Nursing Fundamentals Infection Control

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Based on this video how could the spread of the germs be prevented best? Check all that apply

• Hand washing

• Hand sanitizer

• Using gloves

• The healthcare workers did everything right

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Microorganisms can be good and bad.

• True

• False

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Select all that apply. Local infection symptoms are:

• Fever

• Redness at site

• Swelling

• Chills

• Foul smelling drainage

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Select all that apply. Systemic infection symptoms are:

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• One specific are on the body

• Fever

• Pus

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Select all that apply. Internal natural defenses

• Stomach acid

• Cilia

• White blood cells

• Tears

• Fever

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Select all that apply. External natural defenses

• Tears

• Stomach acid

• Mucous membranes

• Coughing

• Immune response

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Mary developed C. Diff. after her bowel resection surgery. This is considered a:

• Exogenous infection

• Endogenous infection

• Local infection

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Select all that apply. Which of the following are examples of exogenous infection.

• Contracting illness from healthcare worker not washing hands

• Yeast infection

• Johnny coughing on your and giving you the flu

• Eating food and contracting food poisoning

• An abscess

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Which of the following shows the CNA knows how to prevent infection in the workplace? Select all that apply.

• The CNA washes her hands after every patient contact

• The CNA cleans the BP cuff after each use

• The CNA washes her hands for 15 seconds

• The CNA used sani wipes to clean a wheelchair she just used for a patient

• The CNA uses gloves instead of using handsanitizer

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Which of the following people would most likely be a susceptible host?

• 10 year old boy who plays sports

• 35 year old female, R lower amputee

• 75 year old male, smoker

• 40 year old male going through chemotherapy

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Which of the following would be considered an agent?

• Where a germ lives

• The actual germ

• How the germ gets out of your body

• How the germ gets around in the environment

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Which of the following is NOT an example of portal of entry?

• Respiratory droplets

• Soil

• Water

• Food

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Direct contact is when you con in contact with actual pathogens and they enter your body. Indirect contact is when you touch an object that an infected person has contaminated.

• True

• False