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Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure
True or False
PPE
Isolation Precautions
Potpourri
100
Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infecious materials
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
100
True or False. Wearing gloves replaces the need for hand hygiene.
What is FALSE? (Wearing gloves does NOT replace the need for hand hygiene.)
100
This task is done prior to donning any PPE.
What is hand hygiene?
100
This organism, which is found on skin, in the mucous membranes of the nose, respiratory tract and GI tract, is spread by contact........... requiring CONTACT precautions.
What is MRSA?
100
This is the easiest and simplest way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
200
Part of this involves instructing symptomatic persons to cover their mouth/nose when sneezing/coughing
What is Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette?
200
True or False. One of out 100 patients will develop a healthcare associated infection.
What is FALSE? (one of out 20 patients will)
200
This is first in the sequence of donning PPE.
What is a gown?
200
Type of precautions used for Influenza
What are DROPLET precautions?
200
True or False. Healthcare Workers can protect themselves from Hepatitis C by getting the Hep C vaccine available from Employee Health.
What is FALSE? (There is currently no vaccine available for Hepatitis C.)
300

Immediately following an accidental occupational exposure, the employee should first do what?

What is wash the skin thoroughly with soap and water.

300
At the Cheyenne VA, EMS Staff are responsible for placing isolation signs on the Veteran's door.

What is FALSE?  Nursing service personnel are responsible for placing signs.

300
In the sequence of removing PPE, this item, the most contaminated, comes off first.
What are gloves?
300

Type of precautions for HIV or Hepatitis

What are STANDARD precautions?

300
This is worn by the Healthcare Worker for respiratory protection when caring for someone who has influenza.
What is a surgical mask?
400

The name for the time required to disinfect hard surfaces using facility made or facility purchased wipes. 

What is dwell time or wet contact time?

400
Airborne isolation requires the patient to be placed in a positive pressure room.
What is FALSE? (negative pressure)
400
This virus carries the highest risk of infection following a needlestick or sharp injury with blood contaminated by that virus.
What is Hepatitis B? (30%)
400

When unclear whether or not a Veteran is in isolation, what do you do?

What is ask nursing staff? Or What is don PPE for worst case scenarios?

400
After applying soap and lathering well, this is the amount of time you should vigorously rub together all surfaces of lathered hands.
What is 15 seconds?
500

This type of wipe is primarily used for disinfecting C-diff rooms.

What are bleach wipes?

500
Only a surgical mask is required when entering the room of a patient in DROPLET precautions.
What is TRUE?
500

For patients in airborne isolation, this device is used to provide respiratory protection.

What is a PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator)? or What is N-95 mask?

500
Isolation precautions fall into two general categories: Standard and ___________ ?
What is Transmission based?
500

According to the MOU between EMS/FNS and FMS, cleaning of all visible walls and behind all equipment is done how often in the canteen?

What is quarterly?