Pre Test – Infection Control: Shaping Client Outcomes

Medical asepsis and aseptic technique are the same.

All reservoirs are organic.

Pathogens will produce infection as long as the chain of infection remains
unbroken.

We all have the power to break the Chain of Infection.

Airborne infections are transmitted on droplets of moisture from the
respiratory tract.

Body has four main lines of defense, including inflammation.

CDC recommends a 10-15 second hand wash only when the hands are
obviously soiled.

When turning off the faucet after drying your hands, it is permissible to use the paper towel you dry your hands with to turn off the faucet as long as you don’t touch the faucet with your skin.

Standard Precautions are the same as Universal Precautions.

Standard Precautions requires that a healthcare worker change gloves after each contact with a patient.

HIV is more prevalent amount white, middle aged homosexuals.

HIV and HBV are similar in some of their modes of transmission.

Transmission-based precautions are put in place for specific diseases to replace Standard Precautions.

All isolation gowns need to be fluid resistant.

TB is a disease that we have almost eradicated.

MRSA can be transmitted via droplet and/or direct contact.

MRSA is a strain of Staphylococcus that is resistant to all types of antibiotics.

VRE has the capability of extensively contaminating the environment.

The “Bag Technique” is an outdated ritual that has recently been revived.

Patients with a latex allergy need to be cautious handling all types of latex.