Unit 3-MLT 101 Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Unit 3-MLT 101 Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Anything harmful or potentially harmful to health - Answer️️ -Biohazard Safe handling of biologic substances that pose a risk to health - Answer️️ -Biosafety Infectious microorganism in blood or other bodily fluids - Answer️️ -Blood borne pathogen Division of US Public Health Service charged with the investigation and control of disease with epidemic potential - Answer️️ -CDC CLSI - Answer️️ -Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute DOT - Answer️️ -Department of Transportation NIOSH. Responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for prevention of work related injuries and illnesses - Answer️️ -National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA. Mandates and enforces safe working conditions for employees - Answer️️ - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Patient infections acquired in hospitals - Answer️️ -Nosocomial Infections Applies to infections acquired during healthcare delivery in all healthcare settings including home care - Answer️️ -Healthcare Associated Infections Most common type of HAI - Answer️️ -Urinary tract infection ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 2 About how many patients have an HAI and die from it - Answer️️ -1 in 25 and 1 in 9 respectively Steps in the Chain of Infection - Answer️️ -Infectious agent Reservoir Exit pathway Means of transmission Entry pathway Susceptible host Another name for infectious agent - Answer️️ -Causative agent Place where a microbe can survive, grow, or multiply - Answer️️ -Reservoir Someone with a decreased ability to resist infection - Answer️️ -Susceptible host Type of transmission that involves dispersal of infectious agents less than 5 um - Answer️️ -Airborne transmission Type of transmission that involves touching something. Most common means of transmission - Answer️️ -Contact transmission Types of contact transmission - Answer️️ -Direct; physically touching someone infected Indirect; touching something a host has touched Type of transmission that involves particles greater than 5 um and attacks the mucous membranes of mouth, nose, or conjunctiva of eyes - Answer️️ -Droplet transmission Type of transmission that involves an infectious agent such as an animal - Answer️️ - Vector transmission ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 3 Type of transmission that involves contaminated food, water, or drugs - Answer️️ - Vehicle transmission Who requires every healthcare institution to have an infection control program - Answer️️ -The Joint Comission When is employee screening performed - Answer️️ -Prior to or upon employment and on a regular basis throughout employment What do employee screening tests typically include - Answer️️ -TB test, diarrheal, and skin diseases What are some typical immunizations for employees - Answer️️ -HBV, measles and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, and tetanus What is the immunization timeline - Answer️️ -Initial Dose; 1-10 days Second dose; 1 month after initial dose Final Dose; 6 months after initial dose Who requires employers to provide free HBV