Question 1

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Select the appropriate interventions for a patient on airborne precautions.

Accepted Answer

A,C

Question 2

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Select the interventions indicated for use with a patient on contact precautions.

Accepted Answer

A,C,D

Question 3

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. 
A surgical instrument contaminated with norovirus is used on another patient and as a result transmits the illness. The instrument can be referred to as a __________.

Accepted Answer

fomite

Question 4

Select the best response to the question. Who is covered by the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

Accepted Answer

The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard applies to all employees who may come in contact with blood and other infected materials as part of their job duties, regardless of their position or job title, including clinical and non-clinical workers.

Question 5

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  You are preparing to irrigate (clean) a wound with sterile water where splashing is likely. Which personal protective equipment should you use?

Accepted Answer

Gloves protect your hands from contamination, gowns protect your clothing and skin from splashes, and a face shield protects your face and eyes from splashes. A scrub cap is not necessary for wound irrigation.

Question 6

Select the best response to the question. Lyme disease, an illness spread by ticks, is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Lyme disease is transmitted by the biological vector transmission, as the bacteria that causes the illness (Borrelia burgdorferi) is carried by infected ticks and transmitted to humans during tick bites. Common vehicle transmission refers to transmission through contaminated objects, such as food or water. Transmission by direct contact refers to person-to-person transmission, while mechanical vector transmission refers to transmission by a vector (such as a fly) that carries the pathogen on its body from one host to another but does not transmit the pathogen through its bite.

Question 7

Select the best response to the question. Which of the following is NOT a safe injection practice?

Accepted Answer

Placing a used syringe on the patient's bedside table is not a safe injection practice as it can lead to the spread of infection or disease. The other options mentioned - performing hand hygiene before and after administering an injection, placing a used syringe immediately in a sharps container, and donning gloves prior to giving the injection are all safe injection practices that help prevent the spread of infection or disease.

Question 8

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. 
Some people are ___________ of a disease and do not display any signs and symptoms of the disease.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  A patient has come to your clinic with a fever, productive cough, and frequent sneezing. Which of the following interventions are indicated?

Accepted Answer

Hand hygiene is crucial to prevent the spread of infection. Moving the patient to an exam room minimizes exposure to others. Droplet precautions are necessary for respiratory infections to prevent transmission. Removing tissue boxes is not a standard intervention.

Question 10

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Select the appropriate interventions needed for droplet precautions for a patient diagnosed with influenza who has a productive cough and is sneezing frequently.

Accepted Answer

Standard precautions are always applied in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis. For droplet precautions, such as in the case of influenza, a surgical mask is required to prevent the spread of droplets from the patient to others. Gowns and goggles or a face shield protect the healthcare worker from contact with infectious droplets. A negative pressure room is not required for droplet precautions; it is used for airborne precautions.

Question 11

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Which of the following are possible portals of entry for infectious agents?

Accepted Answer

Infectious agents can enter the body through various portals, including the nasal passages, mouth, and urethra. Intact skin generally acts as a barrier to infectious agents, although they can enter through cuts or abrasions.

Question 12

Select the best response to the question. What is an exposure incident?

Accepted Answer

An exposure incident refers to a potential contact with infectious materials, such as blood or other bodily secretions, resulting from a mouth, eye, mucous membrane, or needlestick/sharps injury.

Question 13

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Which of the following statements are true regarding hand hygiene?

Accepted Answer

Hand hygiene should be performed for a sufficient period of time to effectively remove dirt and germs, not as quickly as possible (option A) and it should be performed with either warm or cold water, as the temperature of the water does not affect the effectiveness of hand hygiene (option B). Proper hand hygiene reduces the risk of healthcare-associated infections (option C) and is part of standard precautions (option D).

Question 14

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. 
When the pathogen is located on the outside of the vector ' s body, the type of vector transmission is _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fill in the blanks to complete the...

Question 15

Select the best response to the question. Hand hygiene using soap and water is indicated in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

Hand hygiene using soap and water is indicated after treating a patient suspected of having a C. difficile infection. This is because alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not effective against C. difficile, and soap and water is required to remove the spores from the hands.

Question 16

Select the best response to the question. Several patients come to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating pasta salad at a family picnic. What type of pathogen transmission has occurred?

Accepted Answer

The symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea after consuming the same food item (pasta salad) at a family picnic suggest that a common source of pathogen transmission has occurred. The food may have been contaminated with a pathogen, and all those who ate it may have become sick. This is known as a common vehicle transmission. Airborne transmission involves the spread of pathogens through the air, direct contact transmission involves physical contact with an infected person or contaminated object, and vector transmission involves the transfer of pathogens through the bites of insects or animals. None of these modes of transmission are consistent with the scenario described.

Question 17

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. 
Organisms that carry a disease agent to the host are referred to as _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fill in the blanks to complete the...

Question 18

Select the best response to the question. Hand hygiene with an alcohol-based hand rub is indicated in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol-based hand rubs are recommended for decontaminating hands in healthcare settings unless they are visibly soiled. Before repositioning a patient, it's important to perform hand hygiene to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections. For visibly soiled hands, soap and water are recommended, making options A, B, and C situations where alcohol-based hand rubs might not be the best choice.

Question 19

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. 
The minimum infection prevention standards that should be applied to all patients in any health care setting are referred to as _____________ precautions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Fill in the blanks to complete the...

Question 20

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question.  Which of the following are examples of pathogens being spread through direct contact?

Accepted Answer

Direct contact transmission occurs when there is physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person, such as kissing (B) or sexual contact (D).

Quiz 5: Protecting Patients and Ourselves

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Select the appropriate interventions for a patient on airborne precautions.

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Select the interventions indicated for use with a patient on contact precautions.

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. A surgical instrument contaminated with norovirus is used on another patient and as a result transmits the illness. The instrument can be referred to as a __________.

Select the best response to the question. Who is covered by the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. You are preparing to irrigate (clean) a wound with sterile water where splashing is likely. Which personal protective equipment should you use?

Select the best response to the question. Lyme disease, an illness spread by ticks, is an example of:

Select the best response to the question. Which of the following is NOT a safe injection practice?

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. Some people are ___________ of a disease and do not display any signs and symptoms of the disease.

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. A patient has come to your clinic with a fever, productive cough, and frequent sneezing. Which of the following interventions are indicated?

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Select the appropriate interventions needed for droplet precautions for a patient diagnosed with influenza who has a productive cough and is sneezing frequently.

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Which of the following are possible portals of entry for infectious agents?

Select the best response to the question. What is an exposure incident?

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Which of the following statements are true regarding hand hygiene?

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. When the pathogen is located on the outside of the vector ' s body, the type of vector transmission is _________________.

Select the best response to the question. Hand hygiene using soap and water is indicated in which of the following situations?

Select the best response to the question. Several patients come to the emergency department with abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating pasta salad at a family picnic. What type of pathogen transmission has occurred?

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. Organisms that carry a disease agent to the host are referred to as _______________.

Select the best response to the question. Hand hygiene with an alcohol-based hand rub is indicated in which of the following situations?

Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements. The minimum infection prevention standards that should be applied to all patients in any health care setting are referred to as _____________ precautions.

Identify all answer choices that best complete the question. Which of the following are examples of pathogens being spread through direct contact?