Deck 12: Infections Associated With Health Care

Question 1

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)can occur in:

A) Hospitals
B) Surgery centers
C) Nursing homes
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

The most common HAI is a:

A) Urinary tract infection
B) Surgical site infection
C) Central line-associated blood infection
D) Ventilator-associated pneumonia

Answer 2

Urinary tract infection

Question 3

A surgical site infection that has developed in the superficial layers of the skin and subcutaneous tissue is called:

A) Deep
B) Shallow
C) Incisional
D) Skin level

Answer 3

Incisional

Question 4

The term that means stomach contents move into the respiratory tract when the patient inhales,or breathes in,is:

A) Ventilation
B) Ablation
C) Aspiration
D) Asphyxiation

Question 5

Elderly,debilitated,and postpartum patients are the most susceptible to:

A) Surgical site infections
B) Ventilator-associated pneumonia
C) Central line blood infections
D) Urinary tract infections

Question 6

An example of a "dirty" or "contaminated" surgical case is:

A) Closed fracture reduction
B) Colonoscopy
C) Cystoscopy
D) Traumatic injury to the abdomen

Question 7

What percent of patients who have catheters with open drainage systems for more than four days straight get a urinary tract infection?

A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%

Question 8

The process that ensures that every healthcare facility has sufficient sterile supplies and sterilization equipment for procedures is:

A) Quality assurance
B) Quality control
C) Engineering control
D) Product control

Question 9

As a healthcare professional,the most important thing you can do to prevent HAI is:

A) Spray disinfectant between patients
B) Proper hand washing
C) Change dressings frequently
D) Give antibiotics

Question 10

An infection due to what pathogen suggests cross-contamination by healthcare personnel or exposure to contaminated equipment or non-sterile technique and supplies?

A) Streptococcus
B) Staphylococcus
C) E.Coli
D) A virus
E)Coli

Question 11

The body's first line of defense against infection is:

A) The skin
B) The person's immune status
C) Antibiotics
D) Hand sanitizer

Question 12

All employees should be updated on infection control policies and procedures:

A) Quarterly
B) Biannually
C) Annually
D) As necessary

Question 13

Antibiotics that are effective against a wide range of infectious organisms that are relatively inexpensive but effective and have a low toxicity level are called:

A) True range
B) Broad spectrum
C) Broad resistance
D) Sensitive

Question 14

A healthcare-associated infection occurs how long after a patient is admitted to a facility?

A) 12-24 hours
B) 24-48 hours
C) 48-72 hours
D) Three weeks

Question 15

The term that indicates the amount of time that the body takes to metabolize or eliminate one-half of a medication dosage is:

A) Halftime
B) Requisite time
C) Due time
D) Half-life

Question 16

A term that indicates an area is overgrown with foreign organisms that have settled without causing disease:

A) Categorized
B) Colonized
C) Resistant
D) Sensitized

Question 17

Which of the items below can be a source of an HAI?

A) Contaminated Foley catheter
B) Sterilized equipment
C) Hand sanitizer
D) Sterile dressing

Question 18

A central line is typically used to:

A) Deliver concentrated medication when venous access is limited
B) Deliver vitamins
C) Withdraw larger amounts of blood for laboratory testing
D) Give routine IV fluids

Question 19

Surgical cases that do not involve the respiratory,gastrointestinal,or genitourinary systems are called:

A) Clean
B) Dirty
C) Contaminated
D) Infected

Question 20

Immune systems that do not function at full capacity due to illness or disease are:

A) Continued
B) Complex
C) Complacent
D) Compromised

Question 21

The most effective patient position to help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia is:

A) Supine
B) Prone
C) Reclining
D) Semi-reclining

Question 22

Gloves never replace _______________.

Question 23

It is estimated that how many hospitalized patients will get an HAI?

A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 50%
Completion
Complete each statement.

Question 24

To ensure that all of the surgical instruments and supplies are accounted for,what does the operating room staff perform at the beginning and end of each procedure?

A) Count
B) Equipment determination
C) Needle tally
D) Scrap count

Question 25

Bacteria can enter the bladder on the outside of the catheter,suggesting ___________supplies or procedure.

Question 26

It is estimated that _______________% of HAIs can be prevented.

Question 27

What prevents air from escaping back through the patient's mouth or nose when they are on a ventilator?

A) A nose/mouth guard
B) An inflatable bulb at the end of the endotracheal tube
C) A flap that covers the endotracheal tube during expiration
D) A flap that covers the endotracheal tube during inhalation

Question 28

Clean-___________procedures are those that enter the respiratory,gastrointestinal,or genitourinary systems with no obvious lapses in sterile technique.
Chapter 12: Infections Associated with Health Care

Question 29

Patients with chronic medical conditions,preoperative steroid use,obesity,or malnutrition are at a higher risk for:

A) Urinary tract infection
B) Central line blood infections
C) Surgical site infections
D) Ventilator associated pneumonia

Question 30

HAIs can affect a patient's ___________state as well as their health.