Patient Safety and Infection Control Flashcards
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What is the single most effective method for preventing the spread of infection in healthcare settings?
Answer: Hand hygiene
Hand hygiene—proper handwashing or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer—is the most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
Which type of precaution is used for patients with diseases transmitted by respiratory droplets?
Answer: Droplet precautions
Droplet precautions are used for diseases spread by large respiratory droplets, such as influenza and meningitis.
What does the 'Five Rights' of medication administration include?
Answer: Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time
The Five Rights of medication administration are: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time.
Which organization publishes the National Patient Safety Goals in the US?
Answer: The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission publishes annual National Patient Safety Goals to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern.
What is a nosocomial infection?
Answer: A hospital-acquired infection
A nosocomial infection is a healthcare-associated infection that patients acquire during the course of receiving medical treatment.
Standard precautions apply to which of the following?
Answer: All patients regardless of infection status
Standard precautions apply to all patients, regardless of diagnosis, treating all blood, body fluids, and secretions as potentially infectious.
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