

MUCOUS MEMBRANES (T-ZONE)

SKIN SCRAPES CUTS/WOUNDS

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT- FOLEY OR IV

200

1. NAME 4 MODES OF TRANSMISSION

CONTACT (DIRECT/IN-DIRECT)

DROPLET

AIRBORNE

VECTOR AND COMMON VEHICLE

300

1. CONTAMINATION, OCCURS WHEN YOU TOUCH ONE OBJECT AND THEN ANOTHER OBJECT. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

CROSS CONTAMINATION

400

METHOD USED TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS.

INFECTIOUS CONTROL

500

1. NAME 5 FACTORS THAT REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND HYGIENE?

SKIN CONDITION

LONG NAILS

NAIL POLISH

ARTIFICAL NAILS OR ALTERED NAILS

JEWELERY

STANDARD PRECAUTIONS

100

1. WHICH RESIDENTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS?

ALL RESIDENTS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS

200

1. HOW LONG CAN A SINGLE PAIR OF GLOVES BE USED?

DURING CARE FOR ONE RESIDENT

300

1. NAME AT LEAST FIVE MEASURES USED WITH STANDARD PRECAUTIONS

HAND HYGIENE

PPE

NEEDLE STICK AND SHARPS INJURY PREVENTION

CLEANING AND DISINFECTION

WASTE DISPOSAL

RESPIRATORY ETIQUETTE

400

1. WHEN SHOULD YOU WEAR A GOWN?

WHENEVER YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS

500

1. WHAT SHOULD A HEALTH CARE WORKER DO WITH BEDSHEETS THAT ARE SOAKED WITH BLOOD?

PLACE THEM IN A BIOHAZARDOUS BAG

ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS

100

1. TYPE OF ISOLATION IS BASED ON?

ROUTE OF TRANSMISSION

200

1. A PERSON SNEEZES OR COUGHS AND LARGE DROPLETS ARE RELEASED AND THE LARGE DROPLET MAY SPREAD AS FAR AS 3 FEET. EXAMPLES OF INFECTIONS;

INFLUENZA

MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS

MUMPS RUBELLA

PERTUSUS

STREPTOCOCUS PNEUMONIA

300

1. AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE RISK OR ELIMINATE THE AIRBORNE TRANMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS. THE PARTICLES ARE SO SMALL THAT THEY CAN REMAIN SUSPENDED IN THE AIR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. EXAMPLES OF INFECTIONS/DISEASES

TUBERCULOSIS

MEASLES

CHICHEN POX

400

1. LIST THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR SOMEONE WITH TUBERCULOSIS.

GOWNS

GLOVES

N95 MASK

EYEWEAR OR FACE SHIELD

500

1. LIST THE PERSON PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR C-DIFF

GOWNS

GLOVES

POSSIBLY BOOTIES SHOE WEAR

FACE SHIELD