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Infection Control & Safety Standards Flashcards

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  1. Proper hand hygiene between patients breaks which link in the chain of infection?

    Answer: Mode of transmission

    Hand hygiene stops germs from being carried between patients, interrupting the mode of transmission.

  2. What bleach-to-water dilution is commonly recommended for disinfecting blood spills?

    Answer: 1:10

    A freshly prepared 1:10 dilution of household bleach is the standard recommendation for blood spill disinfection.

  3. Which patient would most likely be placed in protective (reverse) isolation?

    Answer: A patient with neutropenia from chemotherapy

    Protective isolation shields severely immunocompromised patients, such as neutropenic patients, from outside pathogens.

  4. Which best describes a fomite?

    Answer: An inanimate object that can carry infectious agents

    A fomite is a nonliving object, such as a tourniquet or countertop, that can transmit pathogens.

  5. An infection a patient acquires during a hospital stay that was not present on admission is called:

    Answer: Healthcare-associated (nosocomial)

    Healthcare-associated, or nosocomial, infections are acquired while receiving care in a healthcare facility.

  6. An airborne infection isolation room (AIIR) is maintained under what type of air pressure?

    Answer: Negative pressure

    Negative pressure keeps contaminated air from escaping the room into the hallway.

  7. A phlebotomist finds a small blood spill on the counter. What is the first step?

    Answer: Put on gloves and appropriate PPE

    Protecting yourself with gloves and PPE comes before absorbing and disinfecting the spill.

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