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Infection Control and Safety Flashcards

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  1. Standard precautions should be applied to which clients?

    Answer: All clients regardless of diagnosis

    Standard precautions apply to all clients in all care settings, treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious.

  2. A client is on contact precautions for MRSA. What PPE is required when entering the room?

    Answer: Gloves and gown

    Contact precautions require gloves and a gown to prevent transmission through direct or indirect contact.

  3. How should soiled bed linens be handled by an HHA?

    Answer: Place them in a leak-proof bag without shaking

    Soiled linens must be placed directly into a leak-proof bag without shaking to prevent dispersing pathogens into the air.

  4. A client has Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). Which hand hygiene method is most effective?

    Answer: Soap and water for 20 seconds

    Soap and water must be used after caring for C. diff clients because alcohol-based hand rubs do not kill C. diff spores.

  5. Droplet precautions require an HHA to wear a surgical mask within what distance of the client?

    Answer: 6 feet

    Droplet precautions require a surgical mask within 6 feet (approximately 2 meters) of the client.

  6. Which disease requires airborne precautions in addition to standard precautions?

    Answer: Chickenpox (varicella)

    Chickenpox (varicella) spreads via airborne particles and requires airborne precautions including an N95 respirator.

  7. When caring for a client in isolation, where should the HHA's bag and personal items be kept?

    Answer: Outside the isolation room

    Personal items and the HHA's bag must remain outside the isolation room to prevent contamination.