Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure
Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infecious materials
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
True or False. Wearing gloves replaces the need for hand hygiene.
FALSE (Wearing gloves does NOT replace the need for hand hygiene.)
This task is done prior to donning any PPE.
Hand hygiene
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.
MRSA
This is the easiest and simplest way to prevent the spread of infection.
Hand hygiene
Part of this involves instructing symptomatic persons to cover their mouth/nose when sneezing/coughing
Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette
True or False. One of out 100 patients will develop a healthcare associated infection.
FALSE (one of out 20 patients will)
This is first in the sequence of donning PPE.
Gown
Type of precautions used for Influenza
DROPLET precautions
True or False. Healthcare Workers can protect themselves from Hepatitis C by getting the Hep C vaccine available from Employee Health.
FALSE (There is currently no vaccine available for Hepatitis C.)
Immediately following an accidental occupational exposure, the employee should first do what?
Wash the skin thoroughly with soap and water.
True or false. If the first attempt at sterility check-off is unsuccessful, you will complete one hour of Open Lab practice prior to the second check-off.
True
In the sequence of removing PPE, this item, the most contaminated, comes off first.
Gloves
Type of precautions for HIV or Hepatitis
STANDARD precautions
This mask is worn by the Healthcare Worker for respiratory protection when caring for someone who has influenza.
Surgical mask
Name the three main types of transmission precautions
contact, droplet, airborne
Airborne isolation requires the patient to be placed in a positive pressure room.
FALSE (negative pressure)
This virus carries the highest risk of infection following a needlestick or sharp injury with blood contaminated by that virus.
Hepatitis B (30%)
When unclear whether or not a patient is in isolation, what do you do?
Don PPE for worst case scenarios
After applying soap and lathering well, this is the amount of time you should vigorously rub together all surfaces of lathered hands.
15 to 30 seconds
This type of wipe is primarily used for disinfecting C-diff rooms.
Bleach wipes
True or false. Droplet precautions include wearing a surgical mask.
True.
For patients in airborne isolation, this device is used to provide respiratory protection.
PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator), an N-100 or an N-95 mask
Isolation precautions fall into two general categories: Standard and ___________ ?
Transmission based
True or False. Airborne precautions require negative pressure ventilation in the patient room.
True