PCC1 - ETSU Campbell Module 1 Exam
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Standard precautions - ANSWER assuming blood and body
fluids of any patient could be infectious.
Gloves - ANSWER Use when touching blood, body fluids,
secretions, excretions, contaminated items; for touching mucus
membranes and nonintact skin
Gowns - ANSWER Use during procedures and patient care
activities when contact of clothing/ exposed skin with
blood/body fluids, secretions, or excretions is anticipated
Mask and goggles or a face shield - ANSWER Use during patient
care activities likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood,
body fluids, secretions, or excretions
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Medical asepsis - ANSWER "clean technique" includes
procedures for reducing the number of organisms present and
preventing the transfer of organisms- including hand hygiene,
clean gloves, clean environment, and disinfection of equipment.
Surgical asepsis - ANSWER "sterile technique" prevents
contamination of an open wound, serves to isolate the
operative area from the unsterile environment, and maintains a
sterile field for surgery. Sterile technique is used for invasive
procedures, when the skin's integrity is broken as a result of
trauma, surgical incision or burns. Inserting iv's, inserting
urinary catheters, suctioning the tracheobronchial airway, and
applying sterile dressings.
Donning - ANSWER putting on personal protective equipment.
The sequence includes gown, mask/respiratory, goggle/ face
shield, and gloves.
Doffing - ANSWER removing a providers PPE. The sequence is
gloves, face shield/goggles, gown, and mask/ respiratory.
Direct contact - ANSWER persons-to-person (fecal, oral) physical
contact between source and susceptible host (touching the