Infection Control: Standard Precautions Quiz – Flashcards
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When should a gown be worn?
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When contact with blood or bodily fluid is likely
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When should gloves be donned if you are wearing additional PPE?
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After donning a gown, masks, and eyewear
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Which of the following is true?
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Every body fluid must be considered infectious.
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Where should a disposable gown be placed after use?
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In a biohazardous waste container
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Why is it important for health care workers to wear personal protective equipment?
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All of the above
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What types of PPE should be available to employees of a nursing home?
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Gloves, masks, eyewear, gowns and CPR shields
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When should hands be washed when you will be wearing gloves?
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Both before and after wearing gloves
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How long can a single pair of gloves be used?
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During care for one patient
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What should a health care worker do with bed sheets that are soaked with blood?
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Place them in a biohazardous linens bag.
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How is a used sharp disposed of?
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Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container.
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Which patients should be considered infectious?
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All patients should be considered infectious
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How can you tell whether a trash container is for regular or biohazardous waste?
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A biohazardous container has a red bag marked with the universal biohazardous symbol.
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When should health care workers wash their hands?
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Before providing care and between patients
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The strings and elastic bands of masks and eyewear are considered _____?
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Clean
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Which of the following is true about face masks?
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They cannot be reused.
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Which of the following is NOT considered a sharp?
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Probe covers
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Which agency developed standard precautions?
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CDC
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The outside of a gown is considered _____?
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Contaminated
