HS2 2.02 Ican #3

What is considered PPE?

• Gloves
• Shield
• Gown
• All of the above

Which of these require a negative pressure room?

• Flu
• MRSA
• VRE
• Chicken Pox (not scabbed over)

How is a used sharp disposed of?

• Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container

• Recap or break any needles and drop into a sharps container

• Wrap the sharp in a paper towel and place in a biohazardous waster container

• Rinse the sharp under running water and place in the biohazardous waste container

How long can a single pair of gloves be used?

• Until a glove tears

• Until a glove looks visibly contaminated

• During care for a couple of patients

• During care for one patient

When should health care workers wash their hands?

• Only when they are visibly dirty

• At the beginning of the work day

• Before providing care and between patients

• Every 20 minutes

Which of the following is NOT considered a sharp?

• Tongue depressor

• Needles

• Syringes

• Surgical blades

Why should transmission-based garments never be removed outside of an isolation room?

• The garments need to be stored inside the room for the next visitor

• Masks and eyewear can inhibit vision and cause an accident in the hallway

• There are no biohazardous bags outside of the isolation room

• It would increase the risk of spreading infection

What should be done with juice that a patient in isolation did not drink?

• Flushed down the toilet in the patient's room

• Thrown in a garbage bag outside of the room

• Thrown in the trash in the patient's room

• Carried to the cafeteria and thrown out

Which of the following is an example of direct contact?

• Touching an open wound

• Inhaling air droplets after a sneeze

• Touching a doorknob after an infected person

• Using a toilet seat after an infected person

Which of the following items is a droplet precaution?

• Wearing a HEPA filter mask

• Wearing a standard surgical mask

• Keeping the room at negative pressure

• All of the above