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OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to blood-borne
pathogens. The reason for these standards is there is: ✔Correct Answer-a significant health
risk associated with exposure to blood.
How is Hep B transmitted? ✔Correct Answer-By sexual and/or blood-blood contact.
Which hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants? ✔Correct Answer-Hep C
The virus that causes AIDS is ✔Correct Answer-Human Immunodeficiency Virus
How are blood borne pathogens spread? ✔Correct Answer-Person is susceptible to the
pathogen
Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease
Pathogen enters through the correct entry site
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood borne pathogens? ✔Correct Answer-
Standard precautions
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multi drug resistant
organism? ✔Correct Answer-The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available
antibiotics are effective against them.
Prevention of multi drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate clinical
practices that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components are part of an
effective prevention plan? ✔Correct Answer-Accurate diagnosis of infectious etiologies
Optimal management of vascular and urinary catheters
Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients
Report all contamination errors that occur during any procedure
Common multi drug resistant organisms include (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE) ✔Correct Answer-TRUE
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or eliminates the
effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections ✔Correct Answer-TRUE
Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primarily causes of the increase in drug resistant
bacteria ✔Correct Answer-TRUE
, According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment a patient has a high risk of falling. The patient fell
while being toileted by the nursing staff. By definition how would this fall be classified?
✔Correct Answer-Anticipated physiological fall.
The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group of new patients. Based on
the intrinsic factors present, which patient should the nurse identify as being at the highest risk
for a fall? The patient who has: ✔Correct Answer-A history of diabetes for 25 years, has fallen
at home occasionally, wears shoes anytime he is out of bed, and understands the sensations in
his feet are limited.
The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the patient's extrinsic risk for falls.
Which nursing intervention could the nurse plan to reduce the patient's fall risk? ✔Correct
Answer-Availability of needed assistive devices
Condition of the flooring surfaces
Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower
Lighting in the patient's room
When developing a risk management plan take into account that there is no single risk factor or
single approach solution. The plan must be multidisciplinary and multi-factorial in approach and
be tailored to the individual. Which fall prevention program is most likely to be effective? One
which ✔Correct Answer-is designed and overseen by a multi-disciplinary team that uses a
patient education approach.
What is the benefit of implementing a standardized fall risk assessment at the time of
admission? ✔Correct Answer-All necessary fall prevention resources that target the specific
risk factors can be implemented early.
According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC), what is the purpose of Standard Precautions?
✔Correct Answer-Protect healthcare practitioners and patients from the spread of infections.
What are the components of Standard Precautions? ✔Correct Answer-Personal Protective
Equipment
Safe handling of potentially contaminated equipment and surfaces in the patient environment
Hand Hygiene
What is the difference between Standard Precautions and Transmission Precautions?
Transmission Precautions are ✔Correct Answer-Used when the routes of transmission are not
completely interrupted by Standard Precautions alone.
When Contact Precautions are to be implemented, what protection is required of all healthcare
personnel providing care to the patient? ✔Correct Answer-Donning gown and gloves for all
interactions that may involve contact with the patient or potentially contaminated surfaces.