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Infection Control, Medical Asepsis, and Sterilization Flashcards

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  1. Which organization publishes the standard precautions guidelines followed by healthcare facilities in the United States?

    Answer: CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed and publishes the standard precautions guidelines used in US healthcare settings.

  2. A medical assistant drops a sterile instrument on the floor during a procedure. What is the correct action?

    Answer: Discard it and obtain a new sterile instrument

    Any sterile item that contacts a non-sterile surface is considered contaminated and must be replaced with a new sterile item.

  3. What is the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard primarily designed to protect against?

    Answer: Exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials

    OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) protects healthcare workers from occupational exposure to blood and OPIM that may contain HIV, HBV, or HCV.

  4. Which sterilization method is most appropriate for heat-sensitive, moisture-sensitive instruments?

    Answer: Ethylene oxide (EtO) gas sterilization

    Ethylene oxide gas sterilization works at low temperatures and is used for heat- and moisture-sensitive items such as plastics and electronics.

  5. When opening sterile packaging to create a sterile field, the medical assistant should open the first flap in which direction?

    Answer: Away from themselves

    The first flap should be opened away from the body so the MA does not reach over the sterile field and contaminate it.

  6. Which is an example of a fomite in infection transmission?

    Answer: A contaminated stethoscope

    A fomite is an inanimate object contaminated with pathogens; a contaminated stethoscope can transmit infection from one patient to another.

  7. Which hepatitis virus is most efficiently transmitted through needlestick injuries?

    Answer: Hepatitis B

    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is 50–100 times more infectious than HIV via needlestick, making it the highest-risk bloodborne pathogen after percutaneous exposure.