Chain of Infection
Isolation Precautions
Hand Hygiene
Sterile Technique
Occupational Exposures
100
In the "Chain of Infection", microorganisms and parasites are given this title.
What is Infectious Agents?
100
This type of precaution requires the use of a private room, gloves, and gown.
What is contact precautions?
100
Cleaning your hands prior to touching a patient is done for this reason.
What is protecting the patient from harmful germs on your hands?
100
Procedures that require perforation of the skin or insertion of instruments into sterile body cavities require this.
What is surgical asepsis or sterile technique?
100
After administering an injection, the nurse should place the used needle safety device in this.
What is a puncture-resistant sharps container?
200
The best way to stop the transmission of an infectious agent.
What is hand hygiene?
200
This type of precautions requires the use of a private room, negative-pressure airflow, and mask or N95 respirator.
What is airborne precautions? (droplet nuclei smaller than 5 microns)
200
Cleaning of your hands after body fluid exposure is performed for this reason.
What is protecting you and the environment from harmful patient germs?
200
A sterile object remains sterile only when touched by this.
What is another sterile object?
200
These two viruses are most commonly transmitted by contaminated needles.
What is Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C?
300
Sites such as blood, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, GI tract, and the GU tract are examples of which two elements of the "chain of infection"?
What is portal of exit and portal of entry?
300
This type of precautions requires a private room and mask or respirator.
What is droplet precautions? (droplets larger than 5 microns if within 3 feet of the patient)
300
Fingernails should be kept clean and should not have these.
What is artificial nails or polish?
300
A sterile field out of the range of vision or below a person's waist is considered this.
What is contaminated?
300
The first thing that should be done if a nurse experiences a needlestick with a contaminated needle.
What is wash the area thoroughly? (reporting the incident immediately is the next step)
400
E. Coli is typically found in this reservoir.
What is the colon?
400
A patient having just undergone a stem cell transplant would have this type of precautions.
What is protective environment? (positive pressure airflow, private room, mask worn by patient when out of room)
400
If hands are not visibly soiled, it is appropriate to perform hand hygiene with this.
What is an alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
400
If a sterile surface becomes wet, it is considered this.
What is contaminated?
400
After patient screening, it is required that an exposed employee be given this.
What is the patient's test results?
500
Coughing, sneezing, or talking could cause exposure to an infectious agent and is known as this mode of transmission.
What is droplet or airborne transmission?
500
Measles, chickenpox, and tuberculosis are all examples of conditions requiring this type of precautions.
What is airborne precautions?
500
Effective handwashing mechanically removes microorganisms from the hands and should be performed for this amount of time.
What is at least 15 seconds?
500
This is the width of border at the edge of a sterile field that is considered contaminated.
What is 1 inch?
500
Exposures involving non-bloodborne pathogens could be spread by these routes.
What is airborne and droplet?
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