Blood Safety
Which of the following is characterized by dimentia-like clinical features?
a) Paravirus B19 c) Cytomegalovirus
b) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease d) Chagas disease
b) What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ?
Nurses know that the most effective way to break the chain of infection is :
a) wearing gloves b) hand hygiene
c) placing clients in isolation
d) providing private rooms for clients
a) hand hygiene
Name 3 items that are considered to be "sharps"?
Scalpel, needles, lancets, IV cannula, suture needle, broken vial/ampoule
Which portion of the blood comprises 55%
What is plasma
If a transfusion reaction occurs, the nurse should do all of the following except :
a) stopping the transfusion immediately.
b) starting IV infusion of normal saline.
c) discarding blood and IV lines.
d) calling the physician.
c) discarding blood and IV lines
When droplets falls on bedside tables and chairs after a client coughs, the nurse knows that this type of transmission is :
a) direct b) air-borne
c) vector-borne d) vehicle-borne
d) vehicle-borne
Define injection safety.
A "safe injection" does not harm the recipient, does not expose the provider to any avoidable risks and does not result in waste that is dangerous for the community.
Blood donated by client for own transfusion during elective surgery is called .............
Autologous
Blood should be infused for no longer than ---------
hours.
What is 4 hours ?
Nurses were advised to wear the N95 mask based on a client's diagnosis. Which of the following diseases is the client likely to have? Choose ALL that apply.
a) Mumps b) Rubella c) Pertussis
d) Tuberculosis e) Corona virus-19
d) Tuberculosis AND e) Corona virus-19
True / False : Medical asepsis is used to avoid contamination of sterile injection equipment
False
Antigens are also called ............. ?
Antibodies are also called ............. ?
Agglutinogens
Agglutinins
Hepatitis C can live in the environment for at least ----------- hours.
What is 16 -23 hours
Florence Nightingale was well known for her theory which focused on good ventilation and meticulous cleaning methods. These examples refer to :
a) administrative controls b) work practice
c) environmental controls d) PPE
C) Environmental controls
The nurse has the following needles with gauges : 20, 25, 22.
a) Which needle would be used to administer insulin ?
b) Which needle would be used to administer IM Baralgin ?
a) Gauge 25
b) Gauge 22
Differentiate between an antiseptic and a disinfectant
Antiseptic - an agent that inhibits the growth of some microbes
Disinfectant - a chemical that destroys pathogens other than spores.
If a Rhesus -ve mother is having her first pregnancy with a Rhesus +ve foetus, what will occur during the present pregnancy and her next pregnancy with Rhesus +ve baby?
Rhesus antibodies will develop in the first pregnancy, but the baby will be unharmed. In the second pregnancy, during labour , exposure to Rh+ blood will place the baby at risk for an antigen-antibody reaction and haemolysis of RBCs.
Terminal cleaning refers to ..............
Cleaning of cubicles after discharge of client
True/ False : When entering a multi-dose vial, the syringe can be reused once the needle has been changed.
False
Name 5 elements of standard precautions.
1. Hand hygiene 6. Pt. care equipment
2. Respiratory hygiene 7. Pt. placement
3. Sharps Mx 8. Pt. resuscitation
4. Occupational health & blood-borne pathogens
5. Environmental control 9. Bed linen 10. PPE