Chain of Infection
What causes infectious diseases?
What is a pathogen?
When wearing PPE, the outside of a gown is considered________?
What is contaminated.
When wearing sterile gloves, where should hands be kept?
What is above the waist.
How is HIV transmitted?
What is through blood.
How often are employees trained on bloodborne pathogens?
What is once a year.
What is a living body that is not visible to the naked eye?
What is a microorganism.
What is the CDC.
How does an autoclave kill pathogens?
What is pressurized steam.
What type of reporting method is used for HIV/AIDS cases?
What is name.
What agency developed the BBP Standard?
What is OSHA.
How does a pathogen enter a new reservior?
What is through the portal of entry.
Where should a disposable gown be placed after use?
What is in a biohazard waste container.
What three things must you label on an autoclave package?
What is the items contained, the date of sterilization, and your initials.
Although the strains of hepatitis are different in many ways, what is common to all of the strains?
What is they are all caused by a virus.
What three BBP are healthcare workers at an increased risk of being exposed to?
What is HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
Give an example of a portal of entry.
What is inhaling, ingesting, absorbing, or through a cut or scrape.
The strings and elastic bands of masks and eyewear are considered?
What is clean.
How should a sterile package be handled, with gloves or no gloves?
What is without gloves.
How long can symptoms of acute hepatitis last?
What is several months to a year.
Who must follow the regulations in the BBP Standard?
What is all healthcare facilities, and their employees.
What are the 6 steps in the chain of infection, in order, without looking?
What is infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host.
When should gloves be donned if you are wearing additional PPE?
What is after donning a gown, masks and eyewear.
What is the name for the strip placed inside the package that changes when exposed to high temperature?
What is a sterility indicator.
Which of the hepatitis strains are preventable with a vaccine?
What is Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B
How did the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act affect the BBP Standard?
What is the standard was updated to emphasize safer medical devices and a sharps injury log.