NUR 303 Midterm SG Test With
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How do you perform hand hygiene with an alcohol-based handrub? -
ANSWER - Can be used if hands are not visibly dirty or contaminated with
blood/body fluids
- Should be performed before and after patient contact, after contact with
surfaces in the patient's environment and after removal of gloves.
Rub hands together, covering all surfaces of hands and fingers. Also clean
fingertips and beneath the nails
Rub hands together until dry (at least 15 seconds)
How would you conduct hand hygiene using soap and water? - ANSWER
When hands are visibly soiled.
When hands are contaminated with blood or other body fluids
Before eating and after using the restroom.
Wet hands and wrist. Keep hands lower than elbows
Use about 1 tsp liquid soap
Wash with firm circular motions; palms, back of hands, each finger, knuckles,
wrist, and forearms
Wash at least 1 inch above area of contamination, or if hands are not visibly
soiled, 1 inch above wrists
,Scrub for at least 20 seconds
How do you safely don personal protective equipment? - ANSWER - Don
gown
Don mask or respirator
Don goggles
Don face shield
Don gloves
How do you create a sterile field? - ANSWER - Check that packaged sterile
drape is dry and unopened. Also note expiration date.
Select work area that is waist level
Open package outer covering of the drape by pulling the package open at
the slit. Pull out the sterile drape by lifting carefully by the corners. Hold
away from body and above waist and work surface
Continue holding only by the corners. Allow drape to unfold, away from body
Place drape with moisture-proof side down
What is a health care-associated infection (HAI)? ANSWER Infection not
present on admission to a health care setting; acquired during the course of
treatment for other conditions
,What is medical asepsis? ANSWER Clean technique; involves procedures and
practices that reduce the number and transfer of pathogens
What is a pathogen? ANSWER Disease-producing microorganism
What is PPE? - ANS Personal Protective Equipment or supplies that minimize
or prevent exposure to infectious material; examples are gloves, gowns,
masks, and protective eye wear
What is standard precautions? - ANS A set of precautions taken in caring for
all hospitalized patients regardless of diagnosis or potential infection status;
applies to care involving blood, all body fluids, secretions and excretions
(other than sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membranes
What is surgical asepsis? ANSWER Sterile technique; involves practices used
to render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms
What are transmission-based precautions? - ANSWER Precautions taken in
addition to Standard Precautions for patients in hospitals who are suspected
of being infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne,
droplet, or contact routes; these precautions include all the diseases or
conditions previously listed in the disease-specific or categoryspecific
, classifications
What are airborne precautions? -ANSWER- For clients who have infections
that spread through the air such as tuberculosis, varicella (chicken pox),
rubeola (measles), and possibly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Place client in negative pressure room
Transport client only when necessary
droplet precautions Droplet precautions are applied to those clients who
have infections that can be transmitted via large particle droplets. Examples
include rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and the adenovirus infection of infants
and young children.
Isolated in a private room, door may remain open
Transport patient only when necessary, place surgical mask on patient if
possible
Keep visitors 3 feet away from patient
Contact precautions CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
Designed to prevent transmission of infectious agents that are spread by
direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient's environment.
For patients who are infected or colonized by a multidrugresistant organism
(MDRO).
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How do you perform hand hygiene with an alcohol-based handrub? -
ANSWER - Can be used if hands are not visibly dirty or contaminated with
blood/body fluids
- Should be performed before and after patient contact, after contact with
surfaces in the patient's environment and after removal of gloves.
Rub hands together, covering all surfaces of hands and fingers. Also clean
fingertips and beneath the nails
Rub hands together until dry (at least 15 seconds)
How would you conduct hand hygiene using soap and water? - ANSWER
When hands are visibly soiled.
When hands are contaminated with blood or other body fluids
Before eating and after using the restroom.
Wet hands and wrist. Keep hands lower than elbows
Use about 1 tsp liquid soap
Wash with firm circular motions; palms, back of hands, each finger, knuckles,
wrist, and forearms
Wash at least 1 inch above area of contamination, or if hands are not visibly
soiled, 1 inch above wrists
,Scrub for at least 20 seconds
How do you safely don personal protective equipment? - ANSWER - Don
gown
Don mask or respirator
Don goggles
Don face shield
Don gloves
How do you create a sterile field? - ANSWER - Check that packaged sterile
drape is dry and unopened. Also note expiration date.
Select work area that is waist level
Open package outer covering of the drape by pulling the package open at
the slit. Pull out the sterile drape by lifting carefully by the corners. Hold
away from body and above waist and work surface
Continue holding only by the corners. Allow drape to unfold, away from body
Place drape with moisture-proof side down
What is a health care-associated infection (HAI)? ANSWER Infection not
present on admission to a health care setting; acquired during the course of
treatment for other conditions
,What is medical asepsis? ANSWER Clean technique; involves procedures and
practices that reduce the number and transfer of pathogens
What is a pathogen? ANSWER Disease-producing microorganism
What is PPE? - ANS Personal Protective Equipment or supplies that minimize
or prevent exposure to infectious material; examples are gloves, gowns,
masks, and protective eye wear
What is standard precautions? - ANS A set of precautions taken in caring for
all hospitalized patients regardless of diagnosis or potential infection status;
applies to care involving blood, all body fluids, secretions and excretions
(other than sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous membranes
What is surgical asepsis? ANSWER Sterile technique; involves practices used
to render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms
What are transmission-based precautions? - ANSWER Precautions taken in
addition to Standard Precautions for patients in hospitals who are suspected
of being infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne,
droplet, or contact routes; these precautions include all the diseases or
conditions previously listed in the disease-specific or categoryspecific
, classifications
What are airborne precautions? -ANSWER- For clients who have infections
that spread through the air such as tuberculosis, varicella (chicken pox),
rubeola (measles), and possibly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Place client in negative pressure room
Transport client only when necessary
droplet precautions Droplet precautions are applied to those clients who
have infections that can be transmitted via large particle droplets. Examples
include rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and the adenovirus infection of infants
and young children.
Isolated in a private room, door may remain open
Transport patient only when necessary, place surgical mask on patient if
possible
Keep visitors 3 feet away from patient
Contact precautions CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
Designed to prevent transmission of infectious agents that are spread by
direct or indirect contact with the patient or the patient's environment.
For patients who are infected or colonized by a multidrugresistant organism
(MDRO).
