HSC 109 Promotion of Safety/Infection Control

The use of microorganisms, or biologic agents, as weapons to inflict harm on humans, animals, or plants is called:

• Asepsis

• Assault

• A crime

• Bioterrorism

Airborne precautions must be followed for a patient known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets.

• True

• False

Standard precautions are used on all patients.

• True

• False

Droplet Precautions must be followed when a patient is known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.

• True

• False

Contact precautions are used when patients are known or suspected to be infected with epidemiological microorganisms that can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact.

• True

• False

Protective or Reverse Isolation is used to protect health care workers from organisms present in the environment.

• True

• False

What type of patient would not be in Protective or Reverse Isolation?

• Patient with a compromised immune system

• Healthy

• Severely burned patient

• Patient receiving chemotherapy

What does the acronym RACE stand for?

• Rescue, Alleviate, Contain, Extinguish

• Retrieve, Activate, Contain, Extinguish

• Rescue, Activate, Contain, Expel

• Rescue, Activate, Contain, Extinguish

The acronym PASS stands for Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.

• True

• False

The acronym PASS stands for Pull, Arm, Squeeze, Sweep.

• True

• False