VATI SAFETY AND INFECTION CONTROL
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What do needle stick injuries expose health-care workers to?
Answer: blood borne pathogens, such as Hep B&C and HIV
◉ What is the cost of a needle stick injury?
Answer: $500-$1000 even if infection doesn't occur
◉ Infection control measures do what?
Answer: protect health-care workers and pts from infection
◉ How many healthcare workers a year contract serious infections?
How many infections are related to IV therapy toward pt. discharge?
Answer: 1000 healthcare workers a year
2 in every 1000 pt discharges
◉ When was the safe-needle and needleless devices first developed?
Answer: 1970's
,◉ In 1992, who recommended use of the needless systems for IV
therapy?
Answer: FDA
◉ When did the needlestick and safety prevention act come into
place?
Answer: 2001
◉ How can individuals responsibly reduce chances of needle stick
injury?
Answer: avoid using needles
use safe alternatives correctly
do not recap needles
dispose of needles promptly and appropriately
report hazards from needles
attend training and follow infection control policy/procedure
◉ What are most needle stick injuries related to?
Answer: recapping used needles
improper disposal of used needles
◉ Safety devices do what?
, Answer: protect rom accidental puncture with a contaminated
needle when needle is required
◉ Safe-needle devices must be activated correctly to prevent what?
Answer: Injuries
◉ Safe-needle devices should be what?
Answer: needless or have the needle built into the system
be easy to use and practical
be safe and effective for pt
require no activation by the user or be activated w/o exposing the
user to the sharp point
◉ What is the main reason we use needleless systems?
Answer: eliminate the possibility of a needle stick injury
feature are integrated into the IV tubing
needle less access ports can be added to ports that are normally
accessed with an needle
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What do needle stick injuries expose health-care workers to?
Answer: blood borne pathogens, such as Hep B&C and HIV
◉ What is the cost of a needle stick injury?
Answer: $500-$1000 even if infection doesn't occur
◉ Infection control measures do what?
Answer: protect health-care workers and pts from infection
◉ How many healthcare workers a year contract serious infections?
How many infections are related to IV therapy toward pt. discharge?
Answer: 1000 healthcare workers a year
2 in every 1000 pt discharges
◉ When was the safe-needle and needleless devices first developed?
Answer: 1970's
,◉ In 1992, who recommended use of the needless systems for IV
therapy?
Answer: FDA
◉ When did the needlestick and safety prevention act come into
place?
Answer: 2001
◉ How can individuals responsibly reduce chances of needle stick
injury?
Answer: avoid using needles
use safe alternatives correctly
do not recap needles
dispose of needles promptly and appropriately
report hazards from needles
attend training and follow infection control policy/procedure
◉ What are most needle stick injuries related to?
Answer: recapping used needles
improper disposal of used needles
◉ Safety devices do what?
, Answer: protect rom accidental puncture with a contaminated
needle when needle is required
◉ Safe-needle devices must be activated correctly to prevent what?
Answer: Injuries
◉ Safe-needle devices should be what?
Answer: needless or have the needle built into the system
be easy to use and practical
be safe and effective for pt
require no activation by the user or be activated w/o exposing the
user to the sharp point
◉ What is the main reason we use needleless systems?
Answer: eliminate the possibility of a needle stick injury
feature are integrated into the IV tubing
needle less access ports can be added to ports that are normally
accessed with an needle
