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Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) - Correct Answer ✅ infections acquired in healthcare settings during the delivery of medical care Infection - Correct Answer ✅ occurs when pathogens invade the body and multiply infection prevention - Correct Answer ✅ methods practiced in healthcare facilities to prevent and control the spread of disease localized infection - Correct Answer ✅ an infection that is limited to a specific location in the body Microorganism/microbe - Correct Answer ✅ a living thing that is only visible under a microscope Pathogen - Correct Answer ✅ a harmful microorganism systemic infection - Correct Answer ✅ an infection that is in the bloodstream and spread throughout the body The following are necessary links in the chain of infection. Which link is broken by wearing gloves, thus preventing the spread of disease - Correct Answer ✅ Mode of transmission (a way for a disease to spread)
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Chain of Infection - Correct Answer ✅ factors that lead to the transmission or spread of disease 5 Chains of infection - Correct Answer ✅ 1. Causative Agent 2. Reservoir
- Portal of exit 4. Mode of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible host Causative agent - Correct Answer ✅ pathogen that causes disease Reservoir - Correct Answer ✅ where pathogens live and multiply Portal of exit - Correct Answer ✅ any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave Mode of transmission - Correct Answer ✅ how a pathogen travels Portal of entry - Correct Answer ✅ any body opening on an uninfected person that allows pathogens to enter Susceptible host - Correct Answer ✅ an uninfected person who could become ill
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True/False: Nutrition is not normally a factor in preventing infections - Correct Answer ✅ False True/False: The elderly are less likely than younger people to have healthcare-associated infections - Correct Answer ✅ False True/False: Infections are less dangerous in the elderly than they are in younger people - Correct Answer ✅ False Nursing assistants play an important role in protecting elderly residents from infections - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Following Standard Precautions means treating all blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes as if they were infected - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Under Standard Precautions, body fluids do not include saliva - Correct Answer ✅ False OSHA - Correct Answer ✅ Occupational Safety and Health Administration CDC - Correct Answer ✅ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Standard Precautions - Correct Answer ✅ A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious. transmission-based precautions - Correct Answer ✅ used in addition to standard precautions for patients with suspected infection Include airborne, droplet, or contact precautions True/False: A nursing assistant can usually tell if someone is infectious just by looking at him - Correct Answer ✅ False True/False: A nursing assistant should wash her hands before donning (putting on) gloves - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: A nursing assistant should carefully recap using syringes before putting them in a biohazard container - Correct Answer ✅ False True/False: Giving mouth care is one task that requires a nursing assistant to wear gloves - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Waste that contains blood can be disposed of in the regular trash can - Correct Answer ✅ False
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Alcohol-based hand rubs are used - Correct Answer ✅ in addition to washing with soap and water Why should a nursing assistant not wear artificial nails to work - Correct Answer ✅ they harbor bacteria and increase risk of contamination How long should a nursing assistant use friction when lathering and washing her hands - Correct Answer ✅ 20 seconds What type of personal protective equipment may be needed when caring for a resident with a respiratory illness - Correct Answer ✅ Mask and goggles What type of personal protective equipment is used most often by caregivers - Correct Answer ✅ gloves How many times can a gown be work before it needs to be discarded - Correct Answer ✅ One time If blood or body fluids may be splashed or sprayed into the eye area, proper protection for the eyes is - Correct Answer ✅ Goggles
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What is the correct order for donning PPE (gloves, mask, goggles, gown) - Correct Answer ✅ 1. Gown 2. Mask 3. Goggles 4. Gloves What is the correct order for doffing PPE (gloves, mask, goggles, gown)
- Correct Answer ✅ 1. Gloves 2. Goggles, 3. gown 4. mask Clean - Correct Answer ✅ in health care, objects that have not been contaminated with pathogens Dirty - Correct Answer ✅ In health care, objects that have been contaminated with pathogens Disinfection - Correct Answer ✅ a process that kills pathogens but does not destroy all pathogens Disposable - Correct Answer ✅ only to be used once and then discarded Sterilization - Correct Answer ✅ a measure that destroys all microorganisms, including pathogens How many times can disposable equipment be used before it needs to be discarded - Correct Answer ✅ one time
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Airborne precautions - Correct Answer ✅ Prevent the spread of pathogens that can be transmitted through the air after being expelled ex. tuberculosis Airborne protection - Correct Answer ✅ N95 or HEPA mask Droplet precautions - Correct Answer ✅ For Diseases that are spread by droplets in the air. Normally do not travel more than 6 ft. Ex. Influenza Actions that cause droplets - Correct Answer ✅ Talking, coughing, sneezing, laughing, singing, suctioning Droplet protection - Correct Answer ✅ face mask, covering mouth during sneezing, washing hands, distancing contact precautions - Correct Answer ✅ For diseases spread by direct contact with a person or an object. Ex. Conjunctivitis (pink eye), C. Diff Contact protections - Correct Answer ✅ Gloves, Gown, resident isolation Transmission-based precautions are used - Correct Answer ✅ in addition to standard precautions
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Dedicated equipment refers to - Correct Answer ✅ equipment that is only used by one resident Which of the following is true of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for residents in isolation - Correct Answer ✅ Nursing assistants would remove PPE before exiting a resident's room When a resident is in isolation - Correct Answer ✅ She needs to feel that her feelings are understood by care team members Bloodborne diseases can be transmitted by - Correct Answer ✅ infected blood entering the bloodstream In health care, the most common way to get a blood borne disease is by
- Correct Answer ✅ contact with infected blood or certain body fluids How does the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affect the body - Correct Answer ✅ It weakens the immune system so that the body cannot fight infection Which of the following is true of hepatitis B (HBV) - Correct Answer ✅ HBV can be transmitted through blood or needles that are contaminated with the virus
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someone with latent TB infection - Correct Answer ✅ cannot infect others A person with TB disease - Correct Answer ✅ can infect others TB disease is more likely to develop in people - Correct Answer ✅ Who have weakened immune systems The word resistant in multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) means that - Correct Answer ✅ Medications can no longer kill the specific bacteria True/False: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is almost always spread by direct physical contact - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Once vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is established it is relatively easy to get rid of - Correct Answer ✅ False True/False: MRSA can be spread through indirect contact by touching objects contaminated by a person with MRSA - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Handwashing will not help control the spread of MRSA - Correct Answer ✅ False
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True/False: VRE causes life threatening infections in people with weak immune systems - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Frequent hand washing can help prevent the spread of VRE - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: Frequent handwashing can help prevent the spread if VRE - Correct Answer ✅ True True/False: hand washing and proper handling of contaminated wastes can help prevent C. diff - Correct Answer ✅ true True/False: Increasing the use of antibiotics helps lower the risk of developing C. diff diarrhea - Correct Answer ✅ false True/False: both hand sanitizers and washing hands with soap and water are considered equally effective when dealing with C. diff - Correct Answer ✅ false
