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Recipients of allogenic 12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour
hematopoeietic stem prevent opportunistic infections among stem cell
transplantation (HSCT) should be transplant recipients
placed in rooms with how many air
exchanges per hour?
3
5
10
12
Because of the increased risk of Maximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose greatest
infection with parenteral nutrition, risk of contamination w/ bacteria or fungi
the maximum infusion time for a
parenteral lipid bag to run is?
6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
24 hours
,The single most effective method Handwashing
of controlling hospital-acquired
infections (HAI) is:
Screening patients
Isolating infected patients
Handwashing
Immunizing staff members
If a breastfeeding mother develops Infant colonized with S. aureus. 50% of neonates
mastitis, the most likely cause is: become colonized w/ S. aureus w/in a few days
of birth, & pass infection into breast
Infant colonized with
Staphylococcus aureus
Inadequate cleansing of breast
Maternal flora invading nipple
Contaminated breast pump
If hair removal is required for a Remove hair with clippers immediately before
surgical procedure, the BEST incision. Clippers cause the least trauma, always
method is to: immediately before surgery. Hair removal in
general may not reduce rate of SSIs and may
Shave hair with razor immediately increase risk of infection
before the incision
Remove hair with a depilatory the
night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers the night
before surgery
Remove hair with clippers
immediately before incision
,IPC plan for an ambulatory surgery I - annually and III - when risks change
center should be evaluated
(multiple options possible):
I - annually
II - monthly
III - when risks change
IV - when staff members change
How long after exposure to Hep A 3 weeks
are IgM antibodies to HAV
detectable in the blood?
48 hrs
7 days
3 weeks
1-10 weeks
For patients who require Arteriovenous fistula. Placed in the arm rather the
hemodialysis, which type of thigh. Patients w/ catheters have 7x the risk of
vascular access device (VAD) poses infection (subclavian catheters have high risk).
the lowest risk of infection? Patients w/ chronic kidney disease should have
vascular access preserved and AV fistulas
Arteriovenous graft created as soon as possible
Subclavian catheter
Arteriovenous fistula
Right internal jugular catheter
Which items in medical facility Bedrails, because they are high touch. Others
require most frequent only require frequent cleaning if visibly soiled
environmental cleaning?:
Bedrails
Floors
Ventilation grilles
Window curtains
, Which preventive measures are Pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine,
recommended to prevent smoking cessation
community-acquired pneumonia?:
Pneumococcal vaccination
Herpes zoster vaccination
Influenza vaccination
Smoking cessation
The best time to collect a sputum Early morning
specimen for acid-fast bacilli is:
Early morning
Midday
Afternoon
Bedtime
A distribution curve that has a skew An enlarged tail to the right. This is indicating
value of +3 will exhibit what shape? there are more data than expected on the right
(or positive) end of the distribution curve. Skew is
positive when the mean is greater than the
median, negative when the mean is lesser than
the median. Value of 0 = normal bell curve with
no skew. Negative value = skew to the left.
How long does a patient remain 6-7 days before symptoms occur
infectious after exposure to West
Nile virus?
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Terms in this set (113)
Recipients of allogenic 12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour
hematopoeietic stem prevent opportunistic infections among stem cell
transplantation (HSCT) should be transplant recipients
placed in rooms with how many air
exchanges per hour?
3
5
10
12
Because of the increased risk of Maximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose greatest
infection with parenteral nutrition, risk of contamination w/ bacteria or fungi
the maximum infusion time for a
parenteral lipid bag to run is?
6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
24 hours
,The single most effective method Handwashing
of controlling hospital-acquired
infections (HAI) is:
Screening patients
Isolating infected patients
Handwashing
Immunizing staff members
If a breastfeeding mother develops Infant colonized with S. aureus. 50% of neonates
mastitis, the most likely cause is: become colonized w/ S. aureus w/in a few days
of birth, & pass infection into breast
Infant colonized with
Staphylococcus aureus
Inadequate cleansing of breast
Maternal flora invading nipple
Contaminated breast pump
If hair removal is required for a Remove hair with clippers immediately before
surgical procedure, the BEST incision. Clippers cause the least trauma, always
method is to: immediately before surgery. Hair removal in
general may not reduce rate of SSIs and may
Shave hair with razor immediately increase risk of infection
before the incision
Remove hair with a depilatory the
night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers the night
before surgery
Remove hair with clippers
immediately before incision
,IPC plan for an ambulatory surgery I - annually and III - when risks change
center should be evaluated
(multiple options possible):
I - annually
II - monthly
III - when risks change
IV - when staff members change
How long after exposure to Hep A 3 weeks
are IgM antibodies to HAV
detectable in the blood?
48 hrs
7 days
3 weeks
1-10 weeks
For patients who require Arteriovenous fistula. Placed in the arm rather the
hemodialysis, which type of thigh. Patients w/ catheters have 7x the risk of
vascular access device (VAD) poses infection (subclavian catheters have high risk).
the lowest risk of infection? Patients w/ chronic kidney disease should have
vascular access preserved and AV fistulas
Arteriovenous graft created as soon as possible
Subclavian catheter
Arteriovenous fistula
Right internal jugular catheter
Which items in medical facility Bedrails, because they are high touch. Others
require most frequent only require frequent cleaning if visibly soiled
environmental cleaning?:
Bedrails
Floors
Ventilation grilles
Window curtains
, Which preventive measures are Pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine,
recommended to prevent smoking cessation
community-acquired pneumonia?:
Pneumococcal vaccination
Herpes zoster vaccination
Influenza vaccination
Smoking cessation
The best time to collect a sputum Early morning
specimen for acid-fast bacilli is:
Early morning
Midday
Afternoon
Bedtime
A distribution curve that has a skew An enlarged tail to the right. This is indicating
value of +3 will exhibit what shape? there are more data than expected on the right
(or positive) end of the distribution curve. Skew is
positive when the mean is greater than the
median, negative when the mean is lesser than
the median. Value of 0 = normal bell curve with
no skew. Negative value = skew to the left.
How long does a patient remain 6-7 days before symptoms occur
infectious after exposure to West
Nile virus?
