HACC NURSING 140 MIDTERM EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.Which of the following is a priority emphasized by the RACE acronym guide to fire safety?
-run to the nearest fire alarm
-act in a calm manner to prevent panic
-confine the fire by opening doors and windows
-Evacuate patience and other people to a safe area - ANSWERS✔-Evacuate patience and other
people to a safe area
\.Explain RACE - ANSWERS✔-R: rescue anyone in danger
A: activate fire code
C: confined the fire by closing doors and windows
E: evacuate patients and others
\.List the required elements for transmission of infected agents - ANSWERS✔--source
-portal of exit
-Mode of transmission
-portal of entry
-susceptible host
-infectious agent
,\.Describe nursing interventions used to break the chain of infection and describe the difference
between the two - ANSWERS✔-Medical and surgical asepsis
Medical: or clean, used to reduce the spread of pathogens
Surgical: or sterile, no organisms are present
\.Define healthcare associated infections - ANSWERS✔-Infections acquired while in the hospital
\.Describe standard precautions and when to use them - ANSWERS✔-Infection prevention that
applies to all parties regardless of infectious status
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, masks, Eye protection, face shield
\.Describe transmission beast or expanded precautions and when to use them - ANSWERS✔-
Used in addition to standard precautions
There are three types: contact, droplet, airborne
Contact: used when infectious agent is Spread by direct or in direct contact with the patient or
the patient's environment
Droplet: Used to win infectious agent is spread through clothes respiratory or mucous
membrane contact. Do not remain infectious over long range so special air ventilation is not
required
Airborne: when infectious agent remains infectious over long distance is. Require special
ventilation of room air to prevent spreading
\.List order of removal of PPE - ANSWERS✔-Gloves, goggles, down, mask/face shield
, \.Which of the following is the most significant in commonly Found infection causing agent in a
healthcare institution?
-bacteria
-fungi
-virus
-Mold - ANSWERS✔-Bacteria
\.True or false: Standard precaution should be used when caring for a non-factious, post
operative patient who is vomiting blood - ANSWERS✔-True - Standard precautions should
always be used
\.Explain the steps in using a fire extinguisher - ANSWERS✔-P: pull
A: aim
S: squeeze
S: sweep
\.You're washing your hands with non-antimicrobial soap and water prior to re-positioning a
patient in bed. During the handwashing procedure it is important to - ANSWERS✔-Continue for
at least 15 seconds this reduces bacterial count and can remove loosely adhered transient flora
\.To decontaminate your hands with an alcohol-based gel, you rub them together until all of the
gel has evaporated and your hands are dry. The primary reason you do this is that - ANSWERS✔-
Drying provides the full antiseptic effect
\.Standard precautions mandate what about hand hygiene and glove removal? - ANSWERS✔-
Disinfecting hands immediately after removing gloves
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.Which of the following is a priority emphasized by the RACE acronym guide to fire safety?
-run to the nearest fire alarm
-act in a calm manner to prevent panic
-confine the fire by opening doors and windows
-Evacuate patience and other people to a safe area - ANSWERS✔-Evacuate patience and other
people to a safe area
\.Explain RACE - ANSWERS✔-R: rescue anyone in danger
A: activate fire code
C: confined the fire by closing doors and windows
E: evacuate patients and others
\.List the required elements for transmission of infected agents - ANSWERS✔--source
-portal of exit
-Mode of transmission
-portal of entry
-susceptible host
-infectious agent
,\.Describe nursing interventions used to break the chain of infection and describe the difference
between the two - ANSWERS✔-Medical and surgical asepsis
Medical: or clean, used to reduce the spread of pathogens
Surgical: or sterile, no organisms are present
\.Define healthcare associated infections - ANSWERS✔-Infections acquired while in the hospital
\.Describe standard precautions and when to use them - ANSWERS✔-Infection prevention that
applies to all parties regardless of infectious status
Hand hygiene, gloves, gown, masks, Eye protection, face shield
\.Describe transmission beast or expanded precautions and when to use them - ANSWERS✔-
Used in addition to standard precautions
There are three types: contact, droplet, airborne
Contact: used when infectious agent is Spread by direct or in direct contact with the patient or
the patient's environment
Droplet: Used to win infectious agent is spread through clothes respiratory or mucous
membrane contact. Do not remain infectious over long range so special air ventilation is not
required
Airborne: when infectious agent remains infectious over long distance is. Require special
ventilation of room air to prevent spreading
\.List order of removal of PPE - ANSWERS✔-Gloves, goggles, down, mask/face shield
, \.Which of the following is the most significant in commonly Found infection causing agent in a
healthcare institution?
-bacteria
-fungi
-virus
-Mold - ANSWERS✔-Bacteria
\.True or false: Standard precaution should be used when caring for a non-factious, post
operative patient who is vomiting blood - ANSWERS✔-True - Standard precautions should
always be used
\.Explain the steps in using a fire extinguisher - ANSWERS✔-P: pull
A: aim
S: squeeze
S: sweep
\.You're washing your hands with non-antimicrobial soap and water prior to re-positioning a
patient in bed. During the handwashing procedure it is important to - ANSWERS✔-Continue for
at least 15 seconds this reduces bacterial count and can remove loosely adhered transient flora
\.To decontaminate your hands with an alcohol-based gel, you rub them together until all of the
gel has evaporated and your hands are dry. The primary reason you do this is that - ANSWERS✔-
Drying provides the full antiseptic effect
\.Standard precautions mandate what about hand hygiene and glove removal? - ANSWERS✔-
Disinfecting hands immediately after removing gloves
