Body Mechanics
What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers?
back injury
What should a health care worker do before entering a patient's room?
Knock and ask for permission to enter
Where should you point the nozzle of a fire extinguisher when you are putting out a fire?
The base of the fire
Which patients should be considered infectious?
all patients
When should transmission-based precautions be used?
With patients who have highly communicable diseases
True or False, Use the strength in your arms to push a heavy object.
False
What is one of the most important guidelines to providing a safe environment in a health care facility?
know surroundings
In order to survive, bacteria need moisture, oxygen, and what?
warm temperature
When should health care workers wash their hands?
Before providing care and between patients
Why should transmission-based garments never be removed outside of an isolation room?
It would increase the risk of spreading infection
Which muscles are the strongest in your body?
leg muscles
Which two items should be used to identify a patient?
Name and birth date
Symptoms of foodborne illness resemble ____.
the flu
When wearing PPE, the outside of a gown is considered ____.
Contaminated
What technique should be used to remove items from an isolation unit?
Double-bagging technique
Always bend at your ____.
hips and knees
Which of the following agencies is responsible for protecting human health and the environment?
EPA
How can you confine a fire to an area?
close doors and windows
When should a gown be worn?
When contact with blood or bodily fluid is likely
What should be done with food that is leftover in an isolation room?
It should be disposed in the patient's room
In what position is a patient lying on the back?
Supine
Which of the following agencies is responsible for enforcing safety standards in the workplace?
OSHA
There is a fire on the second floor of the Community Rehabilitation Center. Camilla is trying to lead her patients to safety, but the primary exit is blocked by fire. What should Camilla try next?
Use the secondary exit.
Which agency developed standard precautions?
CDC
How many health care workers are required for most procedures in an isolation unit?
2