A patient care technician is accidentally punctured with a contaminated needle. This type of transmission is known as:
vector, fomite, virion or idiopathic
fomite
Which temperature is highest and most accurate?
rectal
Using these hints, Name the chain of infection in order beginning with the Host?
Mode of transmission, Host,Iinfectious microorganism, Reservoir.
Host, infectious microorganism, mode of transmission, reservoir
The establishment of infectious diseases involves 6 steps beginning with encounter and ending with outcome are?
encounter, entry, spread, multiplication, damage and outcome
Which ethical principle is related to sincerity and truthfulness?
Veracity
Which type of NG tube is the most commonly used?
Levin
A person is bitten by a bat and develops histoplasmosis. This type of transmission is known as: fomite, vector, nosocomial or iatrogenic?
vector
Microorganisms that cause infectious diseases are classified as ?
pathogenic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that health care workers protect themselves and their patients from blood and body fluid contamination by using:
standard precautions
A cleansing enema is used to promote ?
mastication, deglutition, defecation ?
Defecation
Which of the following does an antibiotic have on the body?
decreases pain, allows clotting, increases urine output, combats bacteria
combats bacteria
Who inserts a nasogastric tube?
nurse, physician or family member?
nurse or physician
What does the systolic portion of the blood pressure mean?
the contraction phase of the heart
How is an NG tube placement verified after insertion?
a chest x-ray
How is it determined if a procedure is aseptic or non-aseptic?
whether the procedure breaks the skin of the patient or not
What two pathologies could happen if the central line is placed incorrectly?
pneumothorax or a hemothorax
Each of the following is considered a fomite EXCEPT (a door knob, a tick, a pillow, an x-ray table)?
a tick
What is the purpose of an oil cleansing enema?
It softens the stool
What are the two infections that hospital workers are most concerned about?
HIV and Hep B
Definition of bactericidal? Bacteriostatic?
an agent that kills bacteria, an agent that stops bacterial growth
The best method of preventing the spread of droplet infections is ? mask, staying home from work, gloves
mask
What parts of the gown are considered sterile?
sleeves and from the waist up
What kind of sterile technique is used for the c-arm?
draping the image intensifier and sometimes the tube
What is the normal body temperature?
97.6 - 100.0
Should the bevel face upwards or downwards while drawing blood or placing an IV?
bevel up
An autoclave provides which method of pathogenic removal? chemical sterilization,surgical asepsis, disinfection
surgical asepsis
An IV line must always be how many inches above or below the level of the vein?
18-20 inches above
What are the two modes of direct transmission of a pathogen?
droplet and/or direct contact
What is normal respiration?
12-20
What are some examples of a barrier device?
gloves, mask, gowns, protective eyewear
Chemical agents that alter the environment of the microbe to inhibit growth are ?
bacteriostatic
How many chest compressions are done during CPR?
100 per minute
What type of contrast is used when a perforation of the bowel is suspected?
water soluble
Techniques that function to reduce the spread of microbes are termed:
medical asepsis ,sterilization, disinfection, surgical asepsis