Safety and Infection Control

Question 1

What stage of infection does the infection enter the host and begin to multiply?

Answer 1

Incubation

Question 2

In what stage of infection does the client start having symptoms?

Answer 2

Prodromal

Question 3

In what stage of infection does the specific disease process become severe or obvious?

Answer 3

Acute illness

Question 4

In what stage of infection does the degree of the infectious disease decrease?

Answer 4

Decline

Question 5

In what stage of infection does the client return to their new “normal?”

Answer 5

Convalescence

Question 6

Bacteria, Viruses, fungi, prions, and parasites are all examples of?

Answer 6

Infectious agents

Question 7

What is a favorable environment for microorganisms to grow?

Answer 7

Reservoir

Question 8

What is the method the microorganism leaves the reservoir?

Answer 8

Portal of exit

Question 9

Contact, Vehicle and vector are all examples of what?

Answer 9

Modes of transmisson

Question 10

What kind of precautions would you take with a patient diagnosed with VRE?

Answer 10

Contact

Question 11

What kind of precausions are required for diagnosises such as MRSA, VRE, C-Diff, Norovirus

Answer 11

Contact

Question 12

What kind of precautions would a nurse take with a patient diagnosed with influenza?

Answer 12

Droplet

Question 13

What kind of precautions are required for diagnoses such as Covid, Colds, Pertussis, and bacterial meningitis?

Answer 13

Droplet

Question 14

What kind of precautions would be required of a patient diagnosed with TB?

Answer 14

Airborne

Question 15

What kind of precautions are required for diagnoses such as Shingles, Varicella, and measles?

Answer 15

Airborne

Question 16

What kind of treatment would you provide someone having or had a stem cell transplant?

Answer 16

Protective environment

Question 17

Contaminated items such as food, blood and water would be considered what?

Answer 17

Vehicle

Question 18

SSIs, CAUTI, VAPs are all examples of what?

Answer 18

HAI

Question 19

Gown, mask, face, gloves is what process of donning and doffing PPE?

Answer 19

Donning

Question 20

Gloves, face, gown mask is what process of donning and doffing PPE?

Answer 20

Doffing

Question 21

What kind of pressure room is used for a patient that has airborne precautions?

Answer 21

Negative

Question 22

What kind of pressure room is used for a patient that is on protective precautions?

Answer 22

Positive

Question 23

What does RACE stand for?

Answer 23

Rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish

Question 24

What does PASS stand for?

Answer 24

Pull, aim squeeze, sweep

Question 25

What PPE should you Don when a patient is on droplet precautions?

Answer 25

Mask

Question 26

What PPE is appropriate for a patient on airborne precautions

Answer 26

N95

Question 27

What PPE should you don when you are anticipating splashing when providing care?

Answer 27

Gown, face shield and gloves

Question 28

What PPE should you wear when getting a BP from a patient with Hepatitis B?

Answer 28

None

Question 29

The process of eliminating pathogenic microorganisms on an object?

Answer 29

Disinfecting

Question 30

How should you first open up sterile packaging?

Answer 30

Away from you

Question 31

A potential error or event the could have caused harm but was caught is an example of what?

Answer 31

Near miss

Question 32

A situation or circumstance that caused unexpected harm to client is called what?

Answer 32

Adverse event

Question 33

What kind of event causes things such a severe physical or psychological harm or death to a patient?

Answer 33

Sentinel

Question 34

Physical disorders, cognitive factors, environmental factors are all factors that can contribute to what

Answer 34

Falls

Question 35

non-skid footwear, keeping bed in low position, clutter free, adequate lighting will all help prevent what?

Answer 35

Falls

Question 36

Physical, mechanical, chemical, barrier and seclusion is all types of what?

Answer 36

Restraints

Question 37

A feeling of a seizure coming on can be explained as what?

Answer 37

Aurora

Question 38

Assessing the gag reflex on a patient after what is important before eating or drinking?

Answer 38

Seizure

Question 39

What kind of PPE would you don when providing care to a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial meningitis

Answer 39

Mask

Question 40

What PPE would you don when going into a room with a patient with MRSA?

Answer 40

None

Question 41

Redness, pain, swelling, heat are all s/s of what kind of infection

Answer 41

Local

Question 42

Fever, n/v, increase WBC, change in vitals are all s/s of what kind of infection?

Answer 42

Systemic

Question 43

Do insurance companies cover costs of HAIs

Answer 43

No

Question 44

1oz = 2T =

Answer 44

30cc

Question 45

1T =

Answer 45

5mL (cc)

Question 46

2c =

Answer 46

1 PT.

Question 47

2 PT =

Answer 47

1 QT

Question 48

4 qts. =

Answer 48

1 gal

Question 49

1 L =

Answer 49

1000 mL

Question 50

1 mg =

Answer 50

1000 mcg

Question 51

1 g =

Answer 51

1000 mg

Question 52

1 kg =

Answer 52

1000 g

Question 53

2.2 lbs =

Answer 53

1 kg

Question 54

1 lb =

Answer 54

16oz

Question 55

1 inch =

Answer 55

2.54 cm

Question 56

1 ft =

Answer 56

12 in

Question 57

F =

Answer 57

(cx1.8)+32

Question 58

C =

Answer 58

F-32/1.8