Diseases
What disease attacks white blood cells, decreases body's ability to fight infection, and weakens the immune system?
HIV
What is the most important measure to reduce transmission of diseases?
hand hygiene
Define Standard of Care
the care is as good as or better than anyone who is trained at your level
What are the body's defense mechanisms?
skin and immune system
Good Samaritan Laws generally protect people from legal liability when providing care in an emergency, if they do which of the following?
A) Act in good faith within the scope of their training.
B) Offer help with the hopes of being reimbursed for their services.
C) Obtain verbal consent.
D) Tell the patient they have a reasonable level of skill.
A) Act in good faith within the scope of their training.
True or False: all forms of hepatitis has either a vaccine or treatment
False - Hepatitis C has neither
Who regulates protections in the workplace?
OSHA
The range of duties to which the AT is allowed & expected to perform when necessary is defined as
scope of practice
What causes most infectious diseases?
bacteria and viruses
Which of the following is an example of a poor exposure control plan?
A) Employee exposure determination
B) Optional Hepatitis B vaccination and declination
C) Employee training schedule
D) Record-keeping of exposure
B) Optional Hepatitis B vaccination and declination
You have a patient who is experiencing a sore throat, nausea, and can't move their neck without pain; what disease do they likely have?
meningitis
When would you use soap & water vs hand sanitizer?
Use soap & water when hands are visibly dirty, before food, after restroom, before/after glove use & patient contact
Use hand sanitizer when hands are not visibly soiled, before patient contact, after removing gloves, after contact with inanimate objects
How do you prove Negligence?
1. there was a duty to act
2. there was a breach of duty
3. there was harm caused
4. the harm caused was a direct result from the breach
Unlawful touching of a victim without consent is considered what?
battery
While providing care to a patient, some of the patient's body fluids inadvertently splash into your eyes. Which of the following should you do first?
A) Rinse your eyes with a disinfectant solution.
B) Flush your eyes with clean water, saline or sterile irrigant for 20 minutes
C) Apply an antibiotic ointment.
D) Wash your face with soap and water.
B) Flush your eyes with clean water, saline or sterile irrigant for 20 minutes
Which form of hepatitis is the most common blood borne pathogen in the US?
Hepatitis C
What is an exposure control plan?
written program that shows the ways the employers protect the employees from exposure
You are performing CPR on a patient when someone comes up to you and says that the patient has a DNR.. what do you do?
You keep performing CPR until you are physically handed the DNR.
Individually identifiable health information such as medical issues, physical and mental conditions and medications are confidential by law.. this is known as
Protected Health Information
A health care provider contracts an infectious agent after using a pen that a patient used to sign consent forms. What mode of transmission has occurred in this scenario?
A) Airborne transmission
B) Indirect transmission
C) Direct contact
D) Droplet contact
B) Indirect transmission
What are the 5 Cs of MRSA?
Crowding, Contact (skin-skin), Compromised skin, Contaminated items/surfaces, and lack of Cleanliness
What is the difference between engineering controls and work practice controls?
Bonus: give an example of each
Engineering controls: devices employees use to isolate/remove BBP from workplace (example: PPE, sharps container, eye wash stations, biohazard labeled bags)
Work Practice Controls: procedures that reduce exposure by alternating the way a task is performed (example: using PPE, hand hygiene protocols, decontaminating surfaces, correctly disposing of sharps and wastes)
What are the 5/6 elements hat allows you to be covered under the good samaritan law?
1. must be an emergency
2. has to be voluntary
3. patient must consent
4. care is provided in good faith
5. cannot receive reimbursement
6. cannot be negligent
What are the 3 types of consent?
Bonus: what does each mean
informed consent (oral consent from patient or guardian)
expressed consent (patient does something to comply)
implied consent (when a patient is not capable of giving consent, consent is assumed)
MRSA is considered to be which of the following?
A) Single drug-resistant organism
B) Health care–associated infection organism
C) Multidrug-resistant organism
D) Vaccine resistant organism
C) Multidrug-resistant organism