Safety and Infection Control Flashcards
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A resident's call light has been on for 20 minutes. When the nurse aide enters, the resident is confused and pale. What should the aide do FIRST?
Answer: Notify the nurse immediately
Sudden confusion and pallor are signs of a potential emergency that require immediate nurse notification.
Standard precautions apply to which of the following?
Answer: All blood and body fluids from every resident
Standard precautions treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious regardless of the resident's diagnosis.
Which action best prevents the spread of MRSA in a healthcare facility?
Answer: Using contact precautions and proper hand hygiene
Contact precautions combined with consistent hand hygiene are the primary strategies for preventing MRSA transmission.
A resident is choking and cannot speak or cough effectively. What should the nurse aide do?
Answer: Begin abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
Abdominal thrusts are the recommended technique to dislodge a foreign body airway obstruction in a conscious adult.
What is the correct technique for disposing of a used sharps container?
Answer: Seal and place in a designated biohazard waste container when three-quarters full
Sharps containers must be sealed and placed in biohazard waste when three-quarters full to prevent needle-stick injuries.
Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the chain of infection?
Answer: Agent → Reservoir → Portal of exit → Means of transmission → Portal of entry → Susceptible host
Infection begins with an agent in a reservoir, exits through a portal, is transmitted, and enters a susceptible host through a portal of entry.
A resident has a latex allergy. Which action should the nurse aide take?
Answer: Use only non-latex gloves and alert the care team
Non-latex gloves must be used and all team members alerted to prevent a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.