IPAC Test - Questions With Accurate Solutions (A+)

IPAC Test - Questions With Accurate Solutions
(A+)
IPAC Guidelines must be followed by..... Correct Answer - All
hygienists practising in Ontario

IPAC are consistent with guidance documents from ... Correct
Answer - Public health ontario (PHO), the Public Health Agency
of Canada (PHAC), the Provincial Infectious Disease Committee
(PIDAC) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

All oral health care workers are required to establish and document
practice-specific written policies and procedures that are based on
current recognized document _____ ____________ written policies and
procedures that are based on current recognized standards and best
practice. Correct Answer - Practice - Specific written policies
and procedures

Policy and procedure manual must be followed by all OHCW's and
reviewed _________ or more frequently as new information becomes
available Correct Answer - annually

Modifications to routine practices may be required based on the
risks associated with certain procedures, provided that they are
used for all clients undergoing the same procedures.

T or F Correct Answer - True

According to WHIMIS, any workplace that uses materials classified
as controlled products is required to: Correct Answer - Use
cautionary labelling on hazardous materials
- product identifyer, safe handling precautions, and reference to the
safety data sheets (SDS)

,Maintain the most current SDS for all hazardous substances, which
must be renewed every 3 years

Provide worker on how to use, handle, store, and dispose of
hazardous waste

6 elements of the chain of infection Correct Answer - infectious
agent = the cause (bacteria, fungi...)
reservoir = where it lives
portal of exit = leave the reservoir
mode of transmission = the way they are transfered
portal of entry = enter the host (direct, indirect, droplet, airborne)
susceptible host = any person at risk

Direct transmission Correct Answer - Hands

Indirect transmission Correct Answer - from object such as
dental scaler

Droplet transmission Correct Answer - coughing or sneezing

The Public Health Agency of Canada uses the term "routine
practices" to describe... Correct Answer - Basic standards of
infection prevention and control that are required for safe client
caare

five principles that are essential in routine practices Correct
Answer - Risk assessment
Hand hygiene
Use of PPE
Environmental controls
Asministrative controls

, First step for an effective use of routine practices is the performance
of..... Correct Answer - an at point risk assessment by the
OHCW.

Handwashing Correct Answer - for visible soil

ABHR hand rub Correct Answer - for not visibly soiled

Hand hygiene must be performed before: Correct Answer -
initial contact with client
making contact with items in client environment
entry to the treatment room even if the client has not been touched
putting on PPE
eating or drinking

Hand wash must be performed after Correct Answer - care
involving contact with blood, fluids, secretion from clients...
removing PPE
moving between extra/intra oral procedures
contact with a client or iterms in their immediate surroundings
hands are visibly soiled
personal body functions

ABHR must contain what percentage of alcohol Correct Answer -
70%-90%

ABHR is more effective than handwashing with soap and water
when hands are NOT visibly soiled.

T or F Correct Answer - True

ABHR requires mechanical rubbing action to kill transient bacteria...
T or F Correct Answer - True