CCHT TEST WITH
QUIZZES AND
ACTUAL SOLUTIONS.
[COMPANY NAME] | [Company address]
,EXPLAIN THE PROPER USE OF GLOVES - correct ans:GLOVES ARE WORN FOR
TOUCHING BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, AND BROKEN
SKIN OF ALL PATIENTS
THEY ARE ALSO USED FOR HANDLING ITEMS CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD
OR BODY FLUIDS, AND FOR ANY VASCULAR ACCESS PROCEDURE
GLOVES ARE CHANGED AND THE HANDS WASHED AFTER CONTACT WITH
EACH PATIENT
CLEAN GLOVES ARE APPLIED BEFORE THE NEXT PATIENT CONTACT
GLOVES ARE ALSO CHANGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER VISIBLE SOILING OR
HANDLING OF INFECTIOUS WASTE CONTAINERS
HANDS SHOULD BE WASHED BEFORE TOUCHING PATIENTS CHARTS OR
ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES, SUCH AS MACHINE CONTROLS OR EQUIPMENT
NEVER HANDLE A PATIENT CHART WITH GLOVES ON
IF YOU OR YOUR PATIENT IS ALLERGIC TO LATEX, WEAR VINYL
IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO BOTH LATEX AND VINYL, WEAR SILICONE BARRIER
CREAM
DISCUSS THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT STAFF CARRYING SUPPLIES IN
POCKETS - correct ans:THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT DIALYSIS STAFF DO NOT
CARRY SUPPLIES IN THEIR POCKETS
NEEDLE CAPS COME OFF VERY EASILY, AND COULD INJURE YOU
GLOVES, ALCOHOL SWABS, SALINE FLUSHES AND TAPE CAN BE EASILY
CONTAMINATED
PLACE GLOVE BOXES AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNIT
TO MAKE READILY AVAILABLE TO STAFF IN A PATIENT EMERGENCY
TAPE SHOULD BE USED ONLY ONCE ON ONE PATIENT
THROW THE REMAINDER AWAY AT THE END OF EACH TREATMENT
THE CDC'S POSITION WAS UPHELD IN THE RECENT MEDICARE COVERAGE
FOR ESRD FACILITIES FEDERAL GUIDELINE CHANGES
, INFRACTIONS OF THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATIONS CAN RESULT IN MEDICARE
CITATIONS IF THE SURVEYORS FIND STAFF CARRYING SUPPLIES IN THEIR
POCKETS DURING AN ACCREDITATION SURVEY
DESCRIBE STANDARD PRECAUTIONS - correct ans:MEANS HEALTHCARE
WORKERS CONTROL THE SPREAD OF DISEASE BY ASSUMING EVERY
PATIENT'S SAMPLES ARE INFECTIOUS, AND FOLLOWING THE US
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) STANDARDS
FOR PROPER HAND WASHING, WEARING GLOVES, BAGGING SPECIMENS IN
BIOHAZARD BAGS, AND DISPOSING OF NEEDLES AND LANCETS IN A SHARPS
SAFE
THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF PATIENT BLEEDING DETERMINES WHICH
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) YOU MUST WEAR
WHEN PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE, THERE IS MINIMAL BLEEDING AND NO
RISK OF SPLASH, SO ONLY LATEX OR VINYL GLOVES ARE NECESSARY
DURING DIALYSIS, THE FULL BLOOD SUPPLY IS EXPOSED AND THERE IS A
RISK OF BLOOD SPLASHING, SO THE CHT SHOULD WEAR GLOVES, GOGGLES,
A SURGICAL GOWN, AND A MASK
DO NO BASE YOUR DECISION TO WEAR PPE ON THE PATIENT'S STATEMENT
THAT HE OR SHE HAS OR DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
ASSUME ALL PATIENTS POSE A HEALTH RISK UNTIL BLOOD TESTS SHOW
OTHERWISE
CAREGIVERS HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO KNOW THE PATIENT'S DIAGNOSIS IF
IT POSES A RISK TO THEM
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STERILIZATION, DISINFECTION, AND
CLEANING - correct ans:STERILIZATION:
IS MEANT FOR EQUIPMENT THAT PIERCES THE SKIN OR CONTACTS INTERNAL
TISSUES
IT KILLS ALL PATHOGENS, INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES, AND REQUIRES
STEAM, DRY HEAT, OR ETHYLENE OXIDE GAS
QUIZZES AND
ACTUAL SOLUTIONS.
[COMPANY NAME] | [Company address]
,EXPLAIN THE PROPER USE OF GLOVES - correct ans:GLOVES ARE WORN FOR
TOUCHING BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, AND BROKEN
SKIN OF ALL PATIENTS
THEY ARE ALSO USED FOR HANDLING ITEMS CONTAMINATED WITH BLOOD
OR BODY FLUIDS, AND FOR ANY VASCULAR ACCESS PROCEDURE
GLOVES ARE CHANGED AND THE HANDS WASHED AFTER CONTACT WITH
EACH PATIENT
CLEAN GLOVES ARE APPLIED BEFORE THE NEXT PATIENT CONTACT
GLOVES ARE ALSO CHANGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER VISIBLE SOILING OR
HANDLING OF INFECTIOUS WASTE CONTAINERS
HANDS SHOULD BE WASHED BEFORE TOUCHING PATIENTS CHARTS OR
ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES, SUCH AS MACHINE CONTROLS OR EQUIPMENT
NEVER HANDLE A PATIENT CHART WITH GLOVES ON
IF YOU OR YOUR PATIENT IS ALLERGIC TO LATEX, WEAR VINYL
IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO BOTH LATEX AND VINYL, WEAR SILICONE BARRIER
CREAM
DISCUSS THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT STAFF CARRYING SUPPLIES IN
POCKETS - correct ans:THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT DIALYSIS STAFF DO NOT
CARRY SUPPLIES IN THEIR POCKETS
NEEDLE CAPS COME OFF VERY EASILY, AND COULD INJURE YOU
GLOVES, ALCOHOL SWABS, SALINE FLUSHES AND TAPE CAN BE EASILY
CONTAMINATED
PLACE GLOVE BOXES AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNIT
TO MAKE READILY AVAILABLE TO STAFF IN A PATIENT EMERGENCY
TAPE SHOULD BE USED ONLY ONCE ON ONE PATIENT
THROW THE REMAINDER AWAY AT THE END OF EACH TREATMENT
THE CDC'S POSITION WAS UPHELD IN THE RECENT MEDICARE COVERAGE
FOR ESRD FACILITIES FEDERAL GUIDELINE CHANGES
, INFRACTIONS OF THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATIONS CAN RESULT IN MEDICARE
CITATIONS IF THE SURVEYORS FIND STAFF CARRYING SUPPLIES IN THEIR
POCKETS DURING AN ACCREDITATION SURVEY
DESCRIBE STANDARD PRECAUTIONS - correct ans:MEANS HEALTHCARE
WORKERS CONTROL THE SPREAD OF DISEASE BY ASSUMING EVERY
PATIENT'S SAMPLES ARE INFECTIOUS, AND FOLLOWING THE US
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) STANDARDS
FOR PROPER HAND WASHING, WEARING GLOVES, BAGGING SPECIMENS IN
BIOHAZARD BAGS, AND DISPOSING OF NEEDLES AND LANCETS IN A SHARPS
SAFE
THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF PATIENT BLEEDING DETERMINES WHICH
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) YOU MUST WEAR
WHEN PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE, THERE IS MINIMAL BLEEDING AND NO
RISK OF SPLASH, SO ONLY LATEX OR VINYL GLOVES ARE NECESSARY
DURING DIALYSIS, THE FULL BLOOD SUPPLY IS EXPOSED AND THERE IS A
RISK OF BLOOD SPLASHING, SO THE CHT SHOULD WEAR GLOVES, GOGGLES,
A SURGICAL GOWN, AND A MASK
DO NO BASE YOUR DECISION TO WEAR PPE ON THE PATIENT'S STATEMENT
THAT HE OR SHE HAS OR DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
ASSUME ALL PATIENTS POSE A HEALTH RISK UNTIL BLOOD TESTS SHOW
OTHERWISE
CAREGIVERS HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO KNOW THE PATIENT'S DIAGNOSIS IF
IT POSES A RISK TO THEM
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STERILIZATION, DISINFECTION, AND
CLEANING - correct ans:STERILIZATION:
IS MEANT FOR EQUIPMENT THAT PIERCES THE SKIN OR CONTACTS INTERNAL
TISSUES
IT KILLS ALL PATHOGENS, INCLUDING BACTERIAL SPORES, AND REQUIRES
STEAM, DRY HEAT, OR ETHYLENE OXIDE GAS
