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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to infection control practices in healthcare settings. It covers key topics such as modes of transmission, personal protective equipment, and sterilization techniques. Designed to help healthcare professionals understand and apply infection control principles to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
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How much hand rub should you use ✔✔Enough for at least 15 seconds to dry
Susceptible host ✔✔Person who may become infected
What mask do you use for airborne TB ✔✔N95 Mask
Indirect transmission ✔✔Microorganism transfers from contaminated object. Example touching surfaces
Direct transmission ✔✔Micros transferred from infected person to another w/o contaminated object. Example sexual and touching hands to hands
What are the two contact transmissions ✔✔Indirect and direct
What are the modes of transmission ✔✔Airborne, droplet, contact, indirect, direct
Mode of transmission ✔✔Pathogen moves from place to place
Means of escape how micro leaves reservoir ✔✔Respiratory, genitourinary, alimentary, skin, blood, transplancental
How many healthcare associated infections (HAIs) occur each year ✔✔Two million
How many people die from HAIs ✔✔99,
Element 1 ✔✔Healthcare professionals responsibility to accept principles and practices of infection control
Element II ✔✔Modes of transmission of pathogenic organisms in healthcare setting and strategies for prevention and control
Element III ✔✔Use of engineering controls to reduce patient or worker from exposure to infectious material
Medical asepsis ✔✔Practices that confine micros to a specific area. Example proper discard of contaminated items
Engineering controls ✔✔Eliminate exposure of a pathogen through engineering equipment. Example needle less syringes, sharps disposal container, etc
Puncture resistant containers ✔✔Puncture resistant, labeled or color-coded, leak proof on sides and bottom
Hierarchy of safety and health controls include ✔✔Legal and regulatory controls
Administrative and training controls
Engineering controls
Work place controls
PPE
Germicide bottle by EPA should say ✔✔EPA approved, and that it kills HIV and TB
Gloves should do what? ✔✔Fit to protect yourself from germs
Contamination ✔✔Micros on an item or surface
Decontaminated ✔✔Uses of physical or chemicals to destroy pathogens on surface to the point where they are not capable of transmitting infectious particles
Sterilization ✔✔Removal of all micros and spores
Disinfection ✔✔Process that eliminates many pr all micros except spores on inanimate objects
Non critical items ✔✔Come in contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes
Noncritical environmental surfaces ✔✔Bed rails, some food utensils, bedside tables, pt furniture and floors
Semi critical items ✔✔Contact mucous membranes or nonintact skin
Critical items ✔✔Enter sterile tissue or vascular system and must be sterile