Infection Control

Question 1

sterilant

Question 2

IPAC?

Answer 2

Infection Prevention & Control

Question 3

PHO

Answer 3

Public Health Ontario

Question 4

PHU

Answer 4

Public Health Units

Question 5

How many components of Chain of Transmission?

Answer 5

6

Question 6

T/F:
Elimination of any one component breaks the chain of transmission

Answer 6

T

Question 7

For a transmission of disease to occur, how many components of chain of transmission must be present?

Answer 7

All

Question 8

What r the modes of transmission?

Answer 8

Direct, Indirect & Droplet

Question 9

Name the 6 components of COT

Answer 9

1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Port of Exit
4. Modes of Transmission
5. Port of Entry
6. Susceptible Host

Question 10

What does “Routine Practices” mean?

Answer 10

basic standards of IPAC required for safe pt, care

Question 11

Can staff members share PPE ?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

5 principles of IPAC routine practices ?

Answer 12

1. Personal Risk Assessment
2. Hand Hygiene
3. PPE
4. Environmental controls
5. Administrative cotrols

Question 13

what does personal risk assessment do?

Answer 13

assess the risk of transmission

Question 14

what is “the single most critical measure for reducing the risk of transmitting organisms to pts. and health care workers”

Answer 14

Hand Hygiene

Question 15

ABHR

Answer 15

alcohol based hand rules
should be 70-90 percent alcohol

Question 16

What is reprocessing?

Answer 16

steps performed to ensure contaminated reusable instrument is made safe for another pt

Question 17

classification of instruments ?

Answer 17

critical, semi-critical nd non-critical

Question 18

does disinfection destroy spores?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

2 types of disinfection

Answer 19

high level
low level

Question 20

Low level disinfection is used for _______ type of instruments?

a. semi-critical
b. non critical
c. critical

Answer 20

b

Question 20

High level disinfection is used for _______ type of instruments?

a. semi-critical
b. non critical
c. critical

Answer 20

a

Question 20

is DIN important in choosing disinfectant?

Answer 20

yes
DIN : drug identification number

Question 21

Cold soaking ?

Answer 21

another name for High Level Disinfection

Question 22

What r the 3 types of Indicators of sterilization

Answer 22

1. chemical
2. biological
3. physical

Question 22

what type of chemical indicator is absolutely necessary to check successful sterilization?

Answer 22

Type 1 indicator

Question 23

What is Bowie Dick indicator

Answer 23

it is a process challenging device can only be used for pre-vacum sterilizer

Question 24

How many min test runs should be made after the repair of a sterlizer

Answer 24

3

Question 25

How long the records of sterilization are maintained? a. 7 years b. 10 years c. 5 years d. 8 years

Answer 25

a

Question 26

Types of heat sterilization

Answer 26

moist heat dry heat

Question 27

another name of moist heat sterilization

Answer 27

steam sterilization

Question 28

Autoclave uses which mechanism

Answer 28

high tem high pressure moist heat sterilization process

Question 29

what are the liquid sterilizers used ?

Answer 29

1. Hydrogen peroxide 2. Glutaraldehyde 3. hypochlorite

Question 30

What r the gaseous sterilizer used?

Answer 30

1. ethylene oxide 2. formaldehyde 3. nitrogen oxide 4. ozone

Question 32

dental unit waterline CDC safet guidelines

Question 32

can autoclave destroy all micro-org

Answer 32

all except prions

Question 33

missing vaccines

Answer 33

1. Hep C 2. HIV Type 1 3. TB 4. Some herpes

Question 34

Gram + colour

Answer 34

purple/ ble

Question 35

Gram - colour

Answer 35

red/ pink

Question 36

stages of occuring of a disease

Answer 36

1. incubation 2. prodormal a. early sympotomsmes4, 4. convalscent: recovery