Lesson 2: Infection Control, Safety, First Aid, and Personal Wellness

Question 1

when microorganism invades the body, multiplies and causes injury or disease

Answer 1

infection

Question 2

disease causing microbe like bacteria, fungi, protozoa

Answer 2

pathogen

Question 3

what are the 2 types of infection

Answer 3

communicable infection and nosocomial and healthcare associated infections (HAIs)

Question 4

this infection spread from person to person

Answer 4

communicable infection

Question 5

this infection caused by infected personnel, patients, visitors, food, drug or equipment

Answer 5

nosocomial and healthcare associated infection

Question 6

what are the components of the chain reaction?

Answer 6

infectious agent, reservoir, exit pathway, means of transmission, entry pathway and susceptible host

Question 7

this chain of infection is the pathogenic microbe like virus, bacteria, fungi

Answer 7

infectious agent

Question 8

this chain of infection is the source of agent of infection

Answer 8

reservoir

Question 9

this chain of infection is the place where microbe could grow, survive and multiply

Answer 9

reservoir

Question 10

this chain of infection leaves the reservoir host through secretions & exudates, blood, feces, or urine

Answer 10

exit pathway

Question 11

this chain of infection is airborne, direct and indirect contact, droplets, vector, and vehicle

Answer 11

means of transmission

Question 12

this chain of infection is the way an infectious agent enters the host like body orifices, mucous membrane and breaks in skin

Answer 12

entry pathway

Question 13

this chain of infection who is prone to infection like the elderly, newborn babies, patients who are immune-suppressed

Answer 13

susceptible host

Question 14

give me at least 2 infection control program

Answer 14

effective hand hygiene, good nutrition, immunization against common pathogen, insect & pest control, use proper safety devices

Question 15

what are the 4 main function of infection-control program

Answer 15

1. protect patients, employees & visitors from infection
2. screen employees for infectious disease & require immunization
3. provide evaluation & treatment to healthcare workers
4. monitor employees & patients who are risk of infection

Question 16

what are the infection-control procedures

Answer 16

proper hand hygiene
alcohol based antiseptic hand cleaners
PPE
should be properly donned and removed

Question 17

this is the essential part of standard precaution

Answer 17

hand hygiene

Question 18

what are the two methods of hand hygiene

Answer 18

routine hand washing and hand antisepsis

Question 19

this has gloves, gown, lab coats, masks, face shields, goggles and respirators?

Answer 19

PPE (personal protective equiptment)

Question 20

this is wear during blood collection when handling specimen and is worn to prevent contamination of hands?

Answer 20

gloves

Question 21

this is wear to prevent splashes, put on &remove w/ clean hands, UV radiation will degrade the eye protection?

Answer 21

eye protection

Question 22

this is where you protect healthcare worker from splashes of blood and specimen

Answer 22

donning and doffing of PPE

Question 23

donning of PPE has?

Answer 23

gown, mask, and gloves

Question 24

what are the steps to DON PPE?

Answer 24

wash hands
don gown
don mask or respirator
don face shield
don gloves

Question 25

what are the steps of DOFF PPE?

Answer 25

remove glove remove lab gown doff face shield doff face mask/respirator wash hands/hand sanitizer

Question 26

this is where you only bring necessary items for specimen collection

Answer 26

nursery and neonatal ICU infection control technique

Question 27

the blood collection tray should be outside

Answer 27

nursery and neonatal ICU infection control technique

Question 28

this is expose thru needlestick or other injuries caused by sharp objects

Answer 28

blood borne pathogens (BBP)

Question 29

this is a microorganism in human blood that are infectious and can cause diseases

Answer 29

blood borne pathogens (BBP)

Question 30

what are the common pathogens?

Answer 30

hepatitis B (HBV) hepatitis C (HCV) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Question 31

what to do when you are exposed to BBP if caused by needle stick/ sharp objects?

Answer 31

carefully remove the sharp object and wash the site thoroughly w/ soap and water for 30 secs

Question 32

what to do when you are exposed to BBP if caused by mucous membrane?

Answer 32

flush water/ saline in 10 mins for eyes, use solution report the incident

Question 33

is it harmful to one's health

Answer 33

biohazard

Question 34

it is used to prevent and protect clinical laboratories

Answer 34

biosafety

Question 35

what are the biohazard exposure routes?

Answer 35

1. airborne 2. ingestion 3. non-intact skin 4. percutaneous 5. permucosal

Question 36

this is one of the in biohazard exposure routes; splashes & aerosols during centrifuge and aliquot

Answer 36

airborne

Question 37

this is one of the in biohazard exposure routes; hands not sanitized before handling food

Answer 37

ingestion

Question 38

this is one of the in biohazard exposure routes; contamination through breaks/ cuts in skin

Answer 38

non-intact skin

Question 39

this is one of the in biohazard exposure routes; exposure through skin due to injuries from needlesticks/ other sharp objects

Answer 39

percutaneous

Question 40

this is one of the in biohazard exposure routes; infection through mucous membrane

Answer 40

permucosal

Question 41

this is dealing with electrical equipment

Answer 41

electric shock

Question 42

what to do during the electric shock?

Answer 42

a. remove source of electricity b. ask for medical assistance c. CPR if necessary d. keep patient warm

Question 43

this is when we should be familiar of the location of emergency exit and evacuation plans

Answer 43

fire

Question 44

it is time, distance protection/ shielding, patients with radioactive dyes and delivery specimen to the radioimmunoassay sections of lab

Answer 44

radiation

Question 45

give me one example of not to do inside the laboratory

Answer 45

storing chemicals eye level adding water to acid

Question 46

this is called when there is not enough blood that circulates back to the heart causing hemorrhage, heart attack, trauma, and drug reactions

Answer 46

shock

Question 47

give me 1-2 symptoms of shock

Answer 47

clammy skin, pale , cold, rapid or weak pulse

Question 48

what to do if someone has SHOCK

Answer 48

1. first aid procedures 2. CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

Question 49

give me the 3 personal wellness

Answer 49

1. personal hygiene 2. proper nutrition 3. proper posture

Question 50

this begins with personal hygiene

Answer 50

personal wellness

Question 51

give me one example of having a personal hygiene, proper nutrition and proper posture

Answer 51

1. bathing regularly 2. balanced diet 3. relax