Wash your hands!
In the Handwashing skill, the CNA should spend this much time using soap and water and friction to remove pathogens from the hands.
This destroys most, but not all pathogens on an object.
What is disinfection?
An infection that spreads throughout the body by way of the bloodstream is called this.
What is a systemic infection?
True or false? For preventing the spread of infection, at least two consecutive links in the chain of infection must be broken.
What is "False"
A well known pathogen that is transmitted by blood and body fluids is this.
What is Hepatitis B or HIV?
Alcohol based hand sanitizers are sometimes acceptable, unless this.
What is - if the hands are visibly soiled?
This item is appropriate for placing on an overbed table.
Urinal
Meal tray
Used linen
What is Meal tray?
Blood and body fluids include all except these substances:
Blood
Urine
Sweat
Tears
What is sweat?
True or false? The most accurate way to detect an active Covid-19 infection is the Rapid Home Covid Test.
What is "False?
Tuberculosis (TB) requires this kind of precautions.
What is "Airborne?"
This type of precaution does not include hand washing.
What is none?
When donning full PPE, this item is put on last.
What are gloves?
A "Sharps" container requires the following features except:
Biohazard label
Leak-proof bottom and sides
Ergonomic handle on top
Puncture-resistant
What is an ergonomic handle?
True or false: A CNA should wash hands at each of these times.
Immediately after removing gloves
When leaving the dirty utility room
Before serving meal trays
What is "True?
On human hands, the spores of C. Difficile are only destroyed by this.
What is Soap and Water?
The spread of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) can usually be controlled by this method.
What is careful hand washing?
From more possible microorganisms to no microorganism this is the correct order:
sterile, clean, disinfected
disinfected, clean, sterile
clean, disinfected, sterile
What is clean, disinfected, sterile?
An infection characterized by a small area of redness and swelling near a break in the skin is called this.
What is a localized infection?
True or False? When a residents is in an isolation room they are very sick, so the CNA should leave the room as quickly as possible after giving care.
What is "False?"
Most pathogens grow best in this environment"
cool, clammy, dark
dark, moist, warm
dry, dark, moderate temp
What is dark, moist, warm?
This is the most important thing a CNA can do to prevent the spread of infection.
What is thorough hand washing?
The process of making an object free of all microorganism is called this.
What is surgical asepsis?
An infection that includes fever, chills, or mental confusion is likely this.
What is a systemic infection?
True or False? Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is airborne, so the CNA should avoid approaching a resident who is infected with HIV.
What is "False?"
When symptoms of Covid-19 persist for three months or more after having the virus, it is called this.
What is 'Long Covid?"