Chapter 6: Infection Prevention and Control

TRUE OR FALSE: When putting on PPE, it is important to put the mask on first.

TRUE OR FALSE: When putting on PPE, it is important to put the mask on first!

To protect themselves from splashes and s;ills, Central Service technicians assigned to the decon area should wear what? Double cloth gowns? Blue surgical scrubs? Fluid resistant gowns? Sterile OR gowns?

Floors in the CS department should be ________? Wet mopped daily? Wet mopped weekly? Swept daily? Swept daily and wet mopped weekly? Swept weekly and wet mopped every hour? Swept every hour but wet mopped daily? None of the above?

Which of these traffic control/dress code requirements applies to the clean assembly area of Central Service? Biohazard? Unrestricted? Semi-restricted? Restricted?

The decontamination area of the Central Service department should have? Negative air flow? Positive air flow? Medium air flow? No air exchanges because it is a biohazard area? Hot air flow?

When removing PPE, what should you remove first? Gloves? Gown? Mask? Shoe Covers?

Departmental dress codes apply to who? Everyone entering the CS dept.? Only hospital employees? Only persons who will be spending more than 10 minutes in the CS work area? Only visitors such as sales reps, maintenance dpt., etc?

The basics of aseptic technique is what? Knowing the chain of infection? Activities that prevent infection? Following the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard? All of the above?

What color should biohazard labels/signs be? Red/orange? Orange/yellow? Orange/blue? Green/black?

Inanimate objects that can transmit bacteria are called what? Transmission devices? Fomites? Thermophiles? Carriers? Cells? Bacteria? Famiseals? Decepticons?

How many patients develop a healthcare associated infection each year? One million? Two million? 700,000? 500,000?

The main theory of standard precautions is what? Patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease? Patients in high risk categories may be infectious? Treat all human blood and body fluids as infectious?

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard? Give Hep B vaccine to employees free? Observe standard precautions? Keep biohazard areas locked? Use engineering controls to prevent biohazard exposure?

TRUE OR FALSE: Hand hygiene is considered the single most important factor in reducing infections.

The decontamination are of the central Service department should have what? Negative air flow? Positive air flow? Filtered air flow? No air exchanges because it is a biohazard area?

Which of these traffic control/dress code requirements apply to the clean assembly area of CS? Biohazard? Unrestricted? Semi restricted? Restricted? OR? Waiting Room? Business casual? Casual Friday?

TRUE OR FALSE: Hand hygiene means hands are kept germ free at work.

The only way to interrupt the transmission of a causative agent is to do what? Sterilize the item? Wear appropriate PPE? Eliminate it? Involve OSHA?

What's the main theory of standard precautions? That patients in high risk categories may be infectious? That patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious? To treat all human blood and body fluids as infectious?

The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called what? Infection prevention? Infection control? Asepsis? HIA control?

The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called what? Infection prevention? Infection control? Asepsis? Healthcare associated infection control?

Knowing what is dirty, what is clean, what is sterile, & keeping all 3 conditions separated is what? The principles of asepsis? Basics of the bloodborne pathogen standard? Basics of environmental control?

How long should hands be lathered and scrubbed for? 10 seconds? 20 seconds? One minute? Two minutes?

Jewelry should not be worn in the CS department because what? They harbor bacteria? They are expensive? They may be damaged? They may be misplaced and stolen?

What are the basics of aseptic technique? Knowing the chain of infection? They are activities that prevent infection? Following the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard? All of the above?

TRUE OR FALSE: Hand hygiene is considered the single most important factor in reducing infections.

To prevent splash and spills, CS techs should wear what gowns in decon? Double cloth gowns? Blue surgical gowns? OR gowns? Paper gowns? Silk smooth gowns? Fluid resistant gowns? Flame resistant gowns? Gowns turned upside down?

Asepsis is what? The absence of all microorganisms? The ability to prevent a healthcare associated infection? The ability to stop the chain of infection? The absence of microorganisms that cause disease?