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INFECTION PREVENTIONIST POST TEST

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pliesbghavebgalreadybgbeenbggatheredbgandbgplacedbgonbgthebgcleanbgbedsidebgtable.bgHebgentersbgthebgroom,bgdonsbgno
sterilebggloves,bgremovesbgandbgdiscardsbgthebgresident'sbgsoiledbgbriefbgandbgcleansbgthebgresident'sbgperineum.bgHebgr
movesbghisbgsoiledbgglovesbgandbgdonsbgabgnewbgpairbgofbgnon-
sterilebggloves.bgHebgappliesbgabgcleanbgbrief.bgHebgdiscardsbghisbgglovesbgandbgexistsbgthebgroom.bgHowbgmanybgtimesbg
ouldbghebghavebgperformedbghandbghygienebginbgthisbgscenario?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--3bgx

AbgresidentbgisbgdiagnosedbgwithbglatentbgTBbginfectionbg(LTBI).bgIsbgtherebgriskbgthatbgthebgresidentbgwillbgtransmitbgTBbgto
othersbginbgthebgfacility?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--
No,bgtherebgisbgnobgriskbgofbgtransmissionbgatbgthisbgtime

Afterbgyoubghavebgscoredbgthebginfectionbgpreventionbgandbgcontrolbg(IPC)bgriskbgassessment,bgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowing
ctionsbgwouldbgyoubgtakebgfirstbgtobgaddressbgthebgfindings?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--
Identifybghigh-scoringbgitemsbgforbgIPCbgprogrambgprioritization

Asbgabgresultbgofbglessonsbglearnedbgfrombgoutbreaksbgofbgmultidrug-
resistantbgorganismsbg(MDROs)bginbgnursingbghomes,bgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgsituationsbgshouldbgwarrantbgusebgofb
ontactbgPrecautionsbgandbgconsiderationbgofbgabgsingle-personbgroombgforbgMDRO-colonizedbgresidents?
bgPleasebgselectbgallbgthatbgapply.bg-bganswer--

A.bgResidentsbgwithbgdifficultybgcontainingbgsecretionsbgfrombgsitesbgofbgMDRObgcolonizationbgandbgpotentialbgforbgexten
vebgenvironmentalbgcontamination
B.bgNewbgresidentsbgonbgthebgunitbgarebgfoundbgtobgbebgcolonizedbgwithbgthebgMDRObg(evidencebgofbgongoingbgtransmiss
n)bgdespitebgeffortsbgtobgcontrolbgspread

Atbgwhatbgstagebgofbganbginvestigationbgwouldbgyoubgnotifybglocalbgorbgstatebgpublicbghealthbgofficialsbgthatbgyoubghavebgan
outbreak?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswerbg-bganswer--Oncebganbgoutbreakbghasbgbeenbgdeterminedbgtobgexist

Beforebgperformingbgwoundbgcare,bgifbgthebghandsbgarebgnotbgvisiblybgsoiled,bgwhichbgmethodbgofbghandbghygienebgbybgst
bgmembersbgisbgpreferred?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--Usingbganbgalcohol-basedbghandbgrub



DuringbgJanuary,bgtherebgwerebgfivebgresidentsbgwithbgcentralbgvenousbgcathetersbg(CVCs)bgforbgabgtotalbgofbg100bgcathe
-days.bgTherebgwerebg4,000bgresident-daysbgforbgthebgmonth.bgTherebgwerebgtwobgcentralbgline-
associatedbgbloodbgstreambginfectionsbg(CLABSIs)bgidentified.bgWhatbgisbgthebgCLABSIbgratebgforbgthebgmonth?
bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--20bgCLABSIbgperbg1,000bgcatheter-days



Duringbgthebgpreviousbginfluenzabgvaccinebgseason,bg120bgresidentsbgreceivedbgthebginfluenzabgvaccine.bg80bgresidents
declinedbgthebgvaccine.bgWhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgisbgthebgcorrectbgresidentbginfluenzabgvaccinationbgacceptancebgrate
bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--60%



Duringbgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgsituationsbgshouldbgabggownbgbebgconsideredbginbgadditionbgtobgglovesbgduringbgcareb
bgabgresidentbgwithbganbgindwellingbgurinarybgcatheter?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--allbgthebgabove



Forbgresidentsbgadmittedbgtobgabgnursingbghomebgonbgabgcoursebgofbgantibioticsbgstartedbginbgabghospital,bgwhichbgpiecesb
bginformationbgwouldbgbebgimportantbgtobgknow?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--allbgabove



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bgPleasebgselectbgallbgthatbgapply.bg-bganswer--Scabies,bg&bgc-diff



Inbgresidentsbgwithbgcentralbgvenousbgcathetersbg(CVCs),bgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgfactorsbgincreasebgthebglikelihoodb
bgdevelopingbgabgbloodstreambginfection?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--higherbg#bgofbglumens



Missingbgorbginadequatebginformationbgexchangedbgduringbgcarebgtransitionsbgcanbgresultbginbgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowing
Pleasebgselectbgallbgthatbgapply.bg-bganswer--A)Unrecognizedbgspreadbgofbgresistantbgbacteriabgatbgacceptingbgfacility

C)Increasedbgriskbgofbgantibiotic-relatedbgadversebgevents

Removingbgabgcentralbgvenousbgcatheterbg(CVC)bgthatbgisbgnobglongerbgindicatedbgmostbgdirectlybgdisruptsbgwhichbgpartb
bgthebgchainbgofbginfection?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--portalbgofbgentry



NursebgAmybgisbgaboutbgtobgperformbgabgdressingbgchange.bgThebgwoundbgneedsbgtobgbebgirrigatedbgwithbglargebgamount
ofbgnormalbgsaline.bgWhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgpersonalbgprotectivebgequipmentbg(PPE)bgshouldbgAmybgwear?bg?
Pleasebgselectbgallbgthatbgapplybg-bganswer--gowns,bggloves,bg&bgface

StandardbgPrecautionsbgapplybgwhenbgcaringbgforbgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowingbgresidents?
bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--

Allbgresidents,bgregardlessbgofbgsuspectedbgorbgconfirmedbginfectionbgstatus

Trackingbgprocessbgandbgoutcomebgsurveillancebgmeasuresbgoverbgtimebgallowsbgthebginfectionbgpreventionbgandbgcont
bg(IPC)bgprogrambgtobgdobgwhichbgofbgthebgfollowing?bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--allbgabove



AsbgpartbgofbgRespiratorybgHygienebgandbgCoughbgEtiquette,bgindividualsbgwithbgsignsbgofbgrespiratorybginfectionbgshould
wearbgabgfacemask,bgifbgtolerated.bg-bganswer--facebgmask-bgTrue

ThebgHealthbgInsurancebgPortabilitybgandbgAccountabilitybgActbg(HIPAA)bgPrivacybgRulebgrestrictsbghealthcarebgprovide
gfrombgsharingbgprotectedbghealthbginformationbgatbgtransferbgforbgtreatmentbgpurposesbgwithoutbgpatientbgauthorization

bganswer--.bgHIPPA-bgshouldbgpermit.bgFalse



Whatbgarebgexamplesbgofbgsourcebgcontrolbgmeasuresbgtobgcontainbgrespiratorybgpathogens?
bgPleasebgselectbgallbgthatbgapply.bg-bganswer--

A)Placebgabgfacemaskbgonbgindividualsbgwithbgsignsbgofbgrespiratorybginfection

C)Promptbgdisposalbgofbgusedbgtissues
D)Handbghygienebgafterbgcontactbgwithbgrespiratorybgsecretions

WhatbginformationbgshouldbgNOTbgbebgincludedbgonbgsignagebgatbgroombgentrybgcommunicatingbgthatbgresidentbghasbgbe
nbgplacedbgonbgTransmission-BasedbgPrecautions?bg?Pleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--
residentbgdiagnosis

Whatbgisbgthebgmostbgimportantbgreasonbgtobgmonitorbgyourbginfectionbgsurveillancebgdatabgbeforebganbgoutbreakbgoccurs
bg?Pleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--establishbgbaseline



Whatbgisbgthebgprimarybgpurposebgofbgthebgfacilitybginfectionbgpreventionbgandbgcontrolbg(IPC)bgriskbgassessment?
bgPleasebgselectbgthebgbestbganswer.bg-bganswer--

tobgsetbgprioritiesbgandbggoalsbgforbgpreventingbginfectionsbgandbgimprovingbgresidentbgoutcomes


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